Aitiip leads project to develop new bio-based materials for hydrogen container and car seat

Aitiip Centro Tecnológico is leading CUBIC, a new European project that aims to improve the sustainability and circularity of complex products.

To this end, CUBIC will develop new bio-based materials, mainly from lignin and vegetable oils, to design 100% recyclable intermediate products. These materials will compose two prototypes – hydrogen container and car seat.

CUBIC will develop new bio-based materials to produce hydrogen container and car seat.

CUBIC is a research and innovation project funded by Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking with a budget of around EUR 4.7 million.

The new material developed by CUBIC can be used individually or in combination with others to manufacture final products. Sheets, pellets, powders and yarns reinforced with polyamide or resin-impregnated carbon fiber will be developed.

CUBIC will also explore new technologies and dynamic chemical processes to enable the combination of different intermediates in the same manufacturing process.

In addition, the project will demonstrate the feasibility of disassembling the components of the products, thus favoring the recycling and subsequent revalorization (i.e. transformation into new by-products).

Within CUBIC, assessments will be carried out regarding life cycle, cost and social methodologies, as well as digital tools to improve bio-based materials and their manufacturing processes.

The ultimate goal is to improve the circularity of products, as well as predictive methods to make their end-of-life more sustainable.