Project information
Project manager
Reza Hosseinpourpia
Other project members
Junjie Kang, Sheikh Ali Ahmed, Andreas Stephan, Brijesh Mainali
Participating organisations
BI-QEM Resins AB; EKAMANT AB; Avantium BV
Funder
The Knowledge Foundation (KK-stiftelsen)
Timetable
1 June 2025–31 May 2029
Subject
Forestry and Wood Technology (Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Faculty of Technology)
Research group
Forest Products
Knowledge Environments
Linnaeus Knowledge Environment: Advanced Materials and Linnaeus Knowledge Environment: Green Sustainable Development
More about the project
The thermoset resins became the backbone of a range of products from aerospace and automotive to building, textile and furniture applications. These resins are exclusively produced from non-renewable raw materials and thus pose environmental and health hazards.
Therefore, the objective of the BiTHRA project is to screen various bio-based polymers to identify alternative raw materials for thermoset resins by partially or fully substituting fossil-based phenol formaldehyde, thereby offering a promising path to developing green abrasive products and, in turn, contributing to a circular economy.
The project is part of the research in the Forest Products research group and the Linnaeus Knowledge Environments: Advanced Materials and Green Sustainable Development.
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