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PROPAGROUP:
Innovation, development and project ideas
for global competitiveness
Dr. S. D. Crapanzano
ITALIAN-FRENCH SEMINAR on NANOTECHNOLOGIES
and Advanced MATERIALS
Grenoble, 22/10/2013
Propagroup: the introduction
Present in the markets since ‘60
started business in the distribution of
traditional packing products
evolving in the sector of safety packing,
aiming the leadership in protecting every type of manufactured good in the severest transport and storage
conditions.
SPECIALIZED IN
PROJECTING, DESIGNING,
PRODUCTION and DISTRIBUTION
of PACKAGING
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Our mission
GIVING ACTIVITY TO PACKAGING
EXTENDING LIFE OF PRODUCTS
Additives Active packaging Extended life
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Our main business
CORROSION HUMIDITY SHOCKS
TO PREVENT DAMAGES IN PACKAGING, LOGISTIC and STOCK
STEEL CABLES AUTOMOTIVE
MOISTURE REGULATORS DESICCANTS CORROSION INHIBITORS
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CORROSION HUMIDITY SHOCKS
TO PREVENT DAMAGES IN PACKAGING, LOGISTIC and STOCK
MOISTURE REGULATORS DESICCANTS CORROSION INHIBITORS
Several interests and applications
FOOD TEXTILE CONSTRUCTION
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CORROSION HUMIDITY SHOCKS
TO PREVENT DAMAGES IN PACKAGING, LOGISTIC and STOCK
MOISTURE REGULATORS DESICCANTS CORROSION INHIBITORS
Several interests and applications
PAPER & LABELS HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS YACHTING
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Research & Development
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
•Lower environmental impact
•New additives
•Patents filed
Innovative desiccants
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Corrosion inhibitors
PROCESSING
• New chemical plant
• New additivation methods
• New supports
Desiccants & Corrosion inhibitors
ANALYTICAL
• Development of new methods
• Quality control
• Problem solving (on demand)
Global approach and attitude
R&D
• New formulation
• Higher efficiency
• Lower environmental
impact
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Laboratory analysis
Tensile
strenghth
Compression
resistance
Multi-layer
polymeric film
Lab-scale
tests
& manufacture
Mechanical resistance
& tearing test
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MECHANICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
U HPLC-
MS (qqq)
Chemical composition
TGA
DVS / BET
Thermal
Stability
- sorption
- permeability
- volatility
CLIMATIC ANALYSIS Shipment
simulation
testing
Quality
control
CLIMATIC ROOM CLIMATIC CHAMBERS
Temp. range (C)
-45 to +180
Humidity range (%):
+10 to +98
… among
others
PROBLEM SOLVING ATTITUDE
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Industrial & academic partnerships
… from top to bottom , from bottom to top!
Propagroup and EU-funded projects in the past
NMP 2 – Antistatic polymer
Coordinator: UK
4 – Polymer additives
Coordinator: Korea
1 – Innovative desiccant
Coordinator: Propagroup
NMP
5 – Gas adsorber
Coordinator: DK
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NMP
Health, Security & Toxicity
- Nanoparticles synthesis
- Particle size, type and
shape analysis
- Toxicity
- Mesoporous matrices
3 – Additives for Textile
Coodinator: IT
Propagroup’ s materials: next step
INNOVATIVE POLYMERS
FUNCTIONALIZED PLASTICS
NOVEL DESICCANTS
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FORMULATIONS
ANTI- CORROSION
ANTI- HUMIDITY
ANTI- BAD SMELL
EMITTERS
CONTROLLED RELEASE
INNOVATIVE ADDITIVES for INDUSTRY
INNOVATIVE CO-POLYMERS for INDUSTRY
INNOVATIVE MONOMERS for INDUSTRY
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Some Applications
Food
Energy
Pharma
Bio-plastics Engineering
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Functionalized plastics
and polymers
Novel desiccants
NMP: Suitable Projects
1. NMP 1 - 2014: Open access pilot lines for cost
effective nanocomposites
2. NMP 16 - 2015: Extended in-service life of
advanced functional materials in energy
technologies (capture, conversion, storage and/or
transmission of energy)
3. NMP 19 - 2015: Materials for severe operating
conditions including added-value functionalities
4. NMP 21 - 2014: Materials-based solutions for the
protection or preservation of European cultural
heritage
5. FoF 2 - 2014: Manufacturing processes for
complex structures and geometries with efficient
use of material
6. FoF 10 - 2015: Manufacturing of custom made
parts for personalized products
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BIO-PLASTICS
AEROSPACE
FOTOVOLTAIC
CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE
ADVANCED MATERIALS
ENGINE
ENERGY
PHARMA
FOOD
An example of “Work Package”
WP2: SETTING OF GUIDELINES FOR MATERIALS and PROCESSES DEVELOPMENT
WP3:
INORGANIC DESICCANT DEVELOPMENT
WP5:
SCALE-UP of PRODUCTION PROCESS
WP10: HSE, TECHNO-ECONOMICAL, and LCA
assessment
WP8:
END-USERS TESTING & DEMOSTRATIONS
WP6:
INTEGRATION OF DESICCANT IN PLASTICS
WP7:
INTEGRATION OF DESICCANT IN COATINGS
WP1: PROJECT COORDINATION and MANAGEMENT
WP4:
ORGANIC STABILIZER DEVELOPMENT
WP9: DISSEMINATION and IPR MANAGEMENT
Development of materials
Process optimization
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An example of Consortium draft
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No. Participant legal name Role Type
1 Coordinator
2 Propagroup S.p.A. End user / scientific Partner 3 IT
3 University of Aalborg Scientific partner 1 DK
4 Scientific partner 2
5 Scientific partner 4
6 Logistic 1
7 Logistic 2
8 BiPack Manufacturer 1 IT
9 Amphidex Manufacturer 2 DK
10 Manufacturer 3
11 Geodis End user / logistic FR
12 End user
13 End user
14 D’Appolonia (RINA) LCA (life cycle assessment) IT
15 IOM HSE (health, security, environ.) UK
R&D
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… thank you!
