Message from the coordinator MASTRO Newsletter Issue 1: March 2019 We are happy to introduce you to the first newsletter of MASTRO, a European collaborative effort to develop nano-enabled bulk materials for the transportation sector. These novel materials will present self-responsive properties and will improve safety, sustainability, and comfort in transportation. MASTRO is a 3.5 year project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 scheme that kicked off on December, 2017. This issue is providing an overview of the project objectives, its structure, the scientific efforts during the first year of operation, and our partner’s communication and dissemination activities. Welcome and enjoy! Dr. Silvia Hernandez Rueda This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Grant Agreement No. 760940. The material presented and views expressed here are the responsibility of the author(s) only. The EC takes no responsibility for any use made of the information set out. Project indicators 17 Partners 6 Countries 10 Companies 7 RTDs 43 Deliverables 42 Months
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Message from the coordinator
MASTRO NewsletterIssue 1:March 2019
We are happy to introduce you to the first newsletter of MASTRO, a
European collaborative effort to develop nano-enabled bulk materials for
the transportation sector. These novel materials will present self-responsive propertiesand will improve safety, sustainability, and comfort in transportation.
MASTRO is a 3.5 year project funded by the European Commission under the Horizon2020 scheme that kicked off on December, 2017. This issue is providing an overview ofthe project objectives, its structure, the scientific efforts during the first year ofoperation, and our partner’s communication and dissemination activities.
Welcome and enjoy!
Dr. Silvia Hernandez Rueda
This project has received fundingfrom the European Union’sHorizon 2020 research andinnovation programme under theGrant Agreement No. 760940. Thematerial presented and viewsexpressed here are theresponsibility of the author(s)only. The EC takes noresponsibility for any use madeof the information set out.
Project indicators
17Partners
6Countries
10Companies
7RTDs
43Deliverables
42Months
Overview of the project
MASTRO Project overall objective is todevelop intelligent bulk materials forsmart applications in the transport sectorincorporating several self-responsivenessproperties aiming at increasing consumersafety, component life-span andperformance while reducing maintenanceand manufacturing costs and also through-life greenhouse gas emissions.
Efforts to fulfill the objectives are groupedin the following tasks:1. Research activities developed at small-
medium scale at laboratory environmentUp-scaling of the manufacturingprocesses and products and model,leading to prototype testing
2. Validation of the technologies developedaccording to the requirements and needsdefined by end-users
3. Activities focused on boosting the futuremarket uptake of MASTRO technologies
Market uptake activities will pushtechnology commercialization and testreplicability in other sectors. Researchactivities in materials science and
nanotechnology are complemented withcomputational tools in order to developbulk materials with optimal relationbetween composition and self-responsive functionalities. These includethe ability of the material to sense, heal,cure, protect, de-ice, and heat. Once theseself-responsive materials are developed,upscaling of the manufacturing processeswill take place for the production ofprototypes in automotive, aerospace, andtransportation infrastructure sectors.Technologies will be validated accordingto the needs of end-users.
Partner updates
ALKE has initiated the ICT platform that enables intelligent sensing, monitoring andcontrol of the self-responsive functionalities and focuses on covering the industrial needsfrom aerospace, automotive and transport infrastructure sector. Such framework isintended to include edge but also remote (cloud linked) functionalities. Proper sensorand actuator system is designed and will be strictly correlated to the type of smartmaterials.
Acciona Construction (ACC) is responsiblefor the coordination of MASTRO, leadsefforts for the development of smartprototype with self-responsivefunctionalities in transport sector, whilealso being active in defining specifications,design of smart materials, ICT platform,and IPR protection. In the first 12 months,
ACC established the governance structurefor an effective project direction andmanagement, provided detailed technicalspecifications for Transport Infrastructurevalidation cases and the expectedperformance of the smart functionalities interms of process specifications and targetrequirements.
APPLYNANO SOLUTIONS, S.L. has beenworking on the functionalization ofcarbon-based materials with the objectiveto increase compatibility withthe matrices used in composites:thermosetting and thermoplastic, as wellas cementitious and asphalt. At this stage,the effect of the incorporation of carbon-
based materials on different properties ofthe composites has been evaluated interms of chemical, mechanical, andelectrical properties.In the next months, Applynano Solutionswill participate in the scale production ofcarbon-based materials addressed to thepilot prototypes manufacturing.
AXIA Innovation is in charge of the innovation management in the project. In the first 12months, AXIA has developed dissemination and communication tools, including thedesign, development, and updating of the project website, profiles in social media,poster presentations, and flyers. In addition, AXIA organized a training session forpartners on data management, compiled an initial data management plan, andpresented it to the EU NanoSafety Cluster WG-F. Finally, AXIA is researching the marketenvironment of target sectors for the dissemination and exploitation of the projectresults.
CETMA is in charge of the development of thermoplastic matrix smart materials. Theself-responsive functionalities of interest, i.e. self-deicing based on Joule effect heatingand self-protection from electrostatic discharge, will be embodied in severaldemonstrators for automotive and aeronautic sectors. CETMA has already preliminarilyassessed the compatibility between the electrical conductive nano-materials, mainlyCNTs, and the addressed matrices. The optimal parameters of the melt mixing processwere defined to obtain a uniform filler distribution. For most of the producedcompounds a quite good dispersion of CNTs was proved by means of SEM analysis andrheological, mechanical and electrical measurements.
BSRIA is responsible for the tasks whichaim to demonstrate economiccompetitiveness and evaluateenvironmental impact of the new productsin comparison with state of the artpractice. In the first year of the project,BSRIA has successfully defined models of
existing products, which will be used as abenchmark for results of the MASTROproject. Additionally, BSRIA is leading thehealth and safety evaluation andregulatory compliance of MASTROmaterials, as well as standardization andtraining related activities.
DIAD Group is end user for the automotive/motorsport applications. In the fist 12months of project, DIAD led the definition of the industrial needs and the description ofthe use cases to be demonstrated in MASTRO, setting targets to be achieved in terms ofperformance, compliance to legislation, performance indicators and verification criteriato be adopted. An initial concept of the ICT platform model for these demonstratorshas been defined with Alkè, Pinout and CETMA. Mastro project has been disseminatedto motorsport builders at the Cesana-Sestriere race, an event of the European MountainClimb Championship counting the participation of more than 10,000 enthusiast andexperts. In the frame of the “industrial replicability in other sectors”, DIAD Group hasstarted to approach representatives of mining, truck, electronics and production systemssectors.
During the first 12 months of theMASTRO project, the main workperformed by CITEVE/CeNTI was toidentify technical specifications for carseats textiles, research and select materialsand additives suitable for fibre extrusionprocess, and support the identification ofprocess parameters for compounding. In
addition, they conducted compoundscharacterization for rheological behaviour(capillary rheology, MFI) to evaluate thesuitability of the developed compoundsfor the spinning step, electrical resistancecharacterization of produced compounds,and preliminary study of electronicsintegration and textiles structures.
Embraer Portugal has worked on thedefinition and requirements for theaeronautical demonstrators, in closecollaboration with AMRC, the Universityof Sheffield, and experts from other unitsof the Embraer group. This has put thedifferent multifunctional materials in
context of potential manufacturing,operation and use, framing and directingevaluation of the development activities.Furthermore, Embraer contributed in thedefinition of the conceptual ICTarchitecture for use in the aeronauticalsector.
In the first year of MASTRO project, IPC defined a methodology to carry out modellingactivities for piezoresistivity and the Joule effect. This numerical workflow couples thenano- and micro-scale to allow homogenization. The first simulations calculated thepercolation threshold at the nano-scale for a material with CNT. Likewise, the effectiveelectrical conductivity can be estimated on this scale. It is important to integrate thermaleffect to improve microstructure prediction. In the following months, the modellingmethodology will be completed, taking into account several parameters, such as aspectratio, distribution, cluster structure, etc.
Pinout Solutions is in charge ofarchitecting and implementing the ICTplatform of MASTRO project. Over the last12 months, Pinout Solutions has designedand tested the first proofs of concept ofthis Cloud-based tool, always looking forsynergies among the different industryuse cases. Based on an Industry 4.0
approach, the platform will enable end-users to manage, analyze and visualizedata, as well as interact with the 11demonstrators of the project. One of thekey activities of this stage has been thesystem integration, developing APIs andsoftware connectors to link the end-user’stechnologies with Cloud standards.
The University of Alicante (UA) conducted characterizations on the cement pastes forthe transportation infrastructure sector. These pastes incorporate carbon basednanomaterials in an aqueous phase. In collaboration with Applynano Solutions, UA hasworked on the development of stable water based suspensions testing conductivity,mechanical properties, setting time, and other properties of the resulting material.
To develop the smart functionality in composites required for the aerospace sector, theAMRC studied mixing carbon nanotubes (CNT) and graphite into resin. Theseimproved the conductivity of the composite by mixing in the nanomaterials into liquidresin at different proportions using a range of mixing conditions and different types ofmixer. Samples were cast, cured and electrical resistance was measured. This showedthat the percolation threshold was 0.3% and this knowledge will be applied tocomposites to test and develop the smart responsive capabilities in the next stage of theproject.
UNISA is spearheading the design ofanti/de-icing nanocomposites, with thedevelopment of a flexible lightweightheater paper, based on exfoliated graphite,and its integration in structural panels. Theflexible resistive heater film/paper ischaracterized by a combination ofunique properties with nine times fasterpower application compared to existing
Pad thermal systems with resistanceheating employed in modernaircraft/automotive components. Thefeasibility of the de-icing performance wasdemonstrated through a series ofexperiments. Furthermore, UNISA isworking on the physicochemical treatmentof carbon nanotubes to develop the designof self-healing epoxy nanocomposites.
The Coordinator of the MASTRO project organized the kick-off meeting on 17-18 January 2018, in Madrid, Spain, where the EC’s Project Officer, Dr. AchilleasStalios (European Commission DG Research & Innovation D3) also attended themeeting.
MASTRO Kickoff meeting at Acciona, Madrid, Spain
MASTRO 6th month meeting at AMRC, Sheffield, UK
The 6th month interim project meeting ofMASTRO was held on July 4 – 5, 2018 atthe AMRC facilities in Sheffield, UK. Workpackage leaders presented the progressachieved in the first six months andoutlined their plans for the following sixmonths.
MASTROPhysical Meetings
Project News
MASTRO 12th month meeting at Parque Científico of Alicante,
Alicante, SpainThe 12th month project meeting was heldon the 15th of January, 2018 by Universityof Alicante and Applynano Solutions, inAlicante, Spain. Along with progress andnext steps, partners also discussed issuesand actions of the exploitation,dissemination and communication plans
Imaginenano 2018, Bilbao, Spain
APPLYNANO participated in the 4th
edition of the largest European Event inNanoscience & Nanotechnology,Imagine Nano that took place on theMarch 13-15, 2018, in Bilbao, Spain. Themain objectives, challenges and goal ofthe MASTRO project were presented.
PYMES-MATERPLAT-PAE, Madrid, Spain
APPLYNANO gave an oral presentationon the MASTRO project during thePYMES-MATERPLAT-PAE meeting thatwas held in Madrid, Spain on the 10th
April 2018.
Encuentro empresarial PYMEs MATERPLAT-PAE hacia el
sector Transporte
PINOUT at the IoT Week in Bilbao, Spain
IoT Week Bilbao, Spain
MASTRO Project was represented byPinout Solutions at the IoT Week 2018conference that took place on June 4 – 7,2018 in Bilbao, Spain. A poster waspresented describing the ICT platformof the project, which will be able tocreate synergies between the smartmaterials and the IoT architecture.
Annual European Rheology Conference 2018 (AERC 2018), Italy
The University of Salerno presentedtheir work performed under theMASTRO project during the AERC 2018conference that was held in Sorrento,Italy, on 17-20 April 2018, entitled“Functional materials for structuralapplications: preparation andrheological properties”.
APPLYNANO presenting the
MASTRO project at the Imaginenano 2018 Event
Events
Project News
7th CFPC Clustering Workshop,Chios, Greece
ACCIONA was invited to perform anoral presentation on the “Carbon Fibre& Advanced High PerformanceComposites (CFPC)” during the 7th
CFPC Workshop, that took place inChios island, in Greece, on the 18th June2018.
9th TOP Conference, Ischia, Italy
The University of Salerno waspresented at the next Times of Polymers& Composites international conference,that will take place on June 17 – 21 inIschia, Italy. An oral presentation on thethermal degradation and fire propertiesof epoxy modified resins and a posterpresentation on the anisotropic thermalconductivity of nano-additives andepoxy based nanocomposites, weregiven.
5th International Conference of Engineering Against Failure
(ICEAF V) Chios island, Greece
MASTRO project will be present at the5th International Conference ofEngineering Against Failure (ICEAF V)that will take place on June 20 – 22, 2018in Chios island, Greece. University ofSalerno will present their work on“microencapsulated self – healingcomposites”, as well as on “covalentand non-covalent functionalization ofcarbon nanotubes: effect on thermal andmechanical properties of structuralnanocomposites”.
CIMComp Hub Open Day,Nottingham, UK
USDF attended the CIMComp HubOpen Day that took place inNottingham, UK, on the 10th of July2018, with an oral presentation on the“Smart Composites for AerospaceApplications”. The event was heldunder the EPSRC Future CompositesManufacturing Research Hub.
MASTRO attended 18 National and International Events during its first year of
implementation.
FACTS
Events
Project News
8th EASN-CEAS International Workshop on Manufacturing for
Growth & Innovation, Glasgow, UK
MASTRO project was present at the 8th
EASN-CEAS international workshop onmanufacturing for growth andinnovation that took place onSeptember 4-7, in Glasgow, UK.University of Salerno contributed withtwo oral presentations on the subjects ofthe “Dielectric properties ofaeronautical nanocomposites supportedby Tunneling AFM (TUNA)” and the“Multidisciplinary challenge in thedesign of an innovative active skin foradaptive structures”. The latest researchadvancements of UNISA werepresented to an international group ofexperts in materials science,manufacturing, and other disciplinesrelated to the aerospace industry.
NanoSafety Cluster Working Group F meeting
On 4th September 2018 an onlinemeeting was held amongst theNanoSafety cluster WF-F were AXIAwas invited to present “A DataManagement Plan test case: the H2020funded project MASTRO”. The workinggroup has the aim to act as acommunication platform to discuss ondatabases and ontologies in the contextof work performed in the NanoSafetyCluster.
XIX International Congress on Adhesion and Adhesives,
Madrid – Spain
APPLYNANO was present at the XIXInternational Congress on Adhesionand Adhesives that took place on the19th of September, 2018 in Madrid,Spain. The congress was organized indifferent thematic areas: design andsimulation of adhesive joints, newtechniques for characterization,durability, ageing and degradation ofadhesive joints, bioadhesives, adhesionphenomena, and nanotechnologyapplied to adhesives. APPLYNANOpresented their latest results in“Graphite-based epoxy resins: influenceof the type of graphites on thermal andelectrical conductivities”.
University of Salerno at the 8th EASN-CEAS International Workshop on
Manufacturing for Growth & Innovation., in Glasgow, UK
Events
Project News
ChemPlastExpo 2018,Madrid, Spain
ANS has visited ChemPlastExpo inMadrid, on November 7, 2018.MASTRO project has been disseminatedthrough the presentation of leaflets topotential end-users. Thousands ofvisitors have attended the internationalexposition, addressed to differentsectors and industries, such asautomobile, agriculture, construction,electricity and electronics, packagingand paintings.
3rd International Conference of Energy in Transportation,
Athens, Greece
AXIA Innovation participated in the 3rd
International Conference of Energy inTransportation that took place alongwith the 7th International Conference ofEnergy in Buildings in Athens, Greece.The overall description, objectives, andscientific background of MASTROProject was presented during the postersession. Representatives frominternational companies in construction,equipment, materials, etc., internationalresearch organizations, and the HellenicNavy were present at the conference.
AXIA Innovation at the 3rd
International Conference of
Energy in Transportation
EmergeMAT 2018, Bucharest, Romania
The 1st international conference onemerging technologies in materialsengineering EmergeMAT and the 4th
international workshop on materialsunder extreme conditions in theframework of the H2020 project,SUPERMAT, took place in Bucharest,Romania on November 14 – 16, 2018.APPLYNANO presented the structureof the MASTRO project and describe itsgoals for the development of newtechnologies in the transportationsector.
ANS at the ChemPlastExpo
2018, taking place in
Madrid, Spain.
Events
Project News
Publications
Project News
Electrical conductivity of carbon nanofiber reinforced resins:Potentiality of Tunneling Atomic Force Microscopy (TUNA) technique
Composites Part B: EngineeringVolume 143, 15 June 2018, Pages 148-160DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.02.005
Morphological, Rheological and Electrical Properties of Composites filled with Carbon Nanotubes functionalized with 1-Pyrenebutyric acid
Composites Part B: EngineeringVolume 147, 15 August 2018, Pages 12-21
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.04.036
Smart coatings of epoxy based CNTs designed to meet practicalexpectations in aeronautics
Composites Part B: EngineeringVolume 147, 15 August 2018, Pages 42-46DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.04.027
Self-healing epoxy nanocomposites via reversible hydrogen bonding
Composites Part B: EngineeringVolume 157, 15 January 2019, Pages 1-13
Definition of the technical specifications and KPIsfor the demonstrators
Website launched
Initial reference architecture
for MASTRO’s ICT platform
Selection of the proper carbon based materials and their
functionalization processes for each matrix based on
preliminary compatibility tests
✓ D2.1: Report on the technical specifications for the aeronautic use cases (M3)✓ D2.2: Report on the technical specifications for the automotive use cases (M3)✓ D2.3: Report on the technical specifications for the transport infrastructure use cases (M3)✓ D2.4: Report on the verification of the KPIs for the use cases (M3)
WP2
✓ D3.1: Report on the production & ad-hoc functionalization of carbon nanotubes (M10)✓ D3.2: Report on the production & ad-hoc functionalization of graphite-based material (M10)✓ D3.3: Report on the compatibility between the carbon based materials and the addressed
matrices (M12)
WP3
✓ D4.1: Description of the modelling data MODA (M3)✓ D4.2: Report on modeling strategy (M8)WP4
✓ D9.1: Project website (M3)✓ D9.2 Data management plan (M36)WP9
✓ D1.1: Governance structure, communication flow and methods (M3)✓ D1.2: Quality assurance plan (M3)✓ D1.3: Gender action plan (M6)
WP1
MASTRO consortium is a multidisciplinary mix of engineers, materials experts, andhigh-tech companies, from 6 European countries. For more details visithttps://www.mastro-h2020.eu/partners/
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovationprogramme under the Grant Agreement no 760940.The material presented and views expressed here are the responsibility of the author(s) only. The EUCommission takes no responsibility for any use made of the information set out.
