Second Webinar of the European project CAFIPLA on the biowaste valuation 

FRD is participing on the project for the development of an integrate pe-treatement in order to convert biomass into feedstock for the bioeconomy by linking the carboxylic acid production platform (CAP) to a fibre recovery platform (FRP). 

FRD will present during the webinar the part on material valuations for fibres from biowaste. 

Registration : https://lnkd.in/dnMig8XN

If you missed the part 1, the recordings are available https://lnkd.in/gMXVC-e8

Stand 

FIP Salon (Lyon) : 5 to 8 April 2022

The leading event in the plastics, composites and rubber industry. 

Participation

Jec World 2022 (Paris) : 3 to 5 May 2022

International Salon dedicated to composite materials and their applications.

[4 Internship offers 6 months - M2 or Engineer]

FRD is looking for 4 internships to join its R&D team in order to study new potential valuations in the field of materials for plant fibre fractions. 

#internshipoffer #bioeconomy #biosourced #FRD #internship #sustainabledevelopment 

Contacts and further information or to apply in the Human Resources tab via the link below : 

[Webinar Invitation December 10, 2021 : 3:00p.m. - 4.15p.m.] 

1st presentation webinar of the European project CAFIPLA on biowaste valorisation. 

FRD participates in the project for the development of an integrated pre-treatment process to convert biowaste into  feedstock for the bioeconomy by linking a carboxylic acid production platform (CAP) to a fibre recovery platform (FRP).

#biobased #vegetablefibres #bioeconomy 

Registration : https://lnkd.in/dnkykHsC

You will be part of joint laboratory pooling their efforts to develop innovative systems for monitoring the quality of plant biomass from their production in the field to finished materials, for all application areas. The design of such tools requires the definition of strategy, the development of methods and then the transfer of these methods after validation on a pilot scale in an industrial environment.

If you have a Master's degree in Materials Science and Engeneering and/or in non-food valorization of plant resources, presented with a good knowledge of plant biology, physico-chemistry, materials science, statistics, spectroscopy and wish to join a dynamic and ambitious team, don't hesitate to apply to Arnaud Day Scientific Director of FRD (arnaud.day@frd.fr) and Bernard Kurek Research Director (bernard.kurek@inrae.fr). 

Special conditions : the master degree msut have been obtained in 2020 or 2021, obligatorily.

Contacts and further information or to apply in the Human Resources tab via the link below : 

[Article] Discover the current market realities of plant fibres in materials our article FRD (published in 2 parts) which has just appeared in the n°141 (p20-23) and 142 (p 18-20) of the magazine JEC Composites, available now on by following the following link: https://lnkd.in/d8wrveCB
Plant fibres can bring to the market low-carbon impact solutions compatible with material transformation processes for different sectors: concrete, panels, insulation, plastic or composite parts, etc.

#plantfibres #biosourced #biobased

The latest scientific and technical advances in the field of bio-based building materials are presented. Over the years, this conference has become an important forum for scientists from various disciplines to share their experiences in the application of bio-based building materials.

This year, more than 150 papers were presented at the conference, which allowed for a wide range of topics to be discussed. Thanks to the organisers!

FRD intervened, in the framework of the FIBRABETON project in collaboration with Groupe Vicat and the Ecole spéciale des Travaux publics, du Bâtiment et de l'Industrie, two papers were presented by : "Valorization of vegetal fibres in anti-cracking screed mortar formulation" and "Substitution of synthetic fibres by bio-based fibres in structural mortar" presented by Marie Audouin, our Project Manager. The desire to replace synthetic fibres by plant fibres in structural concretes and anti-cracking mortars was presented on this occasion.

You want to boost the performance and reduce the ecological impact of your plastic materials thanks to natural fibres, then join us on April 8th.

The opportunity to discuss with natural fibre plastics specialists with APM and FRD.

Free and mandatory registration on:

https://lnkd.in/dpzw-6Q

• Rechday intervention (webinar) : January 28, 2021
• SFIP (Chambéry): March 25-26, 2021
• JEC World (Paris): June 1-3, 2021
• FIP Show (Lyon): June 15-18, 2021

Find our page on material design and supply of fillers or reinforcements naturals on this following link.

Download HERE our catalog of fractions (fibres, flour, aggregates) and reinforcements (compounds, nonwovens, rovings, unidirectional, multiaxial…) offered by FRD.

You are an application manufacturer, a biomass producer, a start-up? Are you looking for a solution for fractionation and functionalization of your materials?

Thanks to its expertise FRD supports you and offers you several solutions: cutting, grinding, micronization, dedusting, functionalization and calibration adapted to your product and its application.

For more information with its equipment.

This guide provides a complete photograph of the use of plant fibres, their availability and their production at national level.

This document is the result of the desire to make these markets legible both for downstream actors (What resources? What availability? What access conditions?) and for agricultural upstream (What reality of materials market? What trends, what valuation levels? What is the point of positioning yourself on these markets?).

This study was carried out by FRD & IAR, with the support of Interchanvre and CELC, with funding from ADEME and FranceAgriMer. It is based on the main statistical data or benchmark studies produced in France or on a European scale in recent years.

Click HERE to access the download form in french version.

An combination of skills that covers the entire materials value chain, from production to processing to end of life.

Our joint service offer brings you solutions in terms of:  

• Realization of turnkey studies (market, strategic, supply, LCA, technical evaluation ...)  

• Support in tailor-made R&D services  

• Development of innovative materials (Development, prototyping, process validation, pre-production) 

• Evaluation and characterization of raw materials and materials  

• Collaboration and piloting of collaborative innovation project

In an effort to innovate, monitor quality, speed up controls and measure materials, FRD has just acquired a reflective and visible-near infrared scanning analyzer in a range of 400 to 2500 nm:

• Non-destructive testing
• Analyses on straw, fibers, aggregates, compounds ...
• Identification (relative to a reference), quantification, qualification
• Technical repeatability: 32 measurements per sample

Find all the Analysis (Materials & Materials) and Quality Management HERE.  

For any tailor-made research contracts, click on this following link.

The largest composite part reinforced with natural fibers

This demonstrator was presented for the first time at the JEC World show in Paris Nord Villepinte in March 2017. The part is the result of collaboration among participants in the investment project for the SINFONI “forward-looking” program.

• Project Leader: Fibres Recherche Développement (FRD)
• Materials and Processes: Stratiforme Industries - Bombardier
• Reinforcements: EcoTechnilin - Eyraud
• Fibers: Calira - Decock s.a. - La Chanvrière

The cabin of the Regio 2N train is usually produced with glass fibers by infusion and hand lay-up molding. It has been completely redesigned by computer to replace this synthetic material with fibers of flax and hemp as reinforcements. The production of the Regio 2N cabin was carried out in cooperation between producers, industrials and experts, in order to select the right stratifications and to optimize the manufacturing techniques.

The use of plant fibers as a reinforcement in the railway industry has been possible with the same processing methods while at the same time allowing a weight gain on the part of at least 20%.