Bio-Pultrusion of Façade-Profiles from Sustainable Materials

Abstract:

Fiber reinforced plastics, due to their good mechanical properties and simultaneously low density, are very attractive for many uses. They are also gaining more importance in the civil engineering applications. Bio composites based on sustainable raw materials are becoming much more attractive, especially in construction industry, due to their recyclability and eco balance benefits. In this paper, a method to develop a façade profile from regenerated viscose filament and bio resin system (PTP^®) using pultrusion process is discussed. The PTP^® resin system from Bio-Composites And More GmbH comprises of 60% epoxidized vegetable oil. The pultrusion process is optimized to reach 60 cm/min speed from the initial speed of 4 cm/min by modifying the resin mixture. Though the production speeds are below the industrial standards, economic production scale could be still reached.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volumes 825-826)
• Pages: 1033-1038
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.825-826.1033
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Martin Uwe Witt*, Markus Milwich, Götz T. Gresser, Manfred Hammer, Jan Knippers
• Keywords: Bio Composites, Bio Resins, Ecological Balance, Epoxidized Vegetable Oils, Façade, Façade Profile, Fiber Reinforced Plastics, Lab Pultrusion, Pultrusion Process, Regenerated Fibers, Sustainable Materials, Viscose Filament

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