The UPC, present in Equiplast
CIT UPC makes UPC research capabilities available for innovation in companies at meetechSpain 2023
May 22, 202329/05/2023
The Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC), through the UPC Technology Center (CIT UPC), will participate in the 2023 edition of Equiplast, the International Plastics and Rubber Event. The event takes place from 30 May to 2 June at the Gran Via venue of the Fira de Barcelona. The UPC will be on the stand of the Advanced Materials Cluster of Catalonia (MAV).
In addition, CIT UPC will again be a collaborating entity for EXPOQUIMIA, the International Chemistry Event, which will take place on the same dates and will be held at the same time as Eurosurfas, the International Meeting Point for the Surface Treatment Industry. This also coincides with the 15th Mediterranean Congress in Chemical Engineering (MECCE 2023).
This year, the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC), through the UPC Technology Center (CIT UPC), will be at Equiplast, the International Plastics and Rubber Event, which will be held from 30 May to 2 June at the Gran Via venue of the Fira de Barcelona. The UPC will be on the Advanced Materials Cluster of Catalonia (MAV Cluster) stand, along with the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), the Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), ALBA Synchrotron, Oimo and Menzolit.
On the stand, CIT UPC will demonstrate the UPC technological capabilities available for innovation in companies and some of its most innovative projects:
- WAVE Project: Industrial polymers of high added value from recycling devulcanized elastomers, in which the Polymer Materials and Textile Chemistry (POLQUITEX) research group of the UPC participates.
- RevalPET'UP Project: New high-value materials based on recycled PET. With the participation of the Eco-friendly Plastics and Composites (e-PLASCOM) group of the UPC.
- AERoGELS Project: Biodegradable multifunctional aerogels as an alternative to plastic, in which the Eco-friendly Plastics and Composites (e-PLASCOM) of the UPC participates.
- Solution of multifunctional nanocomposite hydrogels for advanced skincare, in which the Molecular and Industrial Biotechnology Group (GBMI) of the UPC participates.
- POLYSENSE Project: A new generation of smart surgical meshes to cure abdominal and inguinal hernias. With the participation of the Innovation in Materials and Molecular Engineering Group (IMEM) of the UPC.
- Project: A catalyst that can transform CO2 into ethanol, in which the IMEM group of the UPC and the company B Braun participate.
Equiplast brings together at one fair all of the leading plastic and rubber sectors to exhibit innovative, sustainable solutions to tackle global challenges relating to the environmental impact of these materials. Over four days, it will become a meeting point to promote the latest solutions in circular economy and innovation, with the aim of accelerating the transformation to a more sustainable future. The trade fair will centre on three strategic areas to respond to the challenges in the sector: the circular economy, digitalization and technology transfer.
CIT UPC and the MAV Cluster invite you to Equiplast. Use the invitation code GSGKQQAQD on your ticket pass. Register and validate the code here.
Location of the MAV Cluster's and CIT UPC's stand:
Fira Barcelona (Gran Via), Pavilion 3, Level 0, Street G, Booth 75.
For further information on Equiplast, click here.
Related Projects
- The research group Plastics and Ecological Composites (e-PLASCOM) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), and the Catalan Plastics Center (CCP), work in a project that aims to design ad hoc natural rubber-based composites, with specific compositions and geometries, to be optimally integrated into both EC and BC technologies at prototype level.
- The research group Eco-friendly Plastics and Composites (e-PLASCOM) at the Universitat Politècnica Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) is participating in the European Advanced Engineering and Research of aeroGels for Environment and Life Sciences (AERoGELS) project. This project is designed to bring together the knowledge of academic, industrial and regulatory experts on the research and technology of aerogels at European scale.
- The research group Polyfunctional Polymeric Materials (POLY2) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) will work on the project CELICOIDS - Nanohelicoid metamaterials templated by cellulose nanocrystals with end-tethered polymers. As part of this project, it will develop new metamaterials −materials designed to have a property that is not found in nature – that can increase the spectroscopic sensitivity to distinguish molecular chirality.
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