Centexbel

General expertise of the research group

• Technical textiles
• Composite reinforcements
• Surface treatment & Coatings
• Material testing
• Recycling
• Ecodesign

Specific hydrogen- related expertise & research topics

Development of technical textile and composite materials and associated processes to meet the need for functionalized membranes and high-performance, lightweight and durable composite materials for the green hydrogen sector.

Available equipment/tools:

• Textile & Composite prototyping: knitting, weaving, braiding, TFP, light RTM, nano fiber e-spinning
• Pilot lines for surface treatments and Coatings
• Labs for physical and chemical tests

Participating in FL/B/EU funded projects with H2 related research:

• COMP2BLADES – Composite with complex architecture for wind turbine blades
• VIBRA – Virtual Braiding – composite modeling with braided structures 21
• COBRACOMP – Braided Composites to improve competitiveness
• AACOMA – Accelerate Advanced Composite MAnufacturing (Interreg EMR)
• MACOBIO – Biocomposites for structural applications
• CISUFLO – Solvolyse of composite materials