Publications related to Bakelite

Diformylxylose as a new polar aprotic solvent produced from renewable biomass

Jeremy Luterbacher, Anastasiia Komarova, Graham Reid Dick

Lignin is a promising candidate for the replacement of fossil-based materials, due to its natural abundance and aromatic structure. This same structure poses major challenges to lignin's exploitation for material development. The harsh conditions generally ...

2021

Characterization of solvent-filled polyurethane/urea-formaldehyde core-shell composites

Véronique Michaud, Sam Neuser, Erica Manfredi

Encapsulation of liquid phases is a crucial step in many self-healing material systems where a healing agent has to be protected during processing and then released during a damage event. In this work, the mechanical properties of polyurethane (PU) reinfor ...

Elsevier2014

Economic and environmental assessment of alternative production methods for composite aircraft components

Jan-Anders Edvin Maansson, Véronique Michaud, Robert Andrew Witik

The use of carbon fibre reinforced plastics is steadily increasing in the aerospace industry as rising fuel costs and concerns over the environment push airframe manufacturers to improve aircraft efficiency. The high costs associated with manufacturing car ...

Elsevier2012

Optimisation of low pressure processing for honeycomb sandwich structures

Vacuum-bag processing of honeycomb sandwich structures faces particular challenges compared to autoclave sandwich fabrication for aeronautics, a consequence of using, at the most, atmospheric pressure for their manufacturing. In particular, the adhesion of ...

EPFL2009

Void Formation And Transport During SMC Manufacturing: Effect Of The Glass Fibre Sizing

Jan-Anders Edvin Maansson, Véronique Michaud, Emmanuelle Comte

The present study investigates the origin of voids in sheet molding compounds (SMCs) sheets and their transport during the manufacturing steps. Paste mixing, impregnation, thickening, and molding have been performed with five different SMC sheets, one with ...

2006

Processing of homogeneous ceramic/polymer blends for bioresorbable composites

Jan-Anders Edvin Maansson, Pierre-Etienne Bourban

Three methods to mix ceramic fillers, hydroxyapatite or β-tricalcium phosphate, with a polymer matrix, a poly l-lactic acid, are investigated as a first step prior to supercritical foaming to prepare porous composite structures for biomedical applications. ...

2006

Correlation between sizing formulation and compressive behaviour of concentrated glass bundle suspensions

Jan-Anders Edvin Maansson, Véronique Michaud, Emmanuelle Comte

The correlation between sizing formulation, bundle mechanical characteristics, and bundle-matrix static and dynamic interactions are investigated. Two glass-fiber sizing formulations are considered, one containing polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) and the other pol ...

2005