On October 24th and 25th, AUTH had an excellent opportunity to participate in the 25M GA meeting of the Sustan-a-print (SaP) project, hosted at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain. Being the leader of the Work Package 2 (WP2), AUTH successfully presented the results on the development of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) foils, poly(lactic acid)-b-poly(ethylene azelate) (PLA-b-PEAz) flexible biobased blocky copolyesters and the up-scaling of nanomaterials and PLA-based foils. During the project, AUTH developed compostable and recyclable PLA and PLA-based foils to substitute the fossil-based substrates used in printed electronics (PE). For instance, poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) is currently used in PE. AUTH also presented the latest results of work package 5, on the recycling substrate materials and specifically new routes for the complete depolymerization of the PLA and PLA-based copolyesters under alkaline hydrolysis assisted with microwave irradiation.
Sustain a Print (SaP) aims to replace the fossil-based materials used for printed electronics with biobased, biodegradable and recycled materials by the implementation of eco-friendly and Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) methodologies (https://www.sustainaprint.eu).
Oral presentations
23rd Panhellenic Chemistry conference, Athens
Rafail Ioannidis
''Investigation of novel biobased block copolyesters based on PLA and poly(ethylene azelate) (PEAz), coupled with pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS)''
10th Panhellenic Conference of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Larisa
Rafail Ioannidis
''Thermal analysis of novel biobased poly(lactic acid)-b-poly(ethylene azelate) (PLA-b-PEAz) copolyesters as potential substrates for printed electronics (PE) ''
Polymers for a Safe and Sustainable Future, Athens
Rafail Ioannidis
''Novel biobased poly(lactic acid)-b-poly(ethylene azelate) (PLA-b-PEAz) copolyesters as potential substrates for printed electronics (PE)''
Poster Session
18th International Congress on Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, India
Nikolaos Bikiaris
''Biodegradable and sustainable PLA-based substrates for printed and flexible electronics''
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