Following the Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) framework, a voluntary approach to guide the innovation process for chemicals and materials in the European Union (EU) launched by the European Commission (EC) in 2022 [1], the University of Burgos (UBU) is currently evaluating the […]
The Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) framework is a mighty tool to identify the most critical aspects of novel technologies, such as those developed under the ‘FreeMe’ project. This strategy is being applied in parallel to the technical research carried out within ‘FreeMe’. […]
As part of IDENER’s multiscale modeling strategy in the FREEME project, they have implemented a kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) simulation method to study the oxidation of ABS surfaces when exposed to piranha solution. This approach complements previous Density Functional Theory […]
After the successful deposition of a conductive Ni-P layer on end-user demonstrators provided by Arcelik and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Creative Nano continued with the electroplating process of the demonstrators using a copper bath to deposit a thick copper layer […]
In FREEME, IDENER explors alternative plastic coatings techniques, that decrease both economic and environmental costs. To this end, IDENER proposes Ni coatings instead of Pd or Cr-based metallization. Following the multi-scale scheme, the next step is to perform coarse grain […]
Etching is one of the key steps to achieve excellent adhesion between the plastic surface and the metallic layer. The current SoA methods rely on acidic solutions containing large amounts of the highly toxic and carcinogenic CrO3. Creative Nano has […]
The activation step in the PoP (Plating on Plastics) process is as important as the etching step. During this step, nickel cations are adsorbed on a previously etched surface as a result of strong physical and chemical interactions between the […]
Along with the Molecular Dynamics simulations performed for the etching process, this phenomenon is also being analysed by IDENER from an energetic and structural perspective through ab-initio simulations. NWChem, a powerful DFT simulation software, is used to determine the transition […]
Within the FreeMe project, IDENER is exploring etching processes between various substrates and Piranha solution. One substrate of particular interest, ABS, has successfully undergone simulated etching with piranha solution. Their most promising simulation method, the “molecular gun”, involves several key […]
In the FreeMe project, IDENER is investigating the adhesion process of the developed epoxy resin on plastic substrates. Specifically, simulations of epoxy adhesion on a PLA substrate have been successfully conducted. To conduct these simulations, an epoxy block and a […]
