FreeMe’s project ultimate goal is to increase the safety and sustainability of plating on plastics process. The results that will be generated within the project will be valuable assets in the target market of plating on plastics. A research study […]
The main electroplating hazards and the hierarchy of controls.Following two blog articles on the basics of electroplating process, its benefits, and its many applications, we would like to bring into light the hazards related to this plating process.Electroplating can be […]
The deposition of a metallic coating on a substrate has important benefits, such as the enhancement of their wear and corrosion resistance and the improvement of the aesthetic appearance of the object. The aesthetic aspect involves making an object shiner […]
Within a collaborative project, it is very important for each partner to clearly identify and protect their background and foreground knowledge. In the FreeMe project, 12 partners are collaborating, bringing their own expertise and knowledge to obtain new results. Therefore, […]
The concept of safety and sustainability by design has been examined within the EU borders for quite some time now. Five documentations have been published already, with the proposed approaches for the SSbD framework. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of […]
The first physical consortium meeting of the FreeMe project is taking place on the 5th and 6th of October 2022, in Milan, Italy. Partners will discuss the progress they made during the first 5 months of the project and the […]
A citizen science event to remember. On the 26th of September 2022, our partner Creative Nano organized an event open to citizens communicating their work on plating technologies and the safe- and sustainable-by-design approach. The event took place in Athens, […]
One of the most commonly used processes for the production of a metal coating on a solid substrate is the electroplating, or also known as electrodeposition. During the electroplating process, a direct electric current is used to allow the reduction […]
The FreeMe project utilizes technologies based on REACH compliant chemicals. In order to fully understand this categorization, it is important to define what REACH compliant chemicals means. Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) is a European Regulation (EC […]
Palladium (Pd) is a Critical Raw Material mainly used by the automotive industry. Russia is the world’s leading Pd exporter, accounting for 40% of all mined production, followed by South Africa. Global sanctions on Russia threaten to disrupt the Pd […]
