Universal Matter awarded a position in this elite consortium
Graphene Alliance for Sustainable Multifunctional Materials to Tackle Environmental Challenges
GIANCE presents creative solutions to environmental challenges by establishing a comprehensive and industry-driven platform. This platform aims to design, develop, and produce the next generation of affordable, eco-friendly, lightweight, and recyclable materials based on graphene and related substances (GRM). These materials include multifunctional composites, coatings, foams, and membranes (GRM-bM) with enhanced properties, such as thermal, mechanical, and chemical features.
These innovations also enhance functionalities such as wear resistance, corrosion resistance, chemical and fire resistance, hardness, impact resistance, high-temperature resistance, and structural health monitoring. Additionally, GIANCE focuses on enabling hydrogen storage. The project strives to advance manufacturing processes, enhance synthesis and stability, and minimize environmental impact.
The GRM-bM and manufacturing capabilities developed by GIANCE will foster strong connections with end-users, enabling the qualification and development of commercial propositions to high Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs). GIANCE aims to demonstrate and validate the effectiveness of GRM-enabled products through 11 use cases, influencing future technologies across various sectors, including automotive, aerospace, energy (hydrogen economy), and water treatment.
Impact
GIANCE’s revolutionary materials solutions project pioneer novel, scalable GRM-bM materials, boosting eco-designed manufacturing processes. This positions the EU as a global GRM-bM leader, fostering innovation and competitiveness.
Embracing a circular economy, the project enhances recyclability, achieves significant weight reduction in automotive applications, and improves multifunctional performance.
Innovations in manufacturing, strategic autonomy, and competitiveness are bolstered, while a sustainable supply chain is prioritized.
- Develop revolutionary material solutions
- Elevates EU Leadership and drives Circular Economy
- Significant weight reduction and energy efficiency in transport sector
- Optimizes manufacturing processes for resource efficiency
- Achieves up to 30% improvement in environmental performance
- Accelerates adoption of innovative materials
Project Objectives
Develop and validate highly innovative and sustainable materials for new scalable use cases (UCs)
Implement Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA), Life-Cycle Cost (LCC) and End-of-Life (EOL) strategies
Develop and optimise sustainable manufacturing technologies
Accelerate innovation and contribute to te governance and coordination of the Graphene Flagship (GF) initiative
The Consortium
