"FEDER MOTOVEGI" MOTOVEGI - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE MORTARS WITH LOW CARBON FOOTPRINT MADE FROM PLANT FIBERS OF LOCAL ORIGIN DESCRIPTION The incorporation of fibers to mortars allows improving their performance, tensile strength, ductility, energy absorption capacity, fatigue behaviour, and resistance to abrasion and impact. When the fibers are vegetable, as is the case in this project, in addition to improving the characteristics of the mortar, it contributes to reducing the carbon footprint by replacing other materials with a high environmental impact with vegetable waste. The project will analyze different benefits of mortars with vegetable fiber. In this sense, it should be noted that the nature of the fibers, length, shape, percentage in the mixture modify the properties of the compound, also influencing the density, porosity and thermal conductivity, so that the behavior depends on a multitude of factors to be analyzed. OBJECTIVES The objective of the project is to develop mortars with a low carbon footprint that improve their performance compared to traditional mortars with and without fibers due to their better mechanical or thermal characteristics. The type of fiber will largely determine the functionality of the mortar. Using local vegetable fibers will achieve a lower environmental impact than in the case of reinforcing metal or plastic fibers. Although the vegetable fiber mortar has been the subject of research, knowledge is limited when it comes to local species from the Mediterranean basin, which is why this project focuses on them, due to their abundance and the fact that they imply revaluing some waste. The ultimate goal is to promote substantial improvement in the construction sector and market around three main focuses: use of new species of fibers, durability comparable to that of mortars with synthetic fibers and improvement in mechanical resistance and low thermal conductivity. Project Number: 22300052 Grant Agreement: IMDEEA / 2023/46 Duration: From 01/07/2023 to 30/06/2024 Coordinated in AIDIMME by: GUERRERO RAMOS, JUAN CARLOS R&D Line: BIOMATERIALS PUBLISHED NEWS general broadcast https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2024/01/24/especial-proyec (...) https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2023/09/18/motovegi-inicio (...) https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2023/07/25/movilidad-intel (...) Technical dissemination, transfer https://actualidad.aidimme.es/2024/02/13/participa-proye (...) https://x.com/AIDIMME/status/1760920385367728343?s=20 (...) http://www.facebook.com/611045612382583/posts/8863707099 (...) https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:716 (...) GRANT 171.375 € TARGET AUDIENCE AND IMPACT MEASUREMENT 966 Access to the project website 387 Access to news published on own websites. Total Accesses: 1353 Objective Sectors by CNAE CNAE: 0130 - Propagation of plants - Number of target companies: 1 (1 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 0210 - Silviculture and other forestry activities - No. of target companies: 113 (6 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 1610 - Wood sawing and planing - Number of target companies: 318 (98 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 1621 - Manufacture of veneers and wood boards - No. of target companies: 488 (209 in the Valencian Community) CNAE: 1629 - Manufacture of other wood products - Number of target companies: 1279 (272 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 2361 - Manufacture of concrete elements for - Number of target companies: 26 (9 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 2364 - Manufacture of mortar - Number of target companies: 4 (1 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 1411 - Manufacture of leather clothing - Number of target companies: 1 (0 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 4121 - Construction of residential buildings - No. of target companies: 289 (172 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 4122 - Construction of non-residential buildings - No. of target companies: 55 (33 from the Valencian Community) CNAE: 4399 - Other specific construction activities - Number of target companies: 2232 (230 from the Valencian Community) TRACTOR COMPANIES Thanks to its support and signature of the "declaration of participation" the project has been funded. GADEA PREFABRICADOS DE CONCRETE, SL PILCANS, SL BECSA, SAU ZUBI CITIES, SL COMPANIES DIFFUSION R&D PROJECTS They want to know first-hand the evolution of the project, and its progress to the final result. COMPANIES TRANSFER KNOWLEDGE They will implement technologies, develop strategies or look for new models based on the results.