HYDRUS

Development of crosslinked flexible bio-based and biodegradable pipe and drippers for micro-irrigation applications

Coordinatore	AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS    more  Organization address address: CALLE GUSTAVE EIFFEL 4 PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE PATERNA city: PATERNA VALENCIA postcode: 46980 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Raquel Cognome: Giner Borrull Email: send email Telefono: 34961366040 Fax: 34961366041
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Spain [ES]
Sito del progetto	http://www.hydrusfp7.eu
Totale costo	1˙482˙459 €
EC contributo	1˙104˙858 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2008-1
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2009
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2009-07-01   -   2012-06-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	AIMPLAS - ASOCIACION DE INVESTIGACION DE MATERIALES PLASTICOS Y CONEXAS  Organization address address: CALLE GUSTAVE EIFFEL 4 PARQUE TECNOLOGICO DE PATERNA city: PATERNA VALENCIA postcode: 46980 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Raquel Cognome: Giner Borrull Email: send email Telefono: 34961366040 Fax: 34961366041	ES (PATERNA VALENCIA)	coordinator	19˙305.00
2	DEMOKWEKERIJ BV  Organization address address: Zwethlaan 52 city: HONSELERSDIJK postcode: 2675 LB contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Peet Cognome: Van Adrichem Email: send email Telefono: +31 174 385600 Fax: +31 174 520826	NL (HONSELERSDIJK)	participant	209˙055.95
3	"TOTRA PLASTIKA podjetje izdelkov iz plasticnih mas, d.o.o"  Organization address address: Trpinceva ulica 39 city: LJUBLJANA postcode: 1000 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Janez Cognome: Anzur Email: send email Telefono: 38615874251 Fax: 38615874259	SI (LJUBLJANA)	participant	203˙549.57
4	FKUR KUNSTSTOFF GMBH  Organization address address: Siemensring 79 city: WILLICH postcode: 47877 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Daniel Cognome: Peltzer Email: send email Telefono: 49215492510 Fax: 492155000000	DE (WILLICH)	participant	198˙848.19
5	FORMFLEX HORTI SYSTEMS B.V.  Organization address address: DE LIERSEWEG 6 city: WATERINGEN postcode: 2291 PD contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Arjan Cognome: Kouwenhoven Email: send email Telefono: 31174305010 Fax: 31174510764	NL (WATERINGEN)	participant	190˙183.51
6	EXTRULINE SYSTEMS S.L.  Organization address address: Autovia del mediterraneo KM 567 Salida 565 city: PUERTO LUMBRERA postcode: 30890 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Pedro Luis Cognome: Gonzalez Ruiz Email: send email Telefono: 34968400827 Fax: 34968401023	ES (PUERTO LUMBRERA)	participant	156˙684.83
7	VIVEROS BAIX VINALOPO S.L.  Organization address address: Partida de Altabix Pol-3 77A city: ELCHE postcode: 3207 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Jose Luis Cognome: Jimenez Muriana Email: send email Telefono: 34966110046 Fax: 34965422640	ES (ELCHE)	participant	76˙973.54
8	JOSE LUIS JIMENEZ MURIANA  Organization address address: PARTIDA TORRELLANO ALTO 48 city: ELCHE ALICANTE postcode: 3220 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Jose Luis Cognome: Jimenez Muriana Email: send email Telefono: +34 678499836	ES (ELCHE ALICANTE)	participant	19˙450.15
9	NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO  Organization address address: Schoemakerstraat 97 city: DEN HAAG postcode: 2600 JA contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Freek Cognome: Zuidam Email: send email Telefono: 31402650673 Fax: 31402650306	NL (DEN HAAG)	participant	14˙508.55
10	UNIVERSITA DI PISA  Organization address address: Lungarno Pacinotti 43/44 city: PISA postcode: 56126 contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Carlo Alberto Cognome: Veracini Email: send email Telefono: 390502000000 Fax: 390502000000	IT (PISA)	participant	9˙504.00
11	ORGANIC WASTE SYSTEMS NV  Organization address address: DOK NOORD 5 city: GENT postcode: 9000 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Bruno Cognome: De Wilde Email: send email Telefono: 3292330204 Fax: 3292332825	BE (GENT)	participant	6˙795.47

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The Southern Accession countries and Southern EU countries use the largest percentages of abstracted water for agriculture (75 % and 50 %, respectively), primarily for irrigation. This means consume of 120.000 Millions of m3/year of water. The use of micro irrigation system can reduce the water consume in near 60%, i.e., reduction in consume of 70.000 millions of m3/year. Furthermore, this market is expected to grow quickly due to new water regulations in the near future (due to the worrying problems of the desertification and longer periods of drought).Despite the benefits that the micro-irrigation systems present, there are some limitations that burden its use by the farmers: a).High cost to remove the product at the end of its useful life (even higher in combination with mulching system) and b). Non recyclable pipes due to its conditions of use the material losses its mechanical properties by the effect of UV radiation, is chemically attacked and has contaminants. The aim is to develop plastic pipes and drippers for micro-irrigation produced with bio-based and biodegradable material which will maintain their functional properties during lifespan and at the same time biodegrade after use without the need to remove and dispose. HYDRUS approach will consist on two-step process:1.Reactive extrusion: A low module biopolymer and/or polymeric plasticisers and graft coupling agents will be added to the current PLA, using a compounding multi screw extruder.2.Extrusion pipe line crosslinking(standard equipment): Addition of organosilanes or peroxides to the previous blend (PLA additives) and production of the pipe. The same process will be applied for the drippers with standard injection moulding machines. The new pipe will show Good thermal,Environmental Stress Cracking and flexural resistance, in addition to this,the drip will also meet the dimensional stability,fulfilling therefore the requirements needed in normal conditions for traditional micro-irrigation systems'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Micro-irrigation is a method of watering that delivers small quantities of water directly to the roots of crop plants. Scientists have made progress towards developing a non-toxic, biodegradable piping system for micro-irrigation purposes.