Cognis' Tribest resin in bio-based urban hybrid concept car for Shell Eco-marathon.A Student project team at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH KTH - Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan ) in Stockholm, Sweden built a racing car incorporating the one-component resin system Tribest from specialty chemicals A Specialty chemical is a chemical produced for a specialized use. They are produced in lower volume than bulk chemicals, of which petrochemicals, made from oil feedstocks, are the most common. However, both are produced in a chemical plant. supplier Cognis. This environmentally sound product is part of the body of the bio-based urban hybrid concept car that competed in the Shell Eco-marathon, which took place May 7-9 at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz The EuroSpeedway Lausitz is a race track located near Klettwitz in the state of Brandenburg in Eastern Germany, near the borders to Poland and the Czech Republic. It was originally named Lausitzring racetrack in Germany. Cognis' Tribest is a patented resin used to make matrices for composite materials composite material or composite, any material made from at least two discrete substances, such as concrete. Many materials are produced as composites, such as the fiberglass-reinforced plastics used for automobile bodies and boat hulls, but the . It is based on renewable raw materials--acrylate functional resin system derived from soya oil. Called Aurora, the bio-based urban hybrid concept car uses eco-friendly technology through and through. Not only is the car powered by a fuel-efficient hybrid drive A hard disk drive that contains a built-in, non-volatile cache comprised of flash memory. Reads and writes go through the cache first, enabling the platters to remain at rest most of the time. For laptop computers especially, the less the disk rotates, the less power is used. line, its very core will be made out of bio-based materials. "This means that the manufacturing process uses less energy and resources, so reducing the car's overall impact on the environment," said Per Wennhage, assistant professor at KTH. "Tribest showed good wetting properties in combination with the hemp hemp, common name for a tall annual herb (Cannabis sativa) of the family Cannabinaceae, native to Asia but now widespread because of its formerly large-scale cultivation for the bast fiber (also called hemp) and for the drugs it yields. when building the body, and because it is styrene-free, it was really convenient to use." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "We used the Cognis product, because it is based on renewable raw materials and suitable for natural composites," said Robert Sandell, the student in charge of the project. "As such, it fits perfectly with the ethos of the Shell Eco-marathon. We have also entered the Eco Design Award. This is given to the team whose design is not only fuel-efficient, but also makes use of recycled and/or eco-friendly materials in the vehicle and production process." The Shell Eco-marathon began in 1939 at a Shell research laboratory in the USA, as a friendly wager between scientists to see who could get the most miles per gallon Noun 1. miles per gallon - the distance traveled in a vehicle powered by one gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel unit, unit of measurement - any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange; "the dollar is the United States unit of from their vehicles. The basic principle of the competition remained the same: to design and build a vehicle that uses the least amount of fuel to travel the longest distance. It now provides an annual global forum for students who are passionate about finding sustainable solutions to the world's energy challenges. |
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