Consortium

• ZBT - Zentrum für • IRD A.S. • SU - Stockholms universitet

Brennstoffzellentechnik • NIRO A/S
• Fraunhofer - Gesellschaft zur
Foerderung der angewandeten
Forschung e.V.

• CTECH - C-Tech
Innovation Ltd
• CERAM - British
Ceramic Research Ltd

• ARCELOR - Arcelor

Agence Patrice Debaque

Research Liege

• CILAS - Compagnie
Industrielle des Lasers
• CEA - Commissariat à
l’Energie Atomique
• MECA - Mecachrome SAS
• INERIS - Institut National
de l’Environnement
Industriel et des Risques
• EADS CCR
• UNISHER - Université • ARKEMA France
de Sherbrooke • ALMA Consulting Group
• TEKNA - Tekna S.A.S.
Systèmes Plasma Inc • JSI - Jozef Stefan
Institute
• LABEIN - Fundacion
LABEIN

• EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique • CRP - Centro Ricerche • APTL - Center for Research and
Fédérale de Lausanne Plast-optica SpA Technology Hellas / Chemical Process
Engineering Research Institute

Acknowledgement
Supported by the European Commission through the Sixth Framework Programme
for Research and Development with up to 15 787 000 Euros budget.
The SAPHIR project addresses the NMP priority.
It has been running since October 1, 2006.
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Safe NanoManufacturing
Project Coordinator:
Christophe GOEPFERT, CILAS, +33 (0)2 38 64 59 21 - goepfert@cilas.com
Safe NanoManufacturing
With the support of:
www.saphir-project.eu ALMA Consulting Group: Ms Stéphanie OUSACI, +33 (0)4 72 35 80 30
sousaci@almacg.com
Safe NanoManufacturing
Safe NanoManufacturing

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and Technological Development
Context and impacts Project objectives
There is an increasing need to develop novel functional and structural products with improved mechanical, physical The general objective of this project is the safe, integrated and controlled production of multifunctional nanostructured
and chemical performances for European industry. Indeed, the development of such products concerns several products including their recycling and ensuring competitive production technologies
markets ranging from automotive applications, space & aeronautic components to new technologies for energy.
Domains with a planetary impact such as environment, health and safety are also concerned. Nanotechnologies Safe: all along the production sequence, no nanoparticles Competitiveness: Increase of competitiveness of the
could play a key role in promoting innovation in design and the realisation of multifunctional products for the future,
release will be encountered. This includes synthesis, recovery, products both in pricing and performance is one of the project
either by improving usual products or creating new functions and new products.
conditioning, processing and handling. goals. Chemical, mechanical and thermal properties of
final manufactured products should be improved. Industrial
Integrated: the whole production sequence consists in linking demonstration platforms will enable the assessment of both
The development of nanotechnologies appears to be a real
in a safe way existing or emerging elementary processes. the technical and economic effectiveness of the “factory for
innovative solution in order to improve existing technologies and
nano‘s“ concept.
to create new products for the future. Nevertheless, this huge
Controlled: the production sequence is controlled by
evolution of the industry of materials can only happen if the main
innovative systems covering:
technological and economic challenges are solved complying with
• the efficiency of the processes (on-line instrumentation
societal acceptance. Mastering of potential risks over the whole
including vision and real-time data acquisition systems)
life cycle of the products should be achieved by an integration of
• the reliability of the products (non-contact 3D sensors for
the elaboration channels and taking into account recycling.
shape control)
• the safety of global production sequence with a special
SAPHIR aims at implementing direct production of nanoparticles
attention to the potential release of nanoparticles
through the development of a global integrated concept (from
• the traceability all along the life-cycle of the product
the synthesis to the final products) with a responsible approach.
Indeed, the main breakthrough is to connect individual processes
Recycling: recyclability issues will be addressed from design
so that the handling of powders is avoided. By means of safe
to the end-life of the products.
recovery and conditioning systems, such as suspensions or
nanostructured granulates, nanoparticles can be manipulated
without risk. The transformation of these suspensions or
granulates through conventional and emerging processes
needs to be adapted, as most of these processes have only been
developed for the manufacture of micro-structured components.
Strategy
SAPHIR proposes an innovative approach that promotes a Monitoring & traceability integration Research activities
Applications
paradigm change on how raw materials are considered in are developed through
2D (surface) processing mechanical, thermal,
the industrial value chain. Indeed, integration of the safe chemical property testing three main modules:
Thermal spraying
production of nanoparticles, their recovery, conditioning and 2D (surface) processing safe production
Sol-Gel/PVD Hybridation
finally their processing, enable to achieve net shape products, Raw material integration of nanoparticles,
obtained directly from raw materials and able to meet specific Laser pyrolysis
Plasma Direct safe AUTOMOTIVE processing and the
functionalisation recovery of
Plasma Synthesis Process
requirements for a given application. of nanopowder Nanopowders
integration development of pilot
Carbon Nanotubes
Advanced AERONAUTICS

Liquid
granulation
techniques
(demonstration)
Mechanical alloying functionalisation
ENERGY
Laser 3D direct manuf. plant. In parallel,
Raw material synthesis Powder functionalisation Safe recovery of raw materials
Pulsed Electrical
Discharged Sintering CONSTRUCTION
a special care is
3D (bulk) processing Microwave sintering
dedicated to prior
Convertional Injection
HEALTH
Moulding product specifications,
Fibres synthesis
Impregnation
industrialisation and
3D (bulk) processing dissemination.