Title
Ιnnovative
polymer greenhouse films via application of functional coatings.
Name:
INGRECO
Start date:
04/06/2018
Goals
The proposed Project
aims to fabricate a novel generation of plastic greenhouse films by developing
and applying innovative functional coatings with enhanced properties on their
surfaces. These coatings will lead to (a) an increase of the lifetime of the
plastic film from 4 to ~10 years via preventing the agrochemicals from entering
the film volume, (b) an increase of the duration of the anti-dripping property
of the plastic film from 1.5-2 years to the lifetime of the film and (c)
modification of the external surface of the plastic film to become
super-hydrophobic and self-cleaning in order to prevent dust deposition.
The project will
proceed from the design, synthesis and characterization of the innovative
coatings, to the study and optimization of their adhesion onto the film
surfaces, to the study of the final film properties, to the scale up of the
production to a semi-industrial level and to the final application in
experimental greenhouses used in agriculture
The present Project
constitutes a collaborative team work between academic research and industry in
the field of materials technology aiming at the development of innovative
greenhouse films with great market potential.
Partners
University of Thessaly/
Department of Agricultural Crop Production and Rural Environment
Foundation o Research and Technology, Hellas / Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser
University of Crete /
Department of Materials Science and Technology
