The Doctoral Network that aims to revolutionize the fossil-based landscape
RE-Fibre is a Doctoral Network funded by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA-DN) that aims to revolutionize Bio-fibre composite landscape by designing high-performance, fully renewable, and recyclable wood and plant fibre materials.
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Did you know that not all of the tree in production wood can be used for construction materials, furniture and paper? The remaining wood parts and plant fibres are suitable feedstocks for new biomaterials that are currently produced from fossil resources.
Now, imagine harnessing such natural power to develop the next generation smart wood and plant fibre-based materials that are fully circular, and go well-beyond the natural capabilities of wood or plant fibres and the fossil-impregnated counterparts used today.
DC projects
RE-Fibre will train 11 Doctoral Candidates (DCs) with an entrepreneurial and sustainability-mindset in the disciplines of green/lignin chemistry, new biobased materials, and environmental systems science.
The DCs will build on ground-breaking findings being generated at the RE-Fibre consortium, to enable the development of fully recyclable functional biobased composites with properties on par with fossil-based counterparts. They will gain competencies, not only in a breakthrough scientific field but also in interdisciplinary and interpersonal skills.
Additionally, they will expand their network and gain experience through participating in secondments (research stays at a site of an academic or industrial partner). Finally, they will learn the best practices by developing online research and training tools, enabling them to work and collaborate across academic and industrial sectors. RE-Fibre training will contribute to DCs employability as future leaders, while supporting the green transition and a sustainable circular economy in Europe.
