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Aimplas presents the first F3 plant materials race car
02/09/2009
September 2, 2009
On August 21, on the occasion of the beginning of the 'Telefónica of Europe's formula one Grand Prix', at the Valencia Street Circuit, and until August 23, Aimplas, Technological Institute of plastics, exposed, in collaboration with the University of Warwickthe first racing car F3 'WorldFirst' materials from renewable sources with vegetables such as carrot, soy, potato and jute, among others, replacing the carbon fiber.
Aimplas participated in the development and manufacture of the previous broadcaster of the F3 using materials from renewable sources. For its manufacture, the Institute combined properties of jute fabric and resin from soybean oil.
The single-seater 'WorldFirst' is part of an initiative led by the University of Warwick (United Kingdom) which aims to demonstrate the validity of materials from renewable sources in the most demanding conditions, thus reducing the dependence on oil for the manufacture of polymers and betting on more sustainable production processes.
First racing car F3 'WorldFirst' materials from renewable sources based on vegetables.
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