funding type	Industry National
programme	Programa Operacional da Competitividade e Internacionalização
acronym/ reference	CERU4
alternative reference	POCI-01-0247-FEDER-003392
research group(s)	4 - biorefineries, biobased materials and recycling; 3 - carbon materials, composites and functional coatings; 5 - biomedical and biomimetic materials;
department	Materials and Ceramic Engineering (DEMaC)
execution dates	2016-04-01 - 2019-03-31 ( 36 Months )
project extension date	2019-09-30 ( 6 Extra months )
abstract/ keywords	This project aims to develop decorated porcelainized ceramic floor tiles, with high wear resistance, consistent with the maximum level U4 advocated in Mazaud test under the UPEC classification. At the same time, aesthetic and visual changes of the material must be minimized, so that solutions can cover very broad chromatic and aesthetic range. Industrialization of the best solutions will meet the growing demands on the floor tiles performance applied in high traffic areas. As a result of the new developments, it is expected to increase export market share towards countries of strategic importance.
coordinator /local pi	Maria Paula Seabra
ciceco status	Partner
proponent institution	Recer - Indústria de Revestimentos Cerâmicos, SA
partner institution(s)	Universidade de Aveiro; CTCV – Centro Tecnológico da Cerâmica e do Vidro
industrial partner(s)	yes
international partner(s)	no
total budget	1.018.561€
ciceco budget	229.650€
project code	3.89.216
link	http://www.ctcv.pt/projdi_ceru4.html

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