Welcome to HIP

HIP is an EC Framework 7 funded research project, with the project title of Development of low cost, lightweight, highly insulating Polymers for refrigerated transport, heating and cooling installations. We are a consortium of SME's and SME Association Groups working together for 36 months to develop an innovative new class of polymer insulation materials based on high internal phase emulsion templating (HIPE).

Project Goals

Currently the options for insulation materials are limited, therefore the key objective of the project is to develop an insulation material that can bridge the performance gap between expensive high performance materials such as aerogels and vacuum insulation panels and the low cost but poorly performing foams.

Our insulation material needs to offer high thermal resistance but at a cost close to insulating foams.  High internal phase emulsion (HIPE) materials allow close control over porosity, pore size distribution and mechanical properties.