Lignin Based Carbon Fibres for Composites (LIBRE)
Research Project, 2016
– 2020
The use of carbon fiber (CF) based composites is of growing importance in many industrial applications with the current global market estimated at $28Bn [ref 9]. However, the current high cost, limited production capability in Europe and the use of petroleum-based polyacrylonitrile (PAN) as the precursor fiber (PF) from which the CF is ultimately derived, requires the development of innovative routes to industrial production. To achieve this, novel processes are needed which can utilise sustainable precursor materials to produce CF of adequate quality, reduce energy consumption during manufacture and make CF widely available and affordable across a range of different European industrial sectors. The aim of LIBRE is to use lignin rich side streams in order to develop a more resource-efficient and sustainable carbon fiber production, based on biopolymers for PF production and energy efficient processing technologies for conversion of PF to CF which will have performance levels matching or bettering current industrial standards.
Participants
Magdalena Svanström (contact)
Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Environmental Systems Analysis
Collaborations
Centexbel
Brussels, Belgium
Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF)
Orbassano, Italy
C-Tech Innovation
Chester, United Kingdom
Dralon GmbH
Dormagen, Germany
ÉireComposites Teoranta
Co. Galway, Ireland
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Zur
Munchen, Germany
Tecnaro Gesellschaft Zur Industriellen Anwendung Nachwachsender Rohstoffe Mbh
Ilsfeld, Germany
The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF)
Denkendorf, Germany
The Institute for Composite Materials
Kaiserslautern, Germany
The University of Bolton
Bolton, United Kingdom
University of Limerick
Limerick, Ireland
Funding
European Commission (EC)
Project ID: EC/H2020/720707
Funding Chalmers participation during 2016–2020
Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure
Sustainable development
Driving Forces