PREMISE II: Design and Engineering of Green Composites From Biofibers and Bioplastics

前提二：生物纤维和生物塑料绿色复合材料的设计和工程

• 批准号: 0400296
• 负责人: Lawrence Drzal
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Michigan State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2004
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2004-07-01 至 2008-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0400296&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: PREMISE; II; Design; Engineering; Green

The objective of this research project is the advancement of fundamental knowledge for the processing and manufacturing of sustainable renewable resource-based "green" biocomposites from engineered natural/bio-fiber and bioplastics. The approach is to utilize new emerging bioplastics produced by bacteria and bioplastics derived from corn oil with plant biofibers as reinforcements to produce structural biocomposites via extrusion-injection molding and a new hydro-thermoforming process. An integrated research program will be conducted encompassing education, economics, environment and energy aspects to strengthen the connection between "Design" and "Manufacturing" in order to achieve 'sustainability'. A strong collaborative partnership with representative industrial participants from across the technology will add additional strength to insure relevancy and industrial implementation in the future. This research will result in a framework that will serve as the foundation for transitioning away from petroleum based resources to biobased, sustainable resources in structural materials while maintaining a viable cost-performance structure. Advancement in the demand for and utilization of these new alternative 'sustainable" materials will create new sources of revenue for farmers, increase the use of biobased products and reduce the nation's dependence on petroleum resources. The project will also produce new educational modules that can serve to integrate the full range of important environmental considerations into traditional engineering education.

该研究项目的目标是推进基础知识的加工和制造可持续的可再生资源为基础的“绿色”生物复合材料从工程天然/生物纤维和生物塑料。该方法是利用新出现的由细菌产生的生物塑料和来自玉米油的生物塑料与植物生物纤维作为增强体，通过挤出-注射成型和新的水热成型工艺来生产结构生物复合材料。 将进行一项综合研究计划，包括教育，经济，环境和能源方面，以加强“设计”和“制造”之间的联系，以实现“可持续性”。 与来自整个技术领域的代表性工业参与者建立强大的合作伙伴关系将增加额外的力量，以确保未来的相关性和工业实施。这项研究将产生一个框架，该框架将作为从石油基资源过渡到结构材料中的生物基可持续资源的基础，同时保持可行的性价比结构。对这些新的替代“可持续”材料的需求和利用的进步将为农民创造新的收入来源，增加生物基产品的使用，并减少国家对石油资源的依赖。 该项目还将产生新的教育模块，可用于将各种重要的环境考虑纳入传统的工程教育。