Reinforcing effect of Cellulose Nanocrystals on Polyamide-6 polymeric nano-composite films and electrospun composite nano-fiber yarns

纤维素纳米晶对Polyamide-6聚合物纳米复合薄膜和静电纺复合纳米纤维纱的增强作用

• 批准号: 500602-2016
• 负责人: Ayranci, Cagri
• 金额: $ 2.19万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=644359
• 关键词: Reinforcing; effect; Cellulose; Nanocrystals; Polyamide

Forest products industry is closely affected from the economic conditions and the markets. Consequently, new markets that seek innovative products and high value added novel materials are crucial for the future of forest sector in Canada. Among these products, cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) are attracting increasing attention due to the potential commercial interests from various industries. FP Innovation has taken a lead role in Canada in supporting the exploration of applications for CNC in order to enhance their support of the forestry sector. CNC are highly crystalline rod-like particles that are very attractive as reinforcing agents in nano-composites due to desirable properties, such as high strength and stiffness and relatively low density. Canada is the global leader in the production of the CNC material; therefore, it is strategically important to develop an improved understanding of the reinforcing potential of CNC and use that knowledge to develop new nano-composite materials. This will provide pathways to commercial applications in Canada and around the world for this naturally abundant material. For this purpose, this proposal aims in investigating addition of CNC into one of the most commonly used polymers in the world, Nylon 6. This polymer is used to produce fibers and engineering materials such as polymeric films; however, incorporation of CNC into Nylon 6 has not been well investigated and documented in the literature. During this project, the researchers will incorporate different amounts of CNC into polymeric films and fibers. The findings will be used to generate design curves for engineers around the world to promote large scale use of CNC in Nylon 6 applications. This project is supported by FPInnovations as the industrial partner. Additionally, along with this proposal, Dr. Ayranci and his collaborator, Dr. Cranston (McMaster), are also applying to the Alberta-Ontario Innovation Program (AOIP) for extra funding. AOIP is formed between Alberta Innovates Technology Futures, Ontario Centres of Excellence, government of AB and ON, and NSERC.

林产工业受经济条件和市场的影响很大。因此，寻求创新产品和高附加值新材料的新市场对加拿大林业部门的未来至关重要。在这些产品中，纤维素纳米晶体（CNC）和纤维素纳米纤丝（CNF）由于来自各个行业的潜在商业利益而引起越来越多的关注。FP Innovation在加拿大发挥了主导作用，支持探索CNC的应用，以加强对林业部门的支持。CNC是高度结晶的棒状颗粒，由于所需的性能，如高强度和刚度以及相对低的密度，其作为纳米复合材料中的增强剂是非常有吸引力的。 加拿大是CNC材料生产的全球领导者;因此，更好地了解CNC的增强潜力并利用这些知识开发新的纳米复合材料具有重要的战略意义。 这将为这种天然丰富的材料在加拿大和世界各地的商业应用提供途径。为此，该提案旨在研究将CNC添加到世界上最常用的聚合物之一尼龙6中。 这种聚合物用于生产纤维和工程材料，如聚合物薄膜;然而，将CNC掺入尼龙6尚未得到充分研究，并在文献中记录。 在这个项目中，研究人员将在聚合物薄膜和纤维中加入不同量的CNC。研究结果将用于为世界各地的工程师生成设计曲线，以促进CNC在尼龙6应用中的大规模使用。该项目得到了FPInnovations作为工业合作伙伴的支持。此外，沿着这一提议，Ayranci博士和他的合作者克兰斯顿博士（麦克马斯特）也在向艾伯塔省安大略省创新计划（AOIP）申请额外资金。AOIP由阿尔伯塔创新技术期货、安大略卓越中心、AB和ON政府以及NSERC组成。