Production of carbon aerogels from biochoice (TM) lignin for supercapacitors application

拟议工作的目标是开发一种可扩展的系统，用于将BioChoiceTM木质素转化为先进的气凝胶和碳气凝胶材料。这项研究将提供一个框架，利用加拿大森林产品行业的可再生资源，为绿色建筑和储能市场开发新型材料。这项工作是Engage and Engage Plus合作项目的延伸，在该项目中，Domtar和UBC的团队努力创造了几个新的原型，并获得了专利申请。进一步的讨论导致了拟议的工作，即为木质素气凝胶生产和混合气凝胶材料创造可扩展的方法。该项目将为Domtar创造能力，使其增值材料的价值高达每公斤15美元。进一步的研究有望为硫酸盐木质素的利用提供新的途径，这种材料的价态为发展强大的生物经济提供了希望。

The goal of the proposed work is to develop a scalable system for the BioChoiceTM Lignin conversion intoadvanced aerogel and carbon aerogel materials. This research will provide a framework to develop novelmaterials for the green building and energy storage markets using renewable resources from the Canadianforest products industries. The work is an extension of an Engage and Engage Plus collaborative projects wherethe teams from Domtar and UBC worked to create several novel prototypes resulting in a patent application.Further discussions have led to the proposed work on creating scalable methods for lignin aerogel productionand hybrid aerogel materials. The project will result in creating capacity for Domtar to make value addedmaterials worth upwards to $15/kg. Further research is anticipated to result in novel pathways for utilization ofkraft lignin, which valorization of the material provides promise towards developing a robust bio-economy.