Graphene-enhanced thermoplastic products for transportation industries and electronic devices: importance of processing, UV resistance, weatherablity and use of recycled materials

目前的项目旨在开发轻便且具有成本效益的石墨烯增强热塑性复合材料，并研究这些材料对风化，特别是紫外线降解的抵抗力以及它们的回收利用。它将加强加拿大最大的工业级石墨烯生产商NanoXplore（石墨烯年产量为10000吨/年）与蒙特利尔高等理工学院（ETS）机械工程系之间的合作项目。该项目将包括三个主要目标：1)研究生产石墨烯纳米复合材料的不同加工技术；2)研究石墨烯纳米复合材料的耐风化性，特别是紫外线降解性；3)研究复合材料的回收利用。2名教授、2名博士、2名硕士生和1名ETS兼职研究员将参与这3年的项目。来自NanoXplore的三名研究科学家、一名工艺专家、一名组长和一名产品开发部经理将参加。实验工作将部分在NanoXplore进行，部分在ETS进行。在这个项目中获得的知识将有利于加拿大的复合材料工业。该项目将提高加拿大作为先进材料生产国的地位。

The present project aims at developing light and cost-effective graphene-enhanced thermoplastic composites and study the resistance of these materials to weathering and especially UV degradation as well as their recycling. It will reinforce a collaboration program between NanoXplore, the largest producer of industrial grade graphene in Canada (with an annual production of graphene of 10 000 tons/year) and the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Ecole de Technologie Supérieure de Montreal (ETS). The project will consist of three principal objectives 1) Study different processing techniques to produce graphene nanocomposites, 2) Study the resistance of graphene nanocomposites to weathering and especially UV degradation 3) Study of recycling of the composites. 2 professors, 2 PhD, 2 Master students and one research associate part time of ETS will participate in these three years project. From NanoXplore, three research scientists, one process specialist, one group leader and one manager from the Product Development department will participate. The experimental work will be partially carried out at NanoXplore and partially at ETS. The knowledge acquired in this project will benefit the Canadian industry of composites. The project will enhance Canada's position as a producer of advanced materials.