Fundamentals and Novel Applications of Natural Carbonaceous Materials: Maximizing Economic Values and Improving Environmental Performances

天然碳质材料的基础和新应用：经济价值最大化和环境绩效改善

• 批准号: RGPIN-2020-06099
• 负责人: Jian, Cuiying
• 金额: $ 2.04万
• 依托单位: York University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=717736
• 关键词: Fundamentals; Novel; Applications; Natural; Carbonaceous

There is no doubt on the importance of natural carbonaceous materials to Canada's economy. Yet their deleterious impact on our environment is inevitable from production to utilization. While past studies have greatly enriched our knowledge of the behaviors and properties of fractionated natural carbonaceous materials, synergistic and collective functions of these materials remain mysterious due to lacking applicable/accessible tools. In addition, one equally important piece, which hasn't drawn enough attention, is to develop green applications of natural carbonaceous materials and their byproducts beyond combustion. Therefore, the long-term goals of this research program are to: 1) fundamentally understand the synergistic/collective behaviors and properties of natural carbonaceous materials under different physical, chemical, and thermal treatments, and further provide practical guidance for their industrial processing; 2) utilizing state-of-the-art additive manufacturing techniques, stimulate and commercialize the applications of non-synthetic heavy hydrocarbons in electronics; and 3) developing a unified theory to describe general behaviors of multicomponent systems, and extending its application to water and wastewater management. The outcome of this research program will be: a) fundamental research tools that can be tailored for investigating other complex systems; b) databases of structure-process-property relationship for natural carbonaceous materials and their byproducts; and c) a paradigm shift from traditional combustion of natural carbonaceous materials to novel, green applications in electronics.

天然含碳材料对加拿大经济的重要性是毋庸置疑的。然而，从生产到利用，它们对我们环境的有害影响是不可避免的。虽然过去的研究极大地丰富了我们对分馏天然碳质材料的行为和性质的认识，但由于缺乏适用/可获得的工具，这些材料的协同和集体功能仍然是神秘的。此外，一个同样重要但尚未引起足够重视的领域是开发天然碳质材料及其燃烧之外的副产品的绿色应用。