Conductive Bamboo Composite

RASI希望开发一种导电竹子复合材料，可用于在需要结构坚固、重量轻、耐用且具有导电性的材料的应用中取代玻璃纤维或其他材料。从传统复合纤维转向竹子的要求将使我们能够应对某些部门面临的有关下游环境因素的挑战，并解决与可持续生产一种先进材料有关的问题。对这种也是导电的先进材料的次要需求是潜在地解决一些问题，包括材料磨损、雷击和有趣的专注于雷达杂波的MOD定位能力。Rasei最初发现了风力涡轮机市场中用于制造涡轮机叶片的材料及其相关环境影响方面的挑战，但在航空和汽车领域还有其他机会。目前处置玻璃纤维和碳纤维涡轮叶片的报废解决方案目前是不可持续的，因此损害了风力发电的绿色证书。作为一个行业，随着使用寿命为20年的拳头叶片退役，2030年将面临一个巨大的寿命终结挑战。RASEI的目标是显著减少涡轮叶片在制造过程中和寿命结束时对环境的影响。为了开发这种令人兴奋的材料，我们需要研究竹纤维、可生物降解树脂以及使我们能够用石墨烯对这些树脂体系进行功能化的方法，以创建导电背景并增加材料的机械属性。机械特性还可以创造出比玻璃纤维更好的材料，耐用时间长达20%。在开发出一种初始材料后，我们将继续测试其机械和电气能力，以及一旦定义了寿命结束就会分解的材料能力。这将有助于确保可持续的产品生命周期。该项目的目的是开发一种比目前可用的更环保的先进导电复合材料。这种新型复合材料最初可用于替代风力涡轮机叶片中的玻璃纤维，成本相当或更低。该材料还将提供防雷和信号分发等优势，这将是拟议中的风力涡轮机叶片应用的关键优势。

Rasei wishes to develop a conductive bamboo composite that can be utilised to replace glass fibre or other materials in applications that require structurally strong, light weight, durable materials that are also conductive. The requirement to switch to bamboo from traditional composite fibres will enable us to address the challenges faced in certain sectors concerning downstream environmental factors and to tackle the problems associated with the sustainable production of an advanced material. The secondary need for such an advanced material, that is also conductive, is to potentially address a number of problems that include material wear, lightning strikes and interestingly an MOD location capability focused on radar clutter.Rasei has initially identified challenges in the wind turbine market regarding the material used to manufacture turbine blades and the associated environmental impact, but there are other opportunities in aviation and automotive. The end-of-life solutions for the disposal of current glass fibre and carbon fibre turbine blades are currently unsustainable and therefore damage the green credentials of power generation by wind. As a sector there is a huge end of life challenge looming in 2030 as the fist blades with a service life of 20 years are decominssioned. Rasei aims to significantly reduce the environmental impact of turbine blades both during manufacture and at their end of life. In order to develop this exciting material, we need to research; bamboo fibres, biodegradable resins, and methods that will enable us to functionalise those resin systems with Graphene to create a conductive backdrop and also increase the mechanical attributes of the material. The mechanical attributes could also create a better material than glass fibre lasting up to 20% longer. After developing an initial material, we will proceed to test its mechanical and electrical abilities alongside the materials capabilities to break down once the end of life has been defined. This will help to ensure a sustainable product lifecycle. The purpose for the project is to develop a greener advanced conductive composite than is currently available. This new composite can initially be used to replace the glass fibre in wind turbine blades at a comparable or better cost. The material will also deliver advantages such as lightning protection and signal distribution which will be key advantages for the proposed application in wind turbine blades.