Feasibility study of carbon nanofibre production from organosolv lignin by electrospinning

先进生物碳3D有限公司(ABC3D)开发了一种从木制品中提取高纯度木质素的工艺。认为ABC3D木质素(ABC3DL)可能是一种很好的碳纤维制备原料。然而，ABC3DL产品开发人员必须克服纤维形成带来的几个挑战。不列颠哥伦比亚大学(UBC)在先进材料和工艺工程实验室(AFML)拥有广泛的电纺设备。通过将UBC AFML工作人员的专业知识与纳米纤维加工设备相结合，我们可以缩短设计周期，提高创新水平。在这个项目中，我们建议将ABC3D的生物精炼技术与UBC AFML在纤维材料方面的技术诀窍和能力相结合，以探索木质素作为碳纤维生产原料的可行性。

Advanced BioCarbon 3D Ltd (ABC3D) has developed a process for extracting high purity lignin from woodproducts. It is felt that the ABC3D Lignin (ABC3DL) may be a good candidate feedstock for the formation ofcarbon fibres. However, there are several challenges posed by the fibre formation that the ABC3DL productdevelopers must overcome. The University of British Columbia (UBC) has a wide range of electrospinningfacilities in the Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratory (AFML). By combining the expertiseof UBC AFML staff and nanofibre processing facility we can reduce the design cycle time and improve thelevel of innovation. In this program, we propose to combine ABC3D's bio-refinery technology with theknow-how and capabilities in fibrous materials in AFML at UBC to explore the feasibility of lignin as a rawmaterial for carbon fibre production.