Development of a reinforced fabrics with recycled graphite particles

自前工业化时期以来，地球大气中的二氧化碳水平急剧增加，扰乱了我们星球的自然碳循环。这种不平衡导致了我们环境的重大变化（全球变暖，海洋酸化，海平面上升等）。以及我们的健康（癌症、肺/心脏病等）。应对气候变化的紧迫性需要强有力的解决方案，例如监管污染行业，增加可再生能源或停止砍伐森林。以各种形式的化合物捕获和再利用二氧化碳是被认为可以最大限度地减少对地球影响的清洁技术解决方案之一。机械辅助化学剥脱（MACE）工艺涉及处理由碳污染产生的空气颗粒（灰、炉渣、石墨、滑石、浮石等）。转化为能够掺杂织物基材性能的CO2增强型纳米颗粒涂料添加剂。该项目旨在优化CO2衍生的纳米片涂层添加剂的碳含量，以进一步增强聚合物织物的机械性能，作为比石墨烯添加剂更环保，更便宜的替代品。

Since the pre-industrialization period, the level of carbon dioxide has dramatically increased in Earth's atmosphere, disrupting the natural carbon cycle of our planet. This unbalance is responsible for major change in our environment (global warming, ocean acidification, sea level rise, etc.) and in our health (cancers, lung/heart diseases, etc.). The imperative to combat climate change requires strong resolutions such as the regulation of polluting industries, the ramping up of renewable energy or the halting of deforestation. Carbon dioxide capture and reuse in various forms of compound is one of the clean tech solutions which has been considered to minimize the effect on Earth. Mechanically Assisted Chemical Exfoliation (MACE) process involved the treatment of airborne particles resulting from carbon pollution (ash, slag, graphite, talc, pumice, etc.) into a CO2-enhanced nanoparticle coating additive able to dope the properties of fabric substrates. This project aims to optimize the carbon content of a CO2-derived nanoplatelets coating additive in order to further enhanced the mechanical performance of polymer fabric as a greener and more inexpensive alternative than graphene additives.