L2M NSERC - Energy Efficient Production of Carbon Fibers from Asphaltenes

这项研究是Lab2Market计划的一部分，旨在促进研究商业化。在这项研究中，我们研究了以沥青质为原料生产节能碳纤维的可行性。碳纤维是一种强度高、重量轻、导电和导热的材料，已被用于航空航天、医疗、能源和体育领域。传统的后处理工艺由于原丝价格高，温室气体排放量大，限制了碳纤维的广泛应用。传统的后处理工艺，包括长时间稳定化、高温碳化和石墨化工艺，会造成巨大的成本和温室气体排放，这也是导致碳纤维产品价格高昂的原因之一。因此，为了降低成本和扩大碳纤维的应用范围，需要一种使用艾伯塔省油砂沥青质(AOA)的经济前驱体和更高效的后处理工艺。市场评估将确定影响该技术商业化的关键因素。

This study is a part of Lab2Market initiative to improve research commercialization. In this study, we examine the feasibility of producing energy efficient carbon fibers from asphaltene. Carbon fibers are a strong, lightweight, electrically, and thermally conductive material which has been used in aerospace, medical, energy, and sports fields. Due to the high price of the precursors and a large amount of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions of the conventional post-treatment processes restricts the wide applications of carbon fibers. The conventional post-treatment process, including long-time stabilization, high-temperature carbonization, and graphitization processes account for significant costs and GHG emissions, which also contributes to the high price of carbon fiber products. Therefore, an economical precursor using Alberta Oilsands Asphaltene (AOA) and more efficient post-treatment processes are necessary for reducing the cost and widening the applications of carbon fibers. The market assessment will determine critical factors affecting commercialization of this technology.