According to foreign media reported on January 23, the successful use of plants by scientists in the United States to manufacture carbon fiber, thereby reducing its original costly, helping owners save fuel while also reducing carbon pollution.
Carbon fiber reinforced plastics are widely used in high-end cars and racing materials because of their lightness and sturdiness, and cars made of carbon fiber are lighter than those made of steel, requiring less fuel, faster and more Fuel-efficient
However, most commercial carbon fibers are expensive, in part because of the high cost of manufacturing them, and we know that carbon fibers are made of a chemical called acrylonitrile and acrylonitrile is made of petroleum, ammonia , Oxygen and expensive catalysts, not only means that the cost of carbon fiber is subject to volatile (rising) oil prices, but it also generates significant amounts of excess heat and toxic by-products during the process.
Scientists have now discovered a more economical and greener way of making carbon fiber, and the Gregg Beckham team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that they could use plant-waste components such as corn stover and wheat straw , And successfully produced acrylonitrile.
According to a recent study published in the journal Science, scientists have broken down these plant materials into sugars, converted them to acids, and combined them with inexpensive catalysts to produce acrylonitrile, a process that does not produce excessive heat, Even toxic by-products.
The research team is now working with external companies to make a large-scale commercial shift to manufacturing and they also hope the carbon fiber produced by this new approach will pass automotive-grade testing in the near future.
Greg Beckham said: 'We will conduct more basic research and we are excited to be able to expand the scale of production of acrylonitrile, but also look forward to this durable chemical materials can be applied to everyday life Every aspect.
