AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION. LIGNIN VALORIZATION REMAINS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE FOR BIOREFINERIES. LIGNIN-BASED CARBON FIBERS ARE ATTRACTIVE AS THEY ARE POTENTIAL LOW-COST ALTERNATIVES TO COMMERCIAL CARBON FIBERS. HOWEVER, THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CURRENT LIGNIN-BASED CARBON FIBERS ARE MUCH INFERIOR TO THE COMMERCIAL REQUIREMENTS. IN THIS PROJECT, WE WILL INVESTIGATE AND DEVELOP A NOVEL LIGNIN-TAILORED CARBON FIBER PRODUCTION METHOD, PRODUCING CARBON FIBERS WITH SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED PROPERTIES AT LOW COSTS. IF SUCCESSFUL, THE PROJECT WILL ENABLE AUTOMOBILE-GRADE CARBON FIBERS FROM GENERAL LIGNIN.

$650,000FY2023National Institute of Food and AgricultureUSDA

Iowa State University Of Science And Technology

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** AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** LIGNIN VALORIZATION REMAINS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE FOR BIOREFINERIES. LIGNIN-BASED CARBON FIBERS ARE ATTRACTIVE AS THEY ARE POTENTIAL LOW-COST ALTERNATIVES TO COMMERCIAL CARBON FIBERS. HOWEVER, THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CURRENT LIGNIN-BASED CARBON FIBERS ARE MUCH INFERIOR TO THE COMMERCIAL REQUIREMENTS. IN THIS PROJECT, WE WILL INVESTIGATE AND DEVELOP A NOVEL LIGNIN-TAILORED CARBON FIBER PRODUCTION METHOD, PRODUCING CARBON FIBERS WITH SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED PROPERTIES AT LOW COSTS. IF SUCCESSFUL, THE PROJECT WILL ENABLE AUTOMOBILE-GRADE CARBON FIBERS FROM GENERAL LIGNIN. · GrantIndex