Projects
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| Reference Number | EP/L017679/1 | |
| Title | Manufacturing of High Performance Cellulose Fibres to Replace Glass fibres & Carbon Fibre Precursors | |
| Status | Completed | |
| Energy Categories | Renewable Energy Sources(Wind Energy) 10%; Not Energy Related 75%; Energy Efficiency(Industry) 15%; |
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| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Chemistry) 40%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Chemical Engineering) 25%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 35%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr K Potter Aerospace Engineering University of Bristol |
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Professor S Eichhorn Engineering Computer Science and Maths University of Exeter |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 July 2014 | |
| End Date | 23 December 2020 | |
| Duration | 78 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £2,060,466 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Materials sciences | |
| Region | South West; South West | |
| Programme | Manufacturing : Manufacturing | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator |
Dr K Potter , Aerospace Engineering, University of Bristol Professor S Eichhorn , Engineering Computer Science and Maths, University of Exeter |
| Other Investigator | Dr SS Rahatekar , Aerospace Engineering, University of Bristol Professor A Bismarck , Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London Professor T Welton , Chemistry, Imperial College London |
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| Industrial Collaborator | Project Contact , National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA Project Contact , University of Tennessee, USA Project Contact , Centre for Process Innovation - CPI Project Contact , National Composites Centre Project Contact , Aberystwyth University Project Contact , Valueform Limited Project Contact , SHD Composites Project Contact , Haydale Project Contact , Composites Evolution Ltd Project Contact , Institute of Textile Chemistry and Chemical Fibers (ITCF), Germany Project Contact , New College Stamford |
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| Objectives | ||
| Abstract | To reduce society's dependence on petroleum based non-renewable polymers, large scale utilization of naturally occurring, abundantly available polymers such as cellulose needs to be developed. One of the major challenges in large scale utilization of cellulose from biomass is dissolution and processing of cellulose to prepare downstream products such as high performance textile fibres. The Viscose method is the most common way to manufacture cellulose fibres; however, it is a complex, multistep process which involves use of very aggressive chemicals and requires a large volume of fresh water. In the 1970s, petroleum based synthetic polymer fibres such as polyester and nylon were commercialised and were proven to be more economical than producing cellulose fibres via the Viscose method. Hence, the production of cellulose fibres was reduced from over 1.3 million tons per year in 1973 to 0.4 million tons per year by 2008 (Source: International Rayon and Synthetic Fibres Committee). To overcome this issue of processing of cellulose we are proposing to develop an environmentally benign method of manufacturing of high performance cellulose fibres using "Green Solvents". The proposed research will help develop sustainable and high performance cellulose fibres which can in-principle replace heavy glass fibres (which requires high energy during its manufacturing) and non-renewable polymer precursors used for manufacturing of carbon fibres which are widely used in composites for aerospace, auto, sports and wind energy industries in UK and abroad | |
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| Added to Database | 11/12/14 | |
