Today's KNOWLEDGE Share:Bio-based acrylonitrile (ACN)for carbon fiber
Today's KNOWLEDGE Share:
Bio-based acrylonitrile (ACN)for carbon fiber manufacture:
"As part of its research with bio-based ACN, Southern Research conducted a life cycle assessment (LCA), comparing biomass-to-ACN manufacture to petroleum-to-ACN manufacture. Results said bio-based ACN manufacture offers a carbon footprint of -1.57 pounds equivalent CO2 per pound of finished product, compared to 3.5 pounds equivalent CO2 per pound of finished product for petroleum-based ACN manufacture. In short, the bio-based feedstock allows for a process that conserves carbon emissions."
"Regarding cost, Southern Research’s process is sensitive to the purity of the sugars feedstock, and the higher the feedstock quality, the more expensive it is. Southern Research says,it was getting ready to commission a small-scale production plant and looking for carbon fiber manufacturers willing to assess the quality of its ACN."
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