Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Lignin based sustainable thermoplastics with low carbon foot print
Agreement Number:
EGP
Agreement Value:
$25,000.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 23, 2017 -
Organization:
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Location:
Quebec, CA
Reference Number:
GC-2017-Q2-00478
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Additional Information:
Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).
Recipient's Legal Name:
Hoa, Suong Van (Concordia University)
Program:
Engage Grants for Universities
Program Purpose:
The availability of pure lignin - an abundant, and renewable by-product - with excellent thermal and flamex000D
retardant properties make the production of new sustainable thermoplastic composites, which could replacex000D
petroleum based plastics, very attractive. The difficulties related to the disaggregation and dispersion at thex000D
nano-level of the lignin make quite challenging the manufacture of good quality products. These challengesx000D
will be addressed using a state of the art lab-scale twin extruder and novel solvent exchange methods.