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Title:

Feasibility study of carbon nanofibre production from organosolv lignin by electrospinning

Agreement Number:

EGP

Agreement Value:

$25,000.00

Agreement Date:

Sep 20, 2017 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

British Columbia, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q2-04269

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:

Ko, Frank (The University of British Columbia)

Program:

Engage Grants for Universities

Program Purpose:

Advanced BioCarbon 3D Ltd (ABC3D) has developed a process for extracting high purity lignin from woodx000D
products. It is felt that the ABC3D Lignin (ABC3DL) may be a good candidate feedstock for the formation ofx000D
carbon fibres. However, there are several challenges posed by the fibre formation that the ABC3DL productx000D
developers must overcome. The University of British Columbia (UBC) has a wide range of electrospinningx000D
facilities in the Advanced Materials and Process Engineering Laboratory (AFML). By combining the expertisex000D
of UBC AFML staff and nanofibre processing facility we can reduce the design cycle time and improve thex000D
level of innovation. In this program, we propose to combine ABC3D's bio-refinery technology with thex000D
know-how and capabilities in fibrous materials in AFML at UBC to explore the feasibility of lignin as a rawx000D
material for carbon fibre production.