| Autor: |
Michael A. Lowe, Paul Vlasak, Dave Bank, Richard Baumer |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
| Zdroj: |
ECS Meeting Abstracts. :1098-1098 |
| ISSN: |
2151-2043 |
| DOI: |
10.1149/ma2019-01/20/1098 |
| Popis: |
Meeting the global requirements for reduced CO2 emission and increased vehicle fuel economy requires new technology development within the transportation industry. Vehicle lightweighting is a particularly important approach because reducing primary vehicle weight can often enable secondary mass reductions. Broad adoption of composite materials in the automotive industry requires composite development – including resin, fiber, and fiber interphase – and the ability to manufacture components at relevant rates and costs. As part of a broad effort to develop low-cost carbon fiber-reinforced composites, research at Dow has demonstrated a low-cost aqueous route to electrochemically modify fiber surfaces with amine-based reactive molecules. These functionalized fibers can then provide advantages in material handling and interphase development that enable lower-cost lightweighting solutions. While electrochemical surface treatment of carbon fibers is a mature field, this presentation will provide a demonstrative example of an early stage industrial approach to using electrochemical methods, from small scale concept screening to early-pilot scale material testing. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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