(Invited) Aqueous Amination of Carbon Fiber Surfaces for Improved Composite Properties
Meeting the global requirements for reduced CO 2 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 red...
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Published in | Meeting abstracts (Electrochemical Society) Vol. MA2019-01; no. 20; p. 1098 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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01.05.2019
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Meeting the global requirements for reduced CO
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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. |
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ISSN: | 2151-2043 2151-2035 |
DOI: | 10.1149/MA2019-01/20/1098 |