SBIR Phase II: Leveraging Z-axis Milled Fiber to Enhance the Performance, Economics and Sustainability of Carbon Fiber for High-Volume Applications

SBIR 第二阶段：利用 Z 轴铣削纤维增强大批量应用碳纤维的性能、经济性和可持续性

• 批准号: 1951183
• 负责人: Anvesh Gurijala
• 金额: $ 75万
• 依托单位: Boston Materials, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-04-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1951183&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Leveraging; axis

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project is the development of a high-performance, economic, and sustainable carbon fiber material and associated processing technology for consumer electronics, aircraft interiors, and mass market automobiles. In current processes, roughly 30% of carbon fiber is typically scrapped during manufacturing. By 2024, an estimated 50,000 metric tons of virgin carbon fiber will be scrapped and disposed in landfills. The proposed technology will extract value from scrapped fiber and prevent disposal, offering up to 25% cost reduction compared with carbon fiber products commercially available today. This technology creates higher usage and new opportunities for this advanced material.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will support the development of a high-performance composite that utilizes low-cost and sustainable milled carbon fiber. An industrial roll-to-roll production process will be used to compound virgin carbon fiber with milled fiber. These reclaimed fibers are oriented in the Z-axis using a proprietary technology adapted from an industrial process originally developed to make thermoset products. The proposed project will develop a market-ready thermoplastic product with dense Z-axis reinforcement while retaining key in-plane properties. This new thermoplastic product will be targeted towards translation to high-volume consumer electronics, aircraft interiors, and automotive applications.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该小企业创新研究 (SBIR) 第二阶段项目的更广泛影响/商业潜力是为消费电子产品、飞机内饰和大众市场汽车开发高性能、经济且可持续的碳纤维材料及相关加工技术。在目前的工艺中，大约 30% 的碳纤维通常在制造过程中被废弃。到 2024 年，预计将有 50,000 吨原生碳纤维被报废并埋入垃圾填埋场。拟议的技术将从废弃纤维中提取价值并防止处置，与目前市售的碳纤维产品相比，成本降低高达 25%。这项技术为这种先进材料创造了更高的使用率和新的机会。这个小型企业创新研究 (SBIR) 第二阶段项目将支持开发一种利用低成本且可持续的磨碎碳纤维的高性能复合材料。 将采用工业卷对卷生产工艺将原生碳纤维与磨碎纤维复合。 这些再生纤维采用专有技术沿 Z 轴定向，该技术源自最初开发用于制造热固性产品的工业流程。 拟议项目将开发一种可立即投入市场的热塑性产品，该产品具有致密的 Z 轴增强材料，同时保留关键的平面内特性。这种新型热塑性产品将致力于大批量消费电子产品、飞机内饰和汽车应用。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。