Reinforcing effect of Cellulose Nanocrystals on Polyamide-6 polymeric nano-composite films and electrospun composite nano-fiber yarns

纤维素纳米晶对Polyamide-6聚合物纳米复合薄膜和静电纺复合纳米纤维纱的增强作用

• 批准号: 500602-2016
• 负责人: Ayranci, Cagri
• 金额: $ 1.46万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=677270
• 关键词: Reinforcing; effect; Cellulose; Nanocrystals; Polyamide

Forest products industry is closely affected from the economic conditions and the markets. Consequently, new markets that seek innovative products and high value added novel materials are crucial for the future of forest sector in Canada. Among these products, cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) are attracting increasing attention due to the potential commercial interests from various industries. FP Innovation has taken a lead role in Canada in supporting the exploration of applications for CNC in order to enhance their support of the forestry sector. CNC are highly crystalline rod-like particles that are very attractive as reinforcing agents in nano-composites due to desirable properties, such as high strength and stiffness and relatively low density. Canada is the global leader in the production of the CNC material; therefore, it is strategically important to develop an improved understanding of the reinforcing potential of CNC and use that knowledge to develop new nano-composite materials. This will provide pathways to commercial applications in Canada and around the world for this naturally abundant material. For this purpose, this proposal aims in investigating addition of CNC into one of the most commonly used polymers in the world, Nylon 6. This polymer is used to produce fibers and engineering materials such as polymeric films; however, incorporation of CNC into Nylon 6 has not been well investigated and documented in the literature. During this project, the researchers will incorporate different amounts of CNC into polymeric films and fibers. The findings will be used to generate design curves for engineers around the world to promote large scale use of CNC in Nylon 6 applications. This project is supported by FPInnovations as the industrial partner. Additionally, along with this proposal, Dr. Ayranci and his collaborator, Dr. Cranston (McMaster), are also applying to the Alberta-Ontario Innovation Program (AOIP) for extra funding. AOIP is formed between Alberta Innovates Technology Futures, Ontario Centres of Excellence, government of AB and ON, and NSERC.

林产品工业受经济状况和市场的影响密切。因此，寻求创新产品和高附加值新材料的新市场对于加拿大林业部门的未来至关重要。在这些产品中，纤维素纳米晶体（CNC）和纤维素纳米原纤维（CNF）由于各个行业的潜在商业利益而受到越来越多的关注。 FP Innovation 在加拿大率先支持 CNC 应用探索，以加强对林业部门的支持。 CNC 是高度结晶的棒状颗粒，由于具有高强度和刚度以及相对较低的密度等理想特性，作为纳米复合材料中的增强剂非常有吸引力。 加拿大是数控材料生产的全球领先者；因此，加深对 CNC 增强潜力的了解并利用这些知识开发新的纳米复合材料具有重要的战略意义。 这将为这种天然丰富的材料在加拿大和世界各地的商业应用提供途径。为此，本提案旨在研究将 CNC 添加到世界上最常用的聚合物之一尼龙 6 中。这种聚合物用于生产纤维和工程材料，例如聚合物薄膜；然而，文献中尚未对 CNC 与尼龙 6 的结合进行充分的研究和记录。 在这个项目中，研究人员将把不同数量的 CNC 融入到聚合物薄膜和纤维中。研究结果将用于为世界各地的工程师生成设计曲线，以促进 CNC 在尼龙 6 应用中的大规模使用。该项目得到了 FPInnovations 作为行业合作伙伴的支持。此外，除了这项提案之外，Ayranci 博士和他的合作者 Cranston 博士（麦克马斯特）还向阿尔伯塔省-安大略省创新计划 (AOIP) 申请额外资金。 AOIP 由艾伯塔省创新技术未来局、安大略省卓越中心、AB 和安大略省政府以及 NSERC 共同组建。