Unlocking the Entire Wood Matrix for the Next Generation of Carbon Fibers

Project Information

WoCaFi

Grant agreement ID: 715788

DOI 10.3030/715788

Project closed

EC signature date 29 November 2016

Start date 1 January 2017

End date 31 March 2022

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost € 1 481 008,00

EU contribution € 1 481 008,00

Coordinated by

AALTO KORKEAKOULUSAATIO SR
Finland

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (11)

Chemically Accelerated Stabilization of a Cellulose-Lignin Precursor as a Route to High Yield Carbon Fiber Production

Author(s): Le, Nguyen-Duc; Trogen, Mikaela; Varley, Russell J.; Hummel, Michael; Byrne, Nolene
Published in: Biomacromolecules, Issue 1, 2022, ISSN 1525-7797
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c01226

Effect of boric acid on the stabilisation of cellulose-lignin filaments as precursors for carbon fibres

Author(s): Nguyen-Duc Le, Mikaela Trogen, Russell J. Varley, Michael Hummel, Nolene Byrne
Published in: Cellulose, Issue 28/2, 2021, Page(s) 729-739, ISSN 0969-0239
Publisher: Blackie Academic & Professional
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-020-03584-x

Process-dependent nanostructures of regenerated cellulose fibres revealed by small angle neutron scattering

Author(s): Daisuke Sawada, Yoshiharu Nishiyama, Thomas Röder, Lionel Porcar, Hilda Zahra, Mikaela Trogen, Herbert Sixta, Michael Hummel
Published in: Polymer, Issue 218, 2021, Page(s) 123510, ISSN 0032-3861
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123510

Close Packing of Cellulose and Chitosan in Regenerated Cellulose Fibers Improves Carbon Yield and Structural Properties of Respective Carbon Fibers

Author(s): Hilda Zahra, Daisuke Sawada, Chamseddine Guizani, Yibo Ma, Shogo Kumagai, Toshiaki Yoshioka, Herbert Sixta, Michael Hummel
Published in: Biomacromolecules, Issue 21/10, 2020, Page(s) 4326-4335, ISSN 1525-7797
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c01117

Fungal Treatment Modifies Kraft Lignin for Lignin- and Cellulose-Based Carbon Fiber Precursors

Author(s): Joona Mikkilä, Mikaela Trogen, Klaus A. Y. Koivu, Jussi Kontro, Jaana Kuuskeri, Riku Maltari, Zane Dekere, Marianna Kemell, Miia R. Mäkelä, Paula A. Nousiainen, Michael Hummel, Jussi Sipilä, Kristiina Hildén
Published in: ACS Omega, Issue 5/11, 2020, Page(s) 6130-6140, ISSN 2470-1343
Publisher: American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c00142

Fast and quantitative compositional analysis of hybrid cellulose-based regenerated fibers using thermogravimetric analysis and chemometrics

Author(s): Chamseddine Guizani, Mikaela Trogen, Hilda Zahra, Leena Pitkänen, Kaniz Moriam, Marja Rissanen, Mikko Mäkelä, Herbert Sixta, Michael Hummel
Published in: Cellulose, Issue 28/11, 2021, Page(s) 6797-6812, ISSN 0969-0239
Publisher: Blackie Academic & Professional
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-021-03923-6

Enhanced stabilization of cellulose-lignin hybrid filaments for carbon fiber production

Author(s): Nolene Byrne, Rasike De Silva, Yibo Ma, Herbert Sixta, Michael Hummel
Published in: Cellulose, Issue 25/1, 2018, Page(s) 723-733, ISSN 0969-0239
Publisher: Blackie Academic & Professional
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-017-1579-0

Evolution of carbon nanostructure during pyrolysis of homogeneous chitosan-cellulose composite fibers

Author(s): Hilda Zahra; Daisuke Sawada; Shogo Kumagai; Yu Ogawa; Leena-Sisko Johansson; Yanling Ge; Chamseddine Guizani; Toshiaki Yoshioka; Michael Hummel
Published in: Carbon, 2021, ISSN 0008-6223
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2021.08.062

Cellulose-lignin composite fibers as precursors for carbon fibers: Part 2 – The impact of precursor properties on carbon fibers

Author(s): Nguyen-Duc Le, Mikaela Trogen, Yibo Ma, Russell J. Varley, Michael Hummel, Nolene Byrne
Published in: Carbohydrate Polymers, Issue 250, 2020, Page(s) 116918, ISSN 0144-8617
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116918

Cellulose-lignin composite fibres as precursors for carbon fibres. Part 1 – Manufacturing and properties of precursor fibres

Author(s): Mikaela Trogen, Nguyen-Duc Le, Daisuke Sawada, Chamseddine Guizani, Tainise Vergara Lourençon, Leena Pitkänen, Herbert Sixta, Riddhi Shah, Hugh O'Neill, Mikhail Balakshin, Nolene Byrne, Michael Hummel
Published in: Carbohydrate Polymers, Issue 252, 2021, Page(s) 117133, ISSN 0144-8617
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117133

Understanding the influence of key parameters on the stabilisation of cellulose-lignin composite fibres

Author(s): Nguyen-Duc Le, Mikaela Trogen, Yibo Ma, Russell J. Varley, Michael Hummel, Nolene Byrne
Published in: Cellulose, Issue 28/2, 2021, Page(s) 911-919, ISSN 0969-0239
Publisher: Blackie Academic & Professional
DOI: 10.1007/s10570-020-03583-y