Carbon fiber production is evolving with new breakthroughs in sustainable materials like lignin, a natural polymer found in wood. This exciting research explores lignin’s potential as a low-cost alternative in carbon fiber manufacturing, addressing the challenges of high production costs and recycling limitations.
Elastomeric Fiber Innovations: Advancements and Applications
To create high-quality fibers from polymers, the materials must have long, flexible chains, small polar side groups, be meltable or soluble for extrusion, and capable of orientation under flow.