Companies
Oak Ridge National Lab
Precursors — Acetylated pure lignin melt spinning.
- Country
- United States
Coverage
| CN | EU | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| cellulose-lignin | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliation | Oak Ridge National Laboratory (managed by UT-Battelle LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy) | ornl.gov |
| Research focus | Developing low-cost carbon fiber, including research on lignin-based precursors and advanced manufacturing/conversion technologies (melt-spinning, microwave, plasma) | ornl.gov |
| Facility | Carbon Fiber Technology Facility (CFTF) | ornl.gov |
| Facility | Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) | ornl.gov |
| Grant | $10M awarded to develop coal-derived carbon products (2020) | energy.gov |
| Grant | DOE Award Number DE-EE-0005779 for lignin-based carbon fiber technology development | osti.gov |
| Principal staff | Merlin Theodore (Group Leader, Advanced Fibers Manufacturing) medium confidence | ornl.gov |
| Principal staff | Amit Naskar, Nidia Gallego, Kokouvi Akato medium confidence | osti.gov |
Independent sources: energy.gov · ornl.gov · osti.gov
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lignin carbon fibers | cellulose-lignin | Medium | → |
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