The Future of Biocomposites and Nanocellulose
Transcript of The Future of Biocomposites and Nanocellulose
The Future of Biocomposites and Nanocellulose
Track Overview
Meisha L. Shofner
Associate Director, Renewable Bioproducts Institute
Associate Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
April 5, 2016
Biocomposites and NanocelluloseDefinitions for This Conference
• Biomaterials: Materials which are derived from natural sources or synthetic materials that replace natural materials in medical applications
• Biocomposites: Composites which contain at least one naturally-sourced component
• Nanocellulose: Materials consisting of nanostructured cellulose (microcrystalline or microfibrils) or nanoscale cellulose (nanocrystals or nanofibrils)
Nanocellulose ProductionCellulose Nanocrystals (kg/day)
CelluForce, Canada 1000
American Process, U.S.A. 500
Holmen (Melodea), Sweden 100
Alberta Innovates, Canada 20
USDA Forest Service – Forest Products Laboratory 10
Blue Goose Refineries, Canada 10
India Council for Ag. Research 10
FPInnovations, Canada 3
Melodea, Israel Pilot
TAPPI Nano Division with Jack Miller – State of the Industry December 2015
Nanocellulose ProductionCellulose Nanofibrils (kg/day)
Paperlogic 2000
University of Maine 1000
Borregaard, Norway 500
American Process, U.S.A. 500
Nippon Paper, Japan 150
Innventia, Sweden 100
CTP/FCBA, France 100
Oji Paper, Japan 100
Pre-commercial, Pilot, or LabStora Enso, Finland; UPM, Finland; FPInnovations, Canada; Norske Skog; SAPPI, Netherlands; VTT; Daicel, Japan; Lulea University of Technology, Sweden; USDA Forest Service – Forest Products Laboratory
TAPPI Nano Division with Jack Miller – State of the Industry December 2015
Current PSE Fellowships concerning biomaterials/composites and nanocellulose
Current PSE Fellowships
PSE Fellowships relating to biomaterials and nanocellulose
Biomaterialsand
Nanocellulose~42%
ME5.5% CHEM
5.5%
ChBE33%
MSE56%
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Planned infrastructure investments to support biocomposite and nanocellulose research
• Production– CNC/CNF processing and purification system
– Spray dryer upgrade
• Characterization– Disc centrifuge
– High pressure rheometer cell
– Total organic carbon analyzer
– Gas permeation measurement station7
Key Strengths at RBI and Georgia Tech Related to Biocomposites and Nanocellulose
• Additive Manufacturing
• Composite and Fiber Processing
• Synthesis and Characterization
• Cooperation with Industry
Images:Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute, Georgia Tech Renewable Bioproducts Institute, Shofner Research Group
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Speakers
Challenges and Opportunities for Nano-Cellulose for Innovative Composite-Based Applications –Dr. Soydan Ozcan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory and University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Speakers
Biopolymers as Organizers – Professor Paul Russo, Hightower Chair in Biopolymers, Georgia Institute of Technology, Schools of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemistry and Biochemistry
Speakers
• Lignin-Polyacrylonitrile Blend Carbon Fiber: A Step Toward Green Manufacturing – Clive Liu, School of Materials Science and Engineering
• 3-D Printed Nanocellulose Materials and Their Composites – Vincent Li, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
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Redox-Active Polymers for Electrochromism and Charge Storage: Toward Cellulose-Based Substrates – Professor John Reynolds, Georgia Institute of Technology, Schools of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Materials Science and Engineering, Director of Georgia Tech Polymer Network
End User PanelCellulose Nanomaterials and Biocomposites• Moderator: Dr. Robert Moon, USDA Forest Service - Forest
Products Laboratory
• Dr. Jim Bradbury, Verso
• Sean Ireland, IMERYS
• Dr. Sandeep Kulkarni, PepsiCo
• Professor Kimberly Kurtis, Georgia Tech
• Dr. Soydan Ozcan, ORNL and University of Tennessee, Knoxville