Synthetic and Systems Biology Innovation Hub, Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2019 Oct 17;55(84):12655-12658. doi: 10.1039/c9cc05016g.
A plant-derived lignin polymer has been sought-after as a low-cost carbon fiber (CF) precursor, but the underlying mechanisms defining CF performances are still elusive. This study revealed that both the electroconductive and mechanical performances of lignin-based CF were synergistically improved by enhancing the microstructures through modifying the lignin chemistry, which paved a pathway to holistically improve the lignin CF quality.
人们一直希望从植物衍生的木质素聚合物中获得低成本碳纤维 (CF) 前体，但定义 CF 性能的潜在机制仍难以捉摸。本研究表明，通过改变木质素化学结构来增强微观结构，可以协同提高基于木质素的 CF 的导电性和机械性能，为全面提高木质素 CF 质量铺平了道路。
