Area of research
Polymers and Plastics · Biomaterials
Research interest
Research topics from publications: Carbon fibers from polyacrylonitrile/cellulose nanocrystal nanocomposite fibers; Stabilization Study of Polyacrylonitrile/Cellulose Nanocrystals Composite Fibers. Representative work: The stabilization process is an important step in converting polyacrylonitrile (PAN) to good mechanical property carbon fiber. Currently, sustainable materials, such as cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), are gaining attention for conversion to carbon fibers. In this work, the effect of CNCs on the structure, mechanical, and thermal properties of stabilized PAN is systematically studied. In the stabilized PAN/CNC fibers, individual stabilized CNCs were found distributed in stabilized PAN, as observed by elemental composition differences in the two regions. When both the PAN and PAN/CNC composite precursor fibers were processed at a draw ratio of 10×, then the stabilized PAN/CNC fibers exhibited a