AKK research prize awarded to Manuel Clauss from the University of Stuttgart
AKK research prize awarded to Manuel Clauss from the University of Stuttgart Whether vehicle components, aircraft or textile concrete, plastics and materials which are reinforced by carbon fiber are lightweight and tear-proof, which makes them very much in demand. Their disadvantage is that they are expensive and energy-intensive to manufacture. A new manufacturing technique however is set to change that. This is based on the doctoral thesis by Dr. Manuel Clauss entitled "Structural investigations into lignin-based carbon fibers" submitted to the Chair of Macromolecular Materials and Fiber Chemistry held by Prof. Michael Buchmeiser at the University of Stuttgart, in cooperation with the German Institute of Textile Chemistry and Fiber Research (DITF) in Denkendorf. Dr. Clauss has now been awarded with the Research Prize 2020 for his work by the German Carbon Group (AKK), part of the German Ceramic Society (DKG). Clauss produces carbon fibers from waste wood. When looking for alternative raw materials for the production of carbon fibers Clauss opted for lignin, a waste product from wood pulping.
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