Natural carbon fibres—An overview

Paweł Grzegorz Kossakowski; Justyna Dygas

doi:10.18282/ims.v6i1.576

Paweł Grzegorz Kossakowski Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Kielce University of Technology
Justyna Dygas Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Kielce University of Technology

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18282/ims.v6i1.576

Keywords: carbon fibres, manufacturing, polyacrylonitrile, lignin, biomass

Abstract

The purpose of this review is to introduce the properties of carbon fibre, describe its application and present an ecological way of obtaining this product. This paper describes the formation of carbon fibres from various precursors. Currently, the most widely used pre-cursor is polyacrylonitrile. This is due to the fact that the obtained fibre has very good strength parameters. In opposition to the non-organic source, a renewable material is presented, which is lignin. This review highlights the advantages of using this ecological precursor and presents the general properties of the obtained carbon fibre.

Author Biography

Paweł Grzegorz Kossakowski, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Kielce University of Technology

Paweł Kossakowski is Assistant Professor with habilitation at Kielce University of Technology in Poland (2015-present). He obtained his PhD degree (doctorate) and DSC degree (habilitation) from Kielce University of Technology (Poland). His research focuses on fracture and damage mechanics, bridge engineering and FEM modelling. He has published more than 150 scientific papers and conference articles in the field of civil engineering.

Field of expertise: strength of materials, static of structures,steel structures, bridge engineering, building materials engineering, structural mechanics, fracture mechanics, damage mechanics, micro-mechanics, computational mechanics, applied computer science, CAD, CAE, finite element modelling, numerical methods.

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