Lignin – an alternative precursor for sustainable and cost-effective automotive carbon fiber
Lightweight design is an essential part of the overall Volkswagen strategy for reducing the CO2 emission. The use of carbon fiber reinforced polymers (CFRP) offers an enormous lightweight potential in comparison to aluminum, enabling a weight reduction, if a load-adapted (unidirectional) CFRP-design...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Materials Research and Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785415000599 |