Alberta Innovates: Creating Carbon Fibre from Bitumen
$5 Million to support Phase II of the Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge
EDMONTON, Alberta, March 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Alberta Innovates and the Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN) are announcing the completion of Phase I of the Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge and the launch of Phase II. 19 teams from across Canada, the United States and Australia participated in Phase I of the competition where several demonstrated they could produce strands of carbon fibre from Alberta bitumen.
In Phase II of the Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge, teams will focus on producing larger volumes of carbon fibre with higher performance properties. Teams will also focus on progressing the technology and the pathway to manage sulfur and metal content in asphaltenes. The Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge is a three-phase competition that accelerates the development, and large-scale production, of carbon fibre derived from Alberta s vast supply of bitumen.
Creating Carbon Fibre from Bitumen
$5 Million to support Phase II of the Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge
EDMONTON, Alberta, March 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Alberta Innovates and the Clean Resource Innovation Network (CRIN) are announcing the completion of Phase I of the Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge and the launch of Phase II. 19 teams from across Canada, the United States and Australia participated in Phase I of the competition where several demonstrated they could produce strands of carbon fibre from Alberta bitumen.
In Phase II of the Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge, teams will focus on producing larger volumes of carbon fibre with higher performance properties. Teams will also focus on progressing the technology and the pathway to manage sulfur and metal content in asphaltenes. The Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge is a three-phase competition that accelerates the development, and large-scale production, of carbon fibre derived from Alberta’s vast supply of bitumen.