1. Poplar as Biofiber Reinforcement in Composites for Large-Scale 3D Printing
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Darby Ker, Halil Tekinalp, Bowie Benson, Xianhui Zhao, Yu Wang, Soydan Ozcan, Xianzhi Meng, Kai Li, Yunqiao Pu, Arthur J. Ragauskas, James Anderson, Erin Webb, and Douglas J. Gardner
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business.industry ,Scale (chemistry) ,Supply chain ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Biomedical Engineering ,Biomass ,3D printing ,General Chemistry ,Revenue stream ,Biomaterials ,Economic viability ,Biofuel ,Environmental science ,Composite material ,business ,Reinforcement - Abstract
The economic viability of the biofuel industry could be improved by adding a high-value revenue stream for biomass supply chains: bioderived composites for the rapidly expanding large-scale additive manufacturing industry (i.e., 3D printing). Using fibrillated fibers derived from biomass (e.g.
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- 2019
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