{"id":247881,"date":"2025-04-19T15:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T19:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/?p=247881"},"modified":"2025-04-16T09:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T13:39:41","slug":"kaust-succeeds-in-producing-more-affordable-carbon-fiber-from-petroleum-waste","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/kaust-succeeds-in-producing-more-affordable-carbon-fiber-from-petroleum-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"KAUST succeeds in producing more affordable carbon fiber from petroleum waste"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology<\/strong> ( KAUST<\/em> ) has achieved a breakthrough in carbon fiber production<\/strong> by using synergistic mixtures of heavy petroleum residues. By using asphaltenes<\/em> and resins<\/em> as raw materials, the research team has developed a more efficient spinning process with lower energy consumption and higher carbonization yield. <\/p>\n\n

More accessible carbon fiber production<\/h2>\n\n

Currently, carbon fiber production relies on polyacrylonitrile<\/strong> ( PAN<\/em> ), an expensive precursor that accounts for up to 50% of total manufacturing costs. Using petroleum waste<\/strong> as an alternative reduces raw material costs and increases process efficiency. <\/p>\n\n

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This led us to hypothesize that blending asphaltenes with resins could create a synergistic feedstock for carbon fiber production.<\/p>\nEdwin Guevara Romero, researcher in Mani Sarathy’s laboratory.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n

The resulting fibers possess mechanical characteristics similar to isotropic fibers used in industrial applications. Furthermore, they demonstrated adequate tensile strength for sectors such as automotive<\/strong> , wind energy<\/strong> , and even biomedical devices<\/strong> . <\/p>\n\n

By producing carbon fibers<\/a><\/strong> , the process improves the handling of the remaining oil. For example, by extracting the heavier compounds, the remaining residual oils can be more easily processed into cleaner fuels or high-value molecules. <\/p>\n\n

The laboratory is collaborating with Saudi Aramco<\/a><\/strong> to scale this technology to an industrial level. Reusing heavy oils<\/strong> transforms a low-value waste product into a high-demand raw material, with applications in sectors requiring mechanical performance, durability, and lightness. <\/p>\n\n

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Source and photo: KAUST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The result was increased carbon yield after carbonization and a reduction in energy consumption.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8404,"featured_media":247533,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13034,13078],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-247881","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-curiosities","categoria_noticias-innovation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/247881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/247881\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=247881"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=247881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}