Low Carbon Integrated Modular Structure for ICE and E-motor Recycled Carbon Composite Enclosures: Scale-up to Commercialization for Automotive Market
Center for Biocomposites and Biomaterials Processing, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Toronto, Canada
Abstract
Demonstrative electromagnetic interference shielding feature combined with exceptional performance and super-light engine components highlights the boundless opportunities of recycled plastics and carbon fiber from aerospace and other sectors. In this work, we broke new ground in a translational atomistic investigation that organic materials including carbon derived from nature-specific species can demonstrate unusual properties that defy the law of conventional thermodynamics. A negative dielectric organic graphitic phase led to discoveries of adsorption-derived shielding in a composite architecture. A spectacular display of an engine front cover in a Ford GT Performance vehicle is a testimony of realizing the unthinkable hidden gem of new materials and functions.
