Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Overview
Coal Tar Pitch (CTP) is used as a carbonisable/graphitisable binder for carbon electrodes (e.g. for aluminium smelting), graphite electric brushes and current collectors (e.g. for motors and on electric trains), and molten metal-conveying components for the metal industries. CTP, though, is fossil derived and is a toxic chemical under ‘sunset’ REACH status. Wood Tar Biopitch (WTB), obtained from the distillation of sawdust, shows promise as a safer and renewably-sourced binder. We're working on biomass as a sustainable replacement for fossil derived materials to reduce the carbon footprint and released PAHs
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Areas of expertise
- TP Chemical technology
- Pyrolysis
- Distillation
- Bio-oil
- Bio-pitch
- Graphene based materials
- TS Manufactures
- Carbon electrodes
- Graphite electric brushes
- Current collectors
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Advanced materials
- Biotechnology
- Sustainable Futures
Keywords
- Sustainability
- Carbon
- Graphene
- Nanotechnology
- Materials Science
Research output
- 1 Article
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Effect of styrene-butadiene rubber and fumed silica nano-filler on the microstructure and mechanical properties of glass fiber reinforced unsaturated polyester resin
Saberian, M., 2019, In: Composites. Part B: Engineering.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review