Can we make bus parts using hemp fibre and a canola-oil based resin?
The research team: Dr. Raghavan Jayaraman, Dr. Devi Adhikari (Post-Doctoral Fellow), Mahi Fahimian (PhD student), Frank J Wheeler (undergraduate student), Prof. Richard Wool (University of Delaware). Why the research matters: The transportation industry can replace petroleum-based products with biocomposite products made from natural fibres. How this research will help farmers: Farmers will have new value-added markets for Manitoba-grown crops. ARDI grant: $84,000. Partners: New Flyer, Carlson Engineered Composites, Stemergy Renewable Fibre Technologies. Research timetable: November 2008 to July 2010. Learn more: A. Campanella, M. Fahimian, R.P. Wool, and J. Raghavan, (2009), “Sythesis and Rheology of Chemically Modified Canola Oil,” Journal of Bio-based Materials and Bioenergy, v.3, pp. 1-9. M. Fahimian, J. Raghavan, Geof Kime, D. Adhikari, Brent Klimack, R.P. Wool, J. Arnolt Milne, and Paul Zanetel, (2009), “Influence of mat parameters on manufacturability and properties of needle-pu
