Sustainable carbon fibers based on algae Carbon fibers are essential in aviation, wind energy, and lightweight construction. However, since they are based on petroleum, their production has been very harmful to the environment. A research co...

Researchers, including Thomas Brück, head of our Chair of #SyntheticBiotechnology, developed a process for #industrialproduction and application to make #carbonfibers from renewable raw materials: go.tum.de/161962

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