I-Toyota Gosei iphuhlise i-CNF eyomeleziweyo yeplastiki ukuze isetyenziswe kwiindawo zemoto
I-Toyota Gosei iphuhlise i-cellulose nanofiber (i-CNF) eyomeleziweyo yeplastiki eyenzelwe ukunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwe-carbon dioxide kumjikelezo wobomi beendawo ze-auto, ukusuka ekuthengeni izinto eziluhlaza, imveliso ukuya kwi-recycling kunye nokulahlwa.

Kwinkqubo yokuqhubela phambili kwi-decarbonization kunye noqoqosho lwesetyhula, iToyota Gosei iphuhlise izixhobo ezinomsebenzi ophezulu wokusingqongileyo usebenzisa i-CNF. Iinzuzo ezithile ze-CNF zezi zilandelayo. Okokuqala, i-CNF yesihlanu inzima kwaye iphindwe kahlanu njengentsimbi. Xa isetyenziswe njenge-reinforcer kwiplastiki okanye i-rubber, imveliso inokwenziwa ibe yincinci kwaye i-foam ingenziwa lula, ngaloo ndlela inciphisa ubunzima kunye nokunceda ukunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwe-co2 endleleni. Okwesibini, xa izinto zezithuthi ezilahliweyo ziphinda zisetyenziswe, kukho ukulahleka okuncinci kwamandla ekufudumezeni nasekunyibilikeni, ngoko ke iinxalenye ezininzi zeemoto zinokuphinda zisetyenziswe. Okwesithathu, izinto eziphathekayo aziyi kwandisa inani elipheleleyo le-CO2. Nokuba i-CNF itshisiwe, ukukhutshwa kwayo kuphela kwekharbon diokside ifunxwa zizityalo njengoko zikhula.
I-CNF esanda kuphuhliswa iplastiki eqinisiweyo idibanisa i-20% ye-CNF kwi-plastic yenjongo eqhelekileyo (i-polypropylene) esetyenziselwa i-automotive components kunye nangaphandle. Ekuqaleni, imathiriyeli equlathe i-CNF inganciphisa ukuchasana nempembelelo kwizicelo ezibonakalayo. Kodwa iToyota Gosei iyoyisile le ngxaki ngokudibanisa uyilo lomxube wezinto kunye nokuxova itekhnoloji ukuphucula ukuxhathisa impembelelo kumanqanaba alungele iinxalenye zemoto. Ukuqhubela phambili, i-Toyoda Gosei iya kuqhubeka isebenza kunye nabavelisi bezinto ze-CNF ukunciphisa iindleko.