I-Toyota Gosei isungule amapulasitiki aqiniswe yi-CNF azosetshenziswa ezingxenyeni zezimoto
I-Toyota Gosei isungule ipulasitiki eqinisiwe ye-cellulose nanofiber (CNF) eklanyelwe ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwesikhutha kuwo wonke umjikelezo wempilo wezingxenye zezimoto, kusukela ekuthengeni impahla eluhlaza, ekukhiqizeni kuye ekugayweni kabusha nasekulahlweni.

Enqubweni yokudlulela ku-decarbonization kanye nomnotho oyindilinga, i-Toyota Gosei ithuthukise izinto ezisebenza kahle kwezemvelo isebenzisa i-CNF. Izinzuzo ezithile ze-CNF zimi kanje. Okokuqala, i-CNF iyingxenye yesihlanu njengesindayo futhi iqine ngokuphindwe kahlanu njengensimbi. Uma isetshenziswa njenge-reinforcer epulasitiki noma irabha, umkhiqizo ungenziwa ube mncane futhi igwebu lingakhiwa kalula, ngaleyo ndlela kuncishiswe isisindo futhi kusize ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwe-co2 emgwaqeni. Okwesibili, lapho izinto zezimoto ezilahliwe ziphinda zisetshenziswa, kukhona ukuncipha okuncane kwamandla ekushiseni nasekuncibilikeni, ngakho izingxenye zemoto eziningi zingagaywa kabusha. Okwesithathu, impahla ngeke inyuse inani le-CO2. Ngisho noma i-CNF ishisiwe, ukukhishwa kwayo kwe-carbon dioxide kuphela kudonswa izitshalo njengoba zikhula.
Ipulasitiki eqinisiwe ye-CNF esanda kwakhiwa ihlanganisa u-20% we-CNF kupulasitiki yenjongo evamile (i-polypropylene) esetshenziselwa izingxenye zezimoto zangaphakathi nezangaphandle. Ekuqaleni, izinto eziqukethe i-CNF zizonciphisa ukumelana nomthelela ezinhlelweni ezisebenzayo. Kodwa iToyota Gosei iyinqobile le nkinga ngokuhlanganisa ukwakheka kwayo kwengxube yempahla kanye nobuchwepheshe bokuxova ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukumelana nomthelela emazingeni afanele izingxenye zemoto. Ukuqhubekela phambili, i-Toyoda Gosei izoqhubeka nokusebenza nabakhiqizi bezinto ze-CNF ukuze banciphise izindleko.