Abstract:
A method of fabricating carbon fibers includes the steps of: (a) melting asphaltene solids in a sealed vessel; (b) spinning melted asphaltenes to fabricate green fibers; (c) stabilizing the green fibers; (d) carbonizing the stabilized green fibers; and (e) optionally graphitizing carbonized fibers.
Abstract:
Provided are a method of preparing a high softening point pitch and the high softening point pitch prepared thereby, in which a polyene radical intermediate is formed, and an alkylaromatic radial material is linearly linked to the polyene radical intermediate in a benzyl or methylene form to be polymerized. The method includes performing heat treatment by adding a compound, which is able to a polyene radical intermediate, to 1- to 4-ring alkylaromatic condensates to produce a basic pitch, and performing vacuum heat treatment for the basic pitch.
Abstract:
The present invention provides carbonized pitch articles and methods for producing the same. Synthetic mesophase pitch is mixed with partially anisotropic pitch, which may be selected from heat-soaked isotropic pitch and heat-soaked mixtures of isotropic pitch and mesophase pitch. In producing carbon moldings, the mesophase pitch is first stabilized to make it at least partially infusible, prior to mixing. In producing carbon fibers, the mesophase pitch will not typically be stabilized before mixing, rather, the resultant pitch fiber, produced from the mixture, will be stabilized by oxidation and air. The resultant fibers and moldings are carbonized according to conventional methods.
Abstract:
A thermally conductive polymer composition includes polymer matrix such as thermoplastic resin or thermoplastic elastomer and a graphitized carbon fiber which serves as a thermally conductive filler. The graphitized carbon fiber is made from a mesophase pitch. The mesophase pitch is spun, infusibilized, carbonized, pulverized, and graphitized to form powdery graphitized carbon fibers. Preferably, the graphitized carbon fibers have a diameter of 5-20 &mgr;m, an average particle size of 10-500 &mgr;m, and a density of 2.20-2.26 g/cm3. The composition may be molded to form a thermally conductive molded article such as a thermally conductive sheet. The thermally conductive polymer composition and thermally conductive molded article have high thermal conductivity and transfer large amounts of heat from electric or electronic parts.
Abstract translation:导热聚合物组合物包括聚合物基质,例如热塑性树脂或热塑性弹性体,以及用作导热填料的石墨化碳纤维。 石墨化碳纤维由中间相沥青制成。 将中间相沥青纺丝,不熔化,碳化,粉碎和石墨化,形成粉状石墨化碳纤维。 优选石墨化碳纤维的直径为5-20μm,平均粒径为10-500μm,密度为2.20-2.26g / cm 3。 组合物可以被模制以形成导热模制品,例如导热片。 导热聚合物组合物和热导成型制品具有高导热性并且从电子或电子部件传递大量的热量。
Abstract:
There is disclosed an optically isotropic pitch-based activated carbon fiber which has a proportion of the number of ultramicropores with a pore diameter of 0.5 nm or smaller to the total number of pores with a pore diameter of 4 nm or smaller being at least 70%; a specific surface area of 500 to 3000 m.sup.2 /g; and the pores consisting substantially only of the pores with a pore diameter of 4 nm or smaller, which are allowed to three-dimentionally communicate with at least a part of the surrounding pores and are distributed with an almost uniform density throughout the fiber including the surface layer part and the inner part of the fiber. The above activated carbon fiber has a high adsorption efficiency without decrease in mechanical strength and is effectively utilized as adsorbents for low molecular organic compounds and inorganic compounds, adsorbents for trace amounts of radioactive substances, catalyst carriers, electrodes for secondary batteries, etc.
Abstract:
A pitch-based carbon fiber having a high strength is produced by (a) treating a heavy oil at a temperature of 370.degree. to 480.degree. C. and a pressure of 2 to 50 kg/cm.sup.2 ; (b) separating and removing insoluble solids from the heat-treated oil so that the insoluble solids content is not higher than 50 ppm; (c) subjecting the oil to thin film distillation at a temperature of 250.degree. to 450.degree. C., a pressure of not higher than 100 mm Hg and a film thickness of not larger than 5 mm; (d) heat-treating the resulting pitch at a temperature of 340.degree. to 450.degree. C. while passing an inert gas at atmospheric or reduced pressure to obtain an optically anisotropic pitch having a softening point of 260.degree. to 300.degree. C., a quinoline insolubles content of not higher than 40 wt % and an optically anisotropic phase content of 60 to 100 vol %; (e) melt-spinning said optically anesotropic pitch in a melt-spinning apparatus having a nozzle with a vertically longer molded product disposed therein, at a temperature of 280.degree. to 360.degree. C. and a spinning viscosity of 300 to 3,000 poise; (f) rendering the resulting pitch fiber infusible and (g) calcining the infusibilized fiber in an inert gas atmosphere, initially at a temperature of 650.degree. to 850.degree. C. and subsequently conducting calcination at a temperature of 1,200.degree. to 3,000.degree. C.
Abstract:
In a method of producing mesophase pitch based carbon fibers, including the steps of melt-spinning a mesophase pitch through a nozzle (1) having at least one pair of a counter-bore (2) and a circular capillary (3) to form a pitch fiber and subjecting the pitch fiber to an infusible treatment, a carbonization treatment, and if necessary, a graphitization treatment, to form a carbon fiber, the nozzle has a degree of asymmetry .phi. of from 0.1 to 0.9, .phi. being defined by the following equation .phi.=S.sub.A /S.sub.B, wherein S.sub.A is an area of an inscribed circle in a contour of the cross-section of the counter-bore, which circles is perpendicular to the nozzle axis and has a center on the axis of the capillary and inscribed and S.sub.B is a total area of the cross-section of the counter-bore.
Abstract translation:在制备中间相沥青基碳纤维的方法中,包括通过具有至少一对反孔(2)和圆形毛细管(3)的喷嘴(1)熔融纺丝中间相沥青的步骤,以形成 沥青纤维,并对沥青纤维进行不可渗透处理,碳化处理,如果需要,进行石墨化处理,形成碳纤维,喷嘴的不对称phi为0.1〜0.9,phi由下述定义 方程phi = SA / SB,其中SA是反孔的横截面轮廓中的内接圆的面积,其圆与垂直于喷嘴轴线并且在毛细管的轴线上具有中心 SB是反孔的横截面的总面积。
Abstract:
When preparing carbon fibers from mesophase pitches, we usually encounter to the formation of cracks along the fiber axis. The crack formation is the most serious and troublesome problem. A simple process which can effectively prevent the crack formation comprises preparing the carbon fibers from mesophase pitches by melt spinning sufficient only to give a rotatory motion to the molten mesophase pitches just before extrusion substantially around the axis of a spinning nozzle hole. The process employs a usual nozzle plate having a pitch introducing tube and a spinning nozzle hole further containing a plug member having an outer spiral groove such as a drill point or a worm gear which is inserted within the pitch introducing tube.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a coaltar pitch based carbon fiber having a high Young's modulus produced by using coaltar pitch as a starting material, which has a microstructure with a preferred orientation parameter (HWHM) of 10.degree. or less, a crystallite size (Lc(002)) of not more than 25 nm and not less than 18 nm and an interlayer spacing (d002) of not more than 0.345 nm and not less than 0.338 nm as determined by X-ray diffraction, and has a magnetoresistance of less than -0.40% and not less than -2.00% as measured by applying a magnetic field of 10 KG perpendicular to the fiber axis at liquid nitrogen temperature, and a Young's modulus of 55 ton.multidot.mm.sup.-2 or more, preferably 75 ton.multidot.mm.sup.-2 or more. The carbon fiber of this invention has a high Young's modulus, is flexible, and does not split in the fiber axis direction, and therefore it is easy to handle, is good in workability, and contributed also to improvement of the production efficiency. Further, when the carbon fiber of this invention is used in composite material, the resulting composite material can be expected to have an improved impact strength and hence can be used for various purposes.
Abstract:
A pitch suitable for carbon fiber manufacture features a pitch having a weight content of between 80 and 100 percent toluene insolubles and greater than about 10 percent quinoline insolubles. The pitch is derived from a deasphaltenated middle fraction of a feedstock. The pitch is characterized as being relatively free of impurities and ash. The pitch can be spun directly into carbon fibers.