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Title: Carbon fiber manufacturing via plasma technology

Abstract

The disclosed invention introduces a novel method of manufacturing carbon and/or graphite fibers that avoids the high costs associated with conventional carbonization processes. The method of the present invention avoids these costs by utilizing plasma technology in connection with electromagnetic radiation to produce carbon and/or graphite fibers from fully or partially stabilized carbon fiber precursors. In general, the stabilized or partially stabilized carbon fiber precursors are placed under slight tension, in an oxygen-free atmosphere, and carbonized using a plasma and electromagnetic radiation having a power input which is increased as the fibers become more carbonized and progress towards a final carbon or graphite product. In an additional step, the final carbon or graphite product may be surface treated with an oxygen-plasma treatment to enhance adhesion to matrix materials.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Knoxville, TN
  2. Oak Ridge, TN
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
874350
Patent Number(s):
US 6372192
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC05-96OR22464
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
carbon; fiber; manufacturing; via; plasma; technology; disclosed; introduces; novel; method; andor; graphite; fibers; avoids; costs; associated; conventional; carbonization; processes; utilizing; connection; electromagnetic; radiation; produce; partially; stabilized; precursors; placed; slight; tension; oxygen-free; atmosphere; carbonized; power; input; increased; progress; towards; final; product; additional; step; surface; treated; oxygen-plasma; treatment; enhance; adhesion; matrix; materials; electromagnetic radiation; carbon fiber; power input; graphite fiber; /423/204/

Citation Formats

Paulauskas, Felix L, Yarborough, Kenneth D, and Meek, Thomas T. Carbon fiber manufacturing via plasma technology. United States: N. p., 2002. Web.
Paulauskas, Felix L, Yarborough, Kenneth D, & Meek, Thomas T. Carbon fiber manufacturing via plasma technology. United States.
Paulauskas, Felix L, Yarborough, Kenneth D, and Meek, Thomas T. 2002. "Carbon fiber manufacturing via plasma technology". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874350.
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abstractNote = {The disclosed invention introduces a novel method of manufacturing carbon and/or graphite fibers that avoids the high costs associated with conventional carbonization processes. The method of the present invention avoids these costs by utilizing plasma technology in connection with electromagnetic radiation to produce carbon and/or graphite fibers from fully or partially stabilized carbon fiber precursors. In general, the stabilized or partially stabilized carbon fiber precursors are placed under slight tension, in an oxygen-free atmosphere, and carbonized using a plasma and electromagnetic radiation having a power input which is increased as the fibers become more carbonized and progress towards a final carbon or graphite product. In an additional step, the final carbon or graphite product may be surface treated with an oxygen-plasma treatment to enhance adhesion to matrix materials.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
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Works referenced in this record:

Synthesis of Graphite Fibers and Filaments
book, January 1988


Carbon Fibers from Acrylic Precursors
book, January 1995