Two-step sulfonation process for the conversion of polymer fibers to carbon fibers

Barton, Bryan E.; Patton, Jasson T.; Hukkanen, Eric J.; Bernius, Mark T.

Title: Two-step sulfonation process for the conversion of polymer fibers to carbon fibers

Patent · Tue Nov 14 00:00:00 EST 2017

OSTI ID:1408915

Barton, Bryan E.; Patton, Jasson T.; Hukkanen, Eric J.; Bernius, Mark T.

Disclosed herein are processes for preparing carbon fibers, comprising: sulfonating a polymer fiber with a sulfonating agent that is fuming sulfuric acid, sulfuric acid, chlorosulfonic acid, or a combination thereof; treating the sulfonated polymer with a heated solvent, wherein the temperature of the heated solvent is at least 95.degree. C.; and carbonizing the resulting product by heating it to a temperature of 501-3000.degree. C. Carbon fibers prepared according to these methods are also disclosed herein.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: NFE-10-02991

Assignee:: Dow Global Technologies LLC (Midland, MI)

Patent Number(s):: 9,816,207

Application Number:: 14/413,454

OSTI ID:: 1408915

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2013 Jul 03

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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