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Title: Processes for preparing carbon fibers using sulfur trioxide in a halogenated solvent

Abstract

Disclosed here are processes for preparing carbonized polymers (preferably carbon fibers), comprising sulfonating a polymer with a sulfonating agent that comprises SO.sub.3 dissolved in a solvent to form a sulfonated polymer; treating the sulfonated polymer with a heated solvent, wherein the temperature of the solvent is at least 95.degree. C.; and carbonizing the resulting product by heating it to a temperature of 500-3000.degree. C. Carbon fibers made according to these methods are also disclosed herein.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1234228
Patent Number(s):
9222201
Application Number:
14/413,456
Assignee:
Dow Global Technologies LLC
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
D - TEXTILES D01 - NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES D01F - CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
D - TEXTILES D06 - TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE D06M - TREATMENT, NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE IN CLASS D06, OF FIBRES, THREADS, YARNS, FABRICS, FEATHERS OR FIBROUS GOODS MADE FROM SUCH MATERIALS
DOE Contract Number:  
NFE-10-02991
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Jul 03
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Patton, Jasson T., Barton, Bryan E., Bernius, Mark T., Chen, Xiaoyun, Hukkanen, Eric J., Rhoton, Christina A., and Lysenko, Zenon. Processes for preparing carbon fibers using sulfur trioxide in a halogenated solvent. United States: N. p., 2015. Web.
Patton, Jasson T., Barton, Bryan E., Bernius, Mark T., Chen, Xiaoyun, Hukkanen, Eric J., Rhoton, Christina A., & Lysenko, Zenon. Processes for preparing carbon fibers using sulfur trioxide in a halogenated solvent. United States.
Patton, Jasson T., Barton, Bryan E., Bernius, Mark T., Chen, Xiaoyun, Hukkanen, Eric J., Rhoton, Christina A., and Lysenko, Zenon. Tue . "Processes for preparing carbon fibers using sulfur trioxide in a halogenated solvent". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1234228.
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abstractNote = {Disclosed here are processes for preparing carbonized polymers (preferably carbon fibers), comprising sulfonating a polymer with a sulfonating agent that comprises SO.sub.3 dissolved in a solvent to form a sulfonated polymer; treating the sulfonated polymer with a heated solvent, wherein the temperature of the solvent is at least 95.degree. C.; and carbonizing the resulting product by heating it to a temperature of 500-3000.degree. C. Carbon fibers made according to these methods are also disclosed herein.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 29 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Tue Dec 29 00:00:00 EST 2015}
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