Microcellular carbon foam and method
Abstract
A microcellular carbon foam is characterized by a density in the range of about 30 to 1,000 mg/cm[sup 3], substantially uniform distribution of cell sizes of diameters less than 100 [mu]m with a majority of the cells being of a diameter of less than about 10 [mu]m. The foam has a well interconnected strut morphology providing open porosity, and an expanded d(002) X-ray turbostatic spacing greater than 3.50 angstroms. The precursor for the carbon foam is prepared by the phase inversion of polyacrylonitrile in a solution consisting essentially of at least one alkali metal halide and a phase inversion solvent for the polyacrylonitrile.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6047956
- Patent Number(s):
- 5208003
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-960600
- Assignee:
- Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 13 Oct 1992
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; CARBON; DENSITY; FOAMS; HALIDES; METALS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; NITRILES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PRECURSOR; COLLOIDS; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS; 360606* - Other Materials- Physical Properties- (1992-); 360602 - Other Materials- Structure & Phase Studies
Citation Formats
Simandl, R F, and Brown, J D. Microcellular carbon foam and method. United States: N. p., 1993.
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Simandl, R F, & Brown, J D. Microcellular carbon foam and method. United States.
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"Microcellular carbon foam and method". United States.
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abstractNote = {A microcellular carbon foam is characterized by a density in the range of about 30 to 1,000 mg/cm[sup 3], substantially uniform distribution of cell sizes of diameters less than 100 [mu]m with a majority of the cells being of a diameter of less than about 10 [mu]m. The foam has a well interconnected strut morphology providing open porosity, and an expanded d(002) X-ray turbostatic spacing greater than 3.50 angstroms. The precursor for the carbon foam is prepared by the phase inversion of polyacrylonitrile in a solution consisting essentially of at least one alkali metal halide and a phase inversion solvent for the polyacrylonitrile.},
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