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Title: 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:
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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. Web.
Simandl, R F, & Brown, J D. Microcellular carbon foam and method. United States.
Simandl, R F, and Brown, J D. Tue . "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.},
doi = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {1993},
month = {5}
}

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