Low density microcellular carbon foams and method of preparation
Abstract
A low density, open-celled microcellular carbon foam is disclosed which is prepared by dissolving a carbonizable polymer or copolymer in a solvent, pouring the solution into a mold, cooling the solution, removing the solvent, and then carbonizing the polymer or copolymer in a high temperature oven to produce the foam. If desired, an additive can be introduced in order to produce a doped carbon foam, and the foams can be made isotropic by selection of a suitable solvent. The low density, microcellular foams produced by this process are particularly useful in the fabrication of inertial confinement fusion targets, but can also be used as catalysts, absorbents, and electrodes.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6063146
- Patent Number(s):
- 7209168
- Application Number:
- ON: DE89010966
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Paper copy only, copy does not permit microfiche production
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; LASER TARGETS; DESIGN; CARBON; ELECTRODES; FABRICATION; FOAMS; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT; INVENTIONS; POLYMERS; COLLOIDS; CONFINEMENT; DISPERSIONS; ELEMENTS; NONMETALS; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; TARGETS; 700208* - Fusion Power Plant Technology- Inertial Confinement Technology
Citation Formats
Arnold, C. Jr., Aubert, J. H., Clough, R. L., Rand, P. B., and Sylwester, A. P.. Low density microcellular carbon foams and method of preparation. United States: N. p., 1988.
Web.
Arnold, C. Jr., Aubert, J. H., Clough, R. L., Rand, P. B., & Sylwester, A. P.. Low density microcellular carbon foams and method of preparation. United States.
Arnold, C. Jr., Aubert, J. H., Clough, R. L., Rand, P. B., and Sylwester, A. P.. Mon .
"Low density microcellular carbon foams and method of preparation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6063146.
@article{osti_6063146,
title = {Low density microcellular carbon foams and method of preparation},
author = {Arnold, C. Jr. and Aubert, J. H. and Clough, R. L. and Rand, P. B. and Sylwester, A. P.},
abstractNote = {A low density, open-celled microcellular carbon foam is disclosed which is prepared by dissolving a carbonizable polymer or copolymer in a solvent, pouring the solution into a mold, cooling the solution, removing the solvent, and then carbonizing the polymer or copolymer in a high temperature oven to produce the foam. If desired, an additive can be introduced in order to produce a doped carbon foam, and the foams can be made isotropic by selection of a suitable solvent. The low density, microcellular foams produced by this process are particularly useful in the fabrication of inertial confinement fusion targets, but can also be used as catalysts, absorbents, and electrodes.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1988},
month = {6}
}
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