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

Abstract

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.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1408915
Patent Number(s):
9816207
Application Number:
14/413,454
Assignee:
Dow Global Technologies LLC (Midland, MI)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
D - TEXTILES D01 - NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES D01F - CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
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; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Barton, Bryan E., Patton, Jasson T., Hukkanen, Eric J., and Bernius, Mark T. Two-step sulfonation process for the conversion of polymer fibers to carbon fibers. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
Barton, Bryan E., Patton, Jasson T., Hukkanen, Eric J., & Bernius, Mark T. Two-step sulfonation process for the conversion of polymer fibers to carbon fibers. United States.
Barton, Bryan E., Patton, Jasson T., Hukkanen, Eric J., and Bernius, Mark T. Tue . "Two-step sulfonation process for the conversion of polymer fibers to carbon fibers". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1408915.
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abstractNote = {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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year = {Tue Nov 14 00:00:00 EST 2017},
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