Mesophase pitch for carbon fiber production using supercritical carbon dioxide

Embodiments of methods for improving mesophase pitch for carbon fiber production using supercritical carbon dioxide are described. The methods improve the relative amount and quality of mesophase pitch in feedstocks, such as coal tar, already having at least some mesophase pitch. One particular meth...

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Hauptverfasser:	Kim, Pyoungchung, Walter, Joshua C, Goodrich, Benjamin L, Targett, Matthew
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBONFILAMENTS CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS,THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS CHEMISTRY COMPOUNDS THEREOF FUELS INORGANIC CHEMISTRY LUBRICANTS METALLURGY NATURAL OR ARTIFICIAL THREADS OR FIBRES NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS PEAT PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES PYROLIGNEOUS ACID SPINNING TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE TEXTILES WORKING-UP PITCH, ASPHALT, BITUMEN, TAR
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Zusammenfassung:	Embodiments of methods for improving mesophase pitch for carbon fiber production using supercritical carbon dioxide are described. The methods improve the relative amount and quality of mesophase pitch in feedstocks, such as coal tar, already having at least some mesophase pitch. One particular method includes performing a sCO2/toluene extraction on the coal tar to obtain a toluene insoluble fraction of the coal tar; mixing the toluene insoluble fraction with sCO2 to obtain a sCO2/toluene insoluble fraction mixture; and extruding the sCO2/toluene insoluble fraction mixture, thereby separating the sCO2 from the toluene insoluble fraction to obtain fibers of mesophase pitch.