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Carbon fiber production using high pressure treatment of a precursor material

US4317809A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 1979
Grant dateMar 2, 1982
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Expiry dateOct 22, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD01F9/145
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process for producing a carbon fiber includes the steps of heating a selected precursor material under high pressure, thereafter heating the precursor material under atmospheric pressure with sparging to form a mesophase pitch, spinning the mesophase pitch into at least one pitch fiber, thermosetting the pitch fiber, and carbonizing the pitch fiber to obtain the carbon fiber.

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