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Process of making polyacrylonitrile fibers

US5364581A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 6, 1993
Grant dateNov 15, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 6, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD01F6/18
  • WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A process for the rapid precipitation polymerization of acrylonitrile and a minor amount of a vinyl carboxylic acid comonomer in an environment of less than 10 ppm metal-ions to produce an acrylonitrile copolymer which, when pyrolyzed in an oxidizing atmosphere, produces a high quality carbon fiber.

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