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High-Throughput Production With Improved Functionality And Graphitization Of Carbon Fine Fibers Developed From Sodium Chloride-Polyacrylonitrile Precursors, Mandana Akia, Lee Cremar, Manuel Seas, Jahaziel Villarreal, Alejandra Valdez, Mataz Alcoutlabi, Karen Lozano
High-Throughput Production With Improved Functionality And Graphitization Of Carbon Fine Fibers Developed From Sodium Chloride-Polyacrylonitrile Precursors, Mandana Akia, Lee Cremar, Manuel Seas, Jahaziel Villarreal, Alejandra Valdez, Mataz Alcoutlabi, Karen Lozano
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
Fine polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers were produced through a scalable centrifugal spinning process. Sodium chloride (NaCl) was added to the PAN-dimethylformamide solution to decrease the surface tension and consequently promote a decrease in fiber diameter while increasing the fiber output. The fiber preparation process involved the centrifugal spinning of the PAN-based solution; developed fibers were stabilized in air at 240°C followed by carbonization at 800°C under a Nitrogen atmosphere. The addition of sodium chloride to the PAN solution led to a 37% decrease in the carbon fiber diameter. The carbon fibers were analyzed by scanning electron microcopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), …
High-Throughput Production With Improved Functionality And Graphitization Of Carbon Fine Fibers Developed From Sodium Chloride-Polyacrylonitrile Precursors, Mandana Akia, Lee Cremar, Manuel Seas, Jahaziel Villarreal, Mataz Alcoutlabi, Karen Lozano
High-Throughput Production With Improved Functionality And Graphitization Of Carbon Fine Fibers Developed From Sodium Chloride-Polyacrylonitrile Precursors, Mandana Akia, Lee Cremar, Manuel Seas, Jahaziel Villarreal, Mataz Alcoutlabi, Karen Lozano
Mechanical Engineering Faculty Publications and Presentations
Fine polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers were produced through a scalable centrifugal spinning process. Sodium chloride (NaCl) was added to the PAN-dimethylformamide solution to decrease the surface tension and consequently promote a decrease in fiber diameter while increasing the fiber output. The fiber preparation process involved the centrifugal spinning of the PAN-based solution; developed fibers were stabilized in air at 240°C followed by carbonization at 800°C under a Nitrogen atmosphere. The addition of sodium chloride to the PAN solution led to a 37% decrease in the carbon fiber diameter. The carbon fibers were analyzed by scanning electron microcopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), …