摘要:
Reducing gas of low CH.sub.4 content is produced by cracking a heavy hydrocarbon having a C/H atomic ratio of more than one at 800.degree.-950.degree. C. in the presence of a catalyst comprising at least one metal selected from K, Ni, Co and Mo or at least oxide of said metal, associated with alumina or a silica-alumina composite.
摘要:
The invention provides a novel pitch material useful as a base material of carbon fibers having excellent mechanical properties and characterized by a unique combination of several property parameters including the content of the optically anisotropic phase of at least 80%, a content of the pyridine-insoluble matter in the range from 30 to 70% by weight, a number average molecular weight in the range from 1000 to 1400 and a softening point in the range from 330.degree. to 380.degree. C. Such a pitch material is obtained from a starting pitch of a petroleum-based residual oil freed from light oily matter through a two-step heat treatment, of which the first step is performed at 400.degree. to 460.degree. C. under a pressure of 5 to 50 mmHg and the second step is performed at 450.degree. to 550.degree. C. for 0.2 to 30 minutes under a pressure of 0.1 to 5 mmHg. The advantages obtained by use of a film evaporator in the above mentioned heat treatment are described. The time taken for the infusibilization treatment of the pitch filaments is greatly decreased when the filaments were prepared from the inventive pitch material by spinning in comparison with conventional pitches and the spinning temperature can also be relatively low.