Abstract:
The present application provides polybenzimidazole carbon fiber that does not require infusibilization treatment and method for producing same.
Abstract:
Carbon fibers made by a process using a precursor that is a CNT/PAN material blend including CNTs functionalized with a nucleophilic material; and carbon fibers made with such a process.
Abstract:
Provided is a flexible carbon fiber nonwoven fabric which has resistance to bending, is flexible, and exhibits excellent processability. Said flexible carbon fiber nonwoven fabric is obtained by carbonizing a nonwoven fabric obtained by electrospinning a composition containing: an electrospinnable polymer substance, such as polyacrylonitrile resins; an organic compound, which is different from said polymer substance, such as phenol resins; and a transition metal.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to provide a loudspeaker device which has a high moisture resistance and can further widens an audio range of low-frequency range sounds. To achieve the above object, a closed box loudspeaker device of the present invention includes a loudspeaker unit which is attached to an opening in a box and activated carbon fiber which is provided in the box to adsorb gas. The activated carbon fiber has plural pores, which are exposed on a surface of the activated carbon fiber and have a diameter of 2.0 nm or less, and a volume of the pores having the diameter of 2.0 nm or less occupies 60% or more of a volume of the entire pores, so that the loudspeaker device which simultaneously achieves both an enhancement of the moisture resistance and the widening of the audio range of the low-frequency range sounds can be provided.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an apparatus for manufacturing activated carbon fiber, which enables continuous production with high productivity. This apparatus is configured in a U-shape and comprises the first vertical furnace, the second vertical furnace, and the connecting portion to connect both furnaces at the lower parts. This apparatus employs neither the air curtain method nor the water seal method that requires drying process to shut off air from the furnace. In this apparatus, raw materials are introduced from the inlet on the upper part of the first furnace. Then they are subjected to pyrolysis, carbonization, and activation as they pass through the first furnace, connecting portion and the second vertical furnace. Finally they are taken up from the outlet on the upper part of the second furnace to be an active carbon fiber product.
Abstract:
The invention includes a process for separating CO2 from natural gas including: contacting a mixture of CO2 and natural gas with a first side of a carbon membrane in a manner to cause a portion of the mixture to pass through the carbon membrane to a permeate side. The resulting mixture on the permeate side becomes enriched in CO2 over that of the mixture on the first side. The carbon membrane includes an asymmetric hollow filamentary carbon membrane, including a partial carbonization product of an asymmetric hollow filament including an aromatic imide polymer material. The carbon membrane is at least 95 weight percent carbon, and has a dense layer located in the outside surface portion of the hollow filamentary membrane and a porous base layer continued from the dense layer and located in the inside portion of the hollow filamentary membrane. The contacting step occurs at a pressure of at least about 200 psia.
Abstract:
There is provided a non-flammable expanded fiber comprising carbonaceous polymeric substantially irreversibly heat set fiber having an LOI value of greater than 40, and the fibrous structures thereof. Also, provided are stabilized expanded polymeric fibers.
Abstract:
An activated and heat-treated product of a pitch fiber (A) is combined with an activated and heat-treated product of a precursor fiber of carbon fiber (B) having a larger elongation and a larger shrinkage during activation treatment thereof than those of the pitch fiber (A) to provide an activated carbon fiber structure. The activated carbon fiber structure is produced by subjecting the pitch fiber (A) and the precursor fiber of carbon fiber (B) to an activation treatment before or after the fibers (A) and (B) are formed into a configuration corresponding to a fiber structure through mixing or laminating.
Abstract:
A process for the production of porous phenolic resin fibers is disclosed, which process comprises graft-polymerizing to phenolic resin fibers a vinyl group-containing monomer capable of forming a thermally decomposable polymer, and thereafter subjecting the fibers to a heat treatment at a temperature high enough to cause thermal decomposition of the graft polymer. The product thus obtained is excellent in heat-resistance and adiabatic property in addition to useful properties inherent to phenolic resin fibers.
Abstract:
A process for producing a graphite fiber is disclosed, which is characterized by using, as a starting material, an optically anisotropic pitch prepared from a compound having a specific chemical structure as represented by formula (I) shown in the specification. The resulting graphite fiber shows a highly developed graphite structure and has excellent electrical conductivity.