Polyacrylonitrile-derived nanostructured carbon materials

M Kopeć, M Lamson, R Yuan, C Tang, M Kruk… - Progress in Polymer …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
An overview on polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-derived carbon nanomaterials is presented.
Controlled synthesis of well-defined PAN by reversible deactivation radical polymerization …

Strategies in precursors and post treatments to strengthen carbon nanofibers

G Hu, X Zhang, X Liu, J Yu, B Ding - Advanced Fiber Materials, 2020‏ - Springer
The limited mechanical properties of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) have become a severe
problem hindering their wide range applications. The restricting issues are found in the …

Effect of acrylonitrile sequence distribution on the thermal stabilization reactions and carbon yields of poly (acrylonitrile-co-methyl acrylate)

J Hao, Y Liu, C Lu - Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) copolymers are important precursors for making high performance
carbon fibers. In this study, a type of inert comonomer, methyl acrylate (MA), was …

Simultaneous DSC/TG analysis on the thermal behavior of PAN polymers prepared by aqueous free-radical polymerization

Q Ouyang, X Wang, X Wang, J Huang, X Huang… - Polymer Degradation …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
A series of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymers with different content of itaconic acid (IA) as
comonomer were prepared by an efficient aqueous free-radical polymerization technique …

Quantitative analysis of the effects of comonomers and heating conditions on the stabilization reactions of polyacrylonitrile fibers as carbon fiber precursors

S Arbab, A Zeinolebadi - Polymer Degradation and Stability, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Thermal stabilization of polyacrylonitrile fibers is an important step in the production of
carbon fibers. A detailed map of stabilization reactions is necessary to adjust the processing …

Fundamental and recent progress on the strengthening strategies for fabrication of polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-derived electrospun CNFs: Precursors, spinning and …

S Soltani, N Khanian, TR Shojaei, TSY Choong… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Thus far, polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-derived electrospun CNFs with smooth and
uniform cross-sections with various morphologies and structures were massively fabricated …

Thermo-oxidative stabilization of polyacrylonitrile-based copolymers with guanidinium itaconate

JD Moskowitz, W Jacobs, A Tucker, M Astrove… - Polymer Degradation …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Thermo-oxidative stabilization of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) is a highly exothermic reaction that
can be regulated through judicious addition of comonomers. Herein, guanidinium itaconate …

Narrow polydispersity P (AN-MA) copolymers synthesized in continuous flow as potential carbon fiber precursors

C Wang, J Wang, Z **n - Polymer, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In this work, poly (acrylonitrile-methyl acrylate)[P (AN-MA)] copolymers with controllable
molecular weights and narrow polydispersity were successfully synthesized in continuous …

Highly isotactic (> 60%) polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fiber: Precursor synthesis, fiber spinning, stabilization and carbonization

J Hao, W Li, X Suo, H Wei, C Lu, Y Liu - Polymer, 2018‏ - Elsevier
High performance carbon fibers are mostly produced from polyacrylonitrile (PAN). Its
chemical structures strongly affect the further steps of carbon fiber manufacturing. In this …

Crystalline and pseudo-crystalline phases of polyacrylonitrile from molecular dynamics: Implications for carbon fiber precursors

T Shen, C Li, B Haley, S Desai, A Strachan - Polymer, 2018‏ - Elsevier
The molecular structure of spun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers used in the production of
carbon fibers (CFs) is known to critically affect the microstructure and, consequently, the …