Preparation and Characterization of High-Spinnability Isotropic Pitch
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 July 2022) | Viewed by 150
Special Issue Editor
Advanced Energy and System Engineering, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Korea
Interests: carbon materials; carbon fibers; artificial graphites; activated carbon; fuel cell devices; capacitive deionization
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Carbon fibers are infinitely connected aromatic compound fibers, which are 10 times stronger than iron, but only a quarter of its weight. In particular, various technical demands of the industry, such as steel plates for high-emission automobiles and aircraft, high-efficiency barrier walls, insulation materials, and electromagnetic wave shielding materials, have led to the development, by many researchers in universities and industries, of isotropic carbon fibers based on relatively inexpensive pitches. In recent years, many research efforts have been devoted to developing low-cost carbon fibers.
Mesophase pitch-based carbon fiber exhibits high performance but has expensive processing costs. On the other hand, isotropic pitch-based carbon fibers do not perform well but are inexpensive in manufacturing. In this regard, research on pitch-based carbon fibers is focusing on increasing mechanical properties of isotropic pitch-based carbon fibers. If this problem is solved, carbon fiber can meet the needs of the industry. We are interested in articles that explore high-spinnability isotropic pitch. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Spinnable pitch characterization using novel techniques;
- The synthesis and characterization of coal tars;
- Stabilization and carbonization;
- Carbon fiber production technologies.
Prof. Dr. Doo-Hwan Jung
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- High-spinnability isotroopic pitch
- Coal tar and pitch
- Carbon fibers
