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Thermal polycondensation of anthracene for carbon precursors

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This work is concerned with the conversion of anthracene into products with potential applications in carbon technology. The anthracene was obtained from industrial anthracene by crystallization in raw pyridine and was subjected to thermal polycondensation under pressure with various time exposures at the final temperature at 420 °C. The proposed thermal treatment induces polymerization/polycondensation reactions, and the extent of conversion was monitored from the carbon residue by thermogravimetric analysis, heptane and toluene insolubles and Raman spectroscopy. The ability of mesophase formation from obtained polycondensates was also studied. Besides thermogravimetric analysis and Raman spectroscopy, the optical microscopy was also used to determine the presence of optically anisotropic texture. The thermal polycondensation under pressure and time exposure of 48 and 72 h at 420 °C is suggested to be the most promising method for preparing the mesophase pitches of good optical texture. The results indicate that thermal polycondensation of anthracene obtained from industrial anthracene oil could be suitable process for the conversion of anthracene into carbon precursors with potential industrial utilization.

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The article has been done in connection with Project Institute of Clean Technologies for Mining and Utilization of Raw Materials for Energy Use—Sustainability Program. Identification code: LO1406—Project is supported by National Programme for Sustainability I (2013–2020), financed by the means of state budget of the Czech Republic. And it also has been done in connection with Project No. LO1203 “Regional Materials Science and Technology Centre—Feasibility Program” funded by Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic. The authors would like to thank George Laynr for linguistic correction of the text.

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  1. Institute of Geonics AS CR, v.v.i., Studentska 1768, 708 00, Ostrava, Czech Republic

    V. Valovicova, E. Plevova & L. Vaculikova

  2. Institute of Clean Technologies for Mining and Utilization of Raw Materials for Energy Use - Sustainability Program, Studentska 1768, 708 00, Ostrava, Czech Republic

    E. Plevova & L. Vaculikova

  3. Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 15, 708 33, Ostrava, Czech Republic

    M. Ritz & S. Vallova

  4. Regional Material and Technology Centre - Feasibility Program, VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. Listopadu 15, 708 33, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic

    M. Ritz

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Valovicova, V., Plevova, E., Vaculikova, L. et al. Thermal polycondensation of anthracene for carbon precursors. J Therm Anal Calorim 124, 261–267 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-015-5124-9

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