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Carbon Fibers with Low Cost and Uniform Disordered Structure Derived from Lignin/Polyacrylonitrile Composite Precursors

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Lignin/polyacrylonitrile (PAN) composite precursors and PAN precursors were prepared by wet spinning and then converted into carbon fibers together under different carbonization temperatures. The microscopic morphology, mechanical properties and microstructure of the carbon fibers were studied. All the carbon fibers had dense structure without any visible macrovoids. Carbon fibers with tensile strength of 2.1 GPa and tensile modulus of 224 GPa were obtained from the lignin/PAN composite precursor by carbonizing at 1200 °C. Interestingly, the lignin/PAN-based carbon fibers had a unique uniform disordered carbon structure. They were expected to be applied in the fields of electrothermal conversion and thermal insulation, besides composites.

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National Key Research and Development Plan of China (2016YFB0101702) is gratefully acknowledged for the financial support.

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  1. National Engineering Laboratory for Carbon Fiber Preparation Technology, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China

    Le Song, Qin Ouyang, Xianwen Huang & Hongbo Ma

  2. Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Bio-based Polymeric Materials Technology and Application, Ningbo Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, 315201, China

    Le Song & Peng Chen

  3. Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Peng Chen

  4. School of Textile Science and Engineering, Xi’an Polytechnic University, Xi’an, 710048, China

    Le Song & Lanping Shen

  5. Ningbo Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Technology & Fashion CAD, Zhejiang Fashion Institute of Technology, Ningbo, 315211, China

    Le Song & Xuan Wang

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Song, L., Ouyang, Q., Huang, X. et al. Carbon Fibers with Low Cost and Uniform Disordered Structure Derived from Lignin/Polyacrylonitrile Composite Precursors. Fibers Polym 22, 240–248 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-021-9414-5

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