Using ionic liquids to reduce energy consumption for carbon fibre production

M Maghe, C Creighton, LC Henderson… - Journal of materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon fibre composites are lightweight, high performance materials with outstanding
mechanical properties. However, the use of carbon fibre is limited to high-end applications …

Enhancing the carbon yield of cellulose based carbon fibres with ionic liquid impregnates

N Byrne, J Chen, B Fox - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Here we show that ionic liquids (ILs), protic or aprotic in nature containing a phosphate
anion, can be used as effective impregnating compounds resulting in a 50% improvement of …

Preparation of polyacrylonitrile–natural polymer composite precursors for carbon fiber using ionic liquid co solvent solutions

N Byrne, A Leblais, B Fox - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
We report on the use of ionic liquid co-solvents in the preparation of polyacrylonitrile–natural
polymer carbon fibers as low cost environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional …

Carbon fibers prepared from ionic liquid-derived cellulose precursors

JM Spoerl, A Ota, S Son, K Massonne… - Materials Today …, 2016 - Elsevier
Cellulose derivative fibers were prepared via phosphorylation of cellulose with the ionic
liquid (IL) 1, 3-dimethylimidazolium methyl-H-phosphonate [MMIM]+[MMP]− in the spinning …

Cellulose‐Derived Carbon Fibers Produced via a Continuous Carbonization Process: Investigating Precursor Choice and Carbonization Conditions

N Byrne, M Setty, S Blight, R Tadros… - Macromolecular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Here, the carbonization of two Lyocell type regenerated cellulose fibres is reported.
Commercially available Lyocell as well as the experimental Lyocell type fibre known as …

Dry-jet wet spinning of thermally stable lignin-textile grade polyacrylonitrile fibers regenerated from chloride-based ionic liquids compounds

M Al Aiti, A Das, M Kanerva, M Järventausta… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we report on the use of amorphous lignin, a waste by-product of the paper
industry, for the production of high performance carbon fibers (CF) as precursor with …

The role of tension and temperature for efficient carbonization of polyacrylonitrile fibers: toward low cost carbon fibers

NV Salim, S Blight, C Creighton, S Nunna… - Industrial & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We report the production of automotive grade carbon fibers in a low temperature
carbonization furnace by making use of the influence of various levels of tensions and …

Carbon materialization of ionic liquids: from solvents to materials

S Zhang, K Dokko, M Watanabe - Materials Horizons, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon materials have been extensively used in diverse areas, especially in energy-related
applications. Traditionally, these materials have been synthesized by carbonization of low …

Influence of residence time on the structure of polyacrylonitrile in ionic liquids during melt spinning process

Y Tian, K Han, W Zhang, J Zhang, H Rong, D Wang… - Materials Letters, 2013 - Elsevier
Carbon fibers have excellent properties; however, their wide application is limited by the
high cost. In the production process of carbon fibers, the stabilization is the most time …

Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids and Composite Materials: Platform Technologies for CO2 Capture

JE Bara, DE Camper, DL Gin… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Clean energy production has become one of the most prominent global issues of the early
21st century, prompting social, economic, and scientific debates regarding energy usage …