PAN Precursor Fabrication, Applications and Thermal Stabilization Process in Carbon Fiber Production: Experimental and Mathematical Modelling

Publication date: Available online 17 June 2019Source: Progress in Materials ScienceAuthor(s): Hamid Khayyam, Reza N. Jazar, Srinivas Nunna, Gelayol Golkarnarenji, Khashayar Badii, Seyed Mousa Fakhrhoseini, Satish Kumar, Minoo NaebeAbstractPolyAcriloNitrile (PAN) is a versatile man-made polymer and has been used in a large array of products since its first mass production in mid 40’s. Among all applications of PAN the widely used application is in manufacture of precursor fibre for fabrication of carbon fibres. The process of PAN-based carbon fiber production comprises fibre spinning, thermal stabilization and carbonization stages. Carbon fiber properties are significantly dependent on the quality of PAN precursor fibre and in particular the process parameters involved in thermal stabilisation. This paper is the first comprehensive review that provides a general understanding of the links between PAN fiber structure, properties, and its stabilization process along with the use of mathematical modelling as a powerful tool in prediction and optimisation of the processes involved. Since the promise of the mathematical modelling is to predict the future behaviour of the system and the value of the variables for the unseen or unmeasured domain of variables, this review will be valuable in further understanding of the intricate processes of carbon fibre manufacture and utilising the advanced mathematical modelling techniques to predict and optimize a range of critical factors tha...
Source: Progress in Materials Science - Category: Materials Science Source Type: research