Co-carbonization of brominated petroleum pitch, coal tar pitch and benzoyl chloride to prepare cokes

Publication date: June 2019Source: New Carbon Materials, Volume 34, Issue 3Author(s): Ya-wei Dong, Guo-zheng Xing, Li-e Jin, Ping Li, Qing CaoAbstractAfter the quinoline insoluble fraction was removed, petroleum pitch (PP) was brominated under ultraviolet light irradiation for 3 to 9 h with a bromine to PP mass ratio of 1:20 to prepare brominated PPs (BPPs). Synthetic pitches (SPs) were produced from these BPPs by mixing them with refined coal tar pitch (RCTP) using a solvent (5 wt% benzoyl chloride)-assisted mixing method, using different mass ratios of BPP/RCTP, and BPPs with different irradiation times. The SPs were carbonized to prepare semicokes. The properties and carbonization behavior of the SPs were investigated by FT-IR spectrometry, 1H NMR, thermogravimetry and viscometry, and the optical texture of the semicokes was examined by polarized-light microscopy, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Results indicate that converting PP into BPPs increases its reactivity with RCTP, which is beneficial for developing an ordered texture during carbonization. A high-quality coke with a highest yield of 50.1 wt% was prepared from the optimum SP made from BPP brominated for 6 h and a mass ratio of BPP to RCTP of 1: 9.

Source: New Carbon Materials - July 9, 2019 Category: Chemistry Source Type: research