Carbon fibers from bitumen-derived asphaltenes: Strategies for optimizing melt spinnability and improving mechanical properties
Muzaffer A. Karaaslan, Declan Gunning, Zhixin Huang, Frank Ko, Scott Renneckar, Yasmine Abdin
Topics & Concepts
AsphalteneMaterials scienceUltimate tensile strengthComposite materialPolyacrylonitrileAsphaltCarbonizationRheologyCarbon fibersModulusFiberSpinningSoftening pointChemical engineeringPolymerScanning electron microscopeComposite numberEngineeringFiber-reinforced polymer compositesNatural Fiber Reinforced CompositesPolymer crystallization and properties