Fiber-Forming Acrylonitrile Copolymers: From Synthesis to Properties of Carbon Fiber Precursors and Prospects for Industrial Production
Е. В. Черникова, Р. В. Томс, A. Yu. Gervald, Н. И. Прокопов
Abstract
The latest achievements in the field of synthesis of acrylonitrile copolymers are summarized. New ecofriendly methods of synthesizing acrylonitrile copolymers in ionic liquids and supercritical media are analyzed. The potential of various techniques of controlled radical and anionic polymerizations in tailoring the structure and properties of acrylonitrile copolymers is discussed. Methods for the synthesis of acrylonitrile copolymers, which may be used for the melt spinning of fibers, are considered. A patent search is conducted, and information relevant to new methods and recipes for the synthesis of acrylonitrile copolymers is generalized.
Topics & Concepts
AcrylonitrileCopolymerMaterials scienceSupercritical fluidSpinningPolymer chemistryPolymer scienceFiberChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryPolymerComposite materialChemistryEngineeringFiber-reinforced polymer compositesPolymer crystallization and propertiesCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysis