Journal of Advanced Materials in Engineering

Journal of Advanced Materials in Engineering

Synthesis of Meso Carbon Micro Beads from Mesophase Pitch by Suspension Method

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
A. R. Yousefi
M. Sobhani
Sh. Torkian
H. Jamali
H. Sheikh
M. R. Loghman Estraki
Department of Materials Engineering, Malek Ashtar University Of Technology, Isfahan, Iran
10.47176/jame.42.3.1028
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to produce Meso Carbon Micro Beads (MCMB) using mesophase pitch as a raw material by suspension method. The effect of pyridine solvent and also carbonization processes in the production of MCMBs were investigated. Finally, the structural and chemical properties of MCMBs were evaluated. The results showed that extraction with pyridine solvent and the carbonization process had a great effect on the morphology and removal of impurities in mesophase pitch and production efficiency. According to the obtained results, the presence of x-ray patterns located at 2θ equal to 26 and 43 degrees confirmed the formation of a graphite hexagonal network. Also, the existence of bands bands and G bands confirmed the existence of regular hexagonal bonds (G) and incomplete bonds (D) in carbon mesophase spheres. At the end of the process, all mesophase pitch particles were converted into carbon mesophase spheres with a particle size distribution of 80 nm to 12 µm.
Keywords
MesoCarbon MicroBeads
Carbonization
Suspension
Mesophase pitch
Annealing
Subjects
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Journal of Advanced Materials in Engineering
Volume 42, Issue 3
Autumn 2023
Pages 73-92

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