Pitch-based ultrafine carbon fibers and pitch-based ultrafine carbon fiber dispersion

US2023086954A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2023086954-A1
Application numberUS-202117908006-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateMar 1, 2021
Priority dateMar 3, 2020
Publication dateMar 23, 2023
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The present invention provides pitch-based ultrafine carbon fibers containing nitrogen atoms, wherein the average fiber diameter is more than 100 nm but not more than 900 nm; the content of the nitrogen atoms as determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is 1.00% by atom or less; and the true density is from 1.95 to 2.20 g/cm3.

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1 . A pitch-based ultrafine carbon fiber comprising a nitrogen atom, the pitch-based ultrafine carbon fiber having an average fiber diameter of more than 100 nm and 900 nm or less, having a content of the nitrogen atom measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of 1.00 atom % or less, and having a true density of 1.95 to 2.20 g/cm 3 . 2 . The pitch-based ultrafine carbon fiber according to claim 1 , having an average aspect ratio of 30 or more. 3 . The pitch-based ultrafine carbon fiber according to claim 1 , having a distance between adjacent graphite sheets of 0.3400 nm or more, the distance measured by wide-angle X-ray measurement and represented by d002. 4 . The pitch-based ultrafine carbon fiber according to claim 1 , having a graphene as a network plane group having a thickness of 30 nm or less, the thickness measured by an X-ray diffraction method and represented by Lc. 5 . A pitch-based ultrafine carbon fiber dispersion comprising the pitch-based ultrafine carbon fiber according to claim 1 and water. 6 . The pitch-based ultrafine carbon fiber according to claim 2 , having a distance between adjacent graphite sheets of 0.3400 nm or more, the distance measured by wide-angle X-ray measurement and represented by d002. 7 . The pitch-based ultrafine carbon fiber according to claim 2 , having a graphene as a network plane group having a thickness of 30 nm or less, the thickness measured by an X-ray diffraction method and represented by Lc.

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  • characterised by shape, e.g. fibres, flakes or microspheres · CPC title

  • Nanotechnology for materials or surface science, e.g. nanocomposites · CPC title

  • D01F9/145Primary

    from pitch or distillation residues · CPC title

  • Compounds with a limited amount of crystallinty, e.g. as indicated by a crystallinity index · CPC title

  • Particles characterised by their aspect ratio, i.e. the ratio of sizes in the longest to the shortest dimension · CPC title

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What does patent US2023086954A1 cover?
The present invention provides pitch-based ultrafine carbon fibers containing nitrogen atoms, wherein the average fiber diameter is more than 100 nm but not more than 900 nm; the content of the nitrogen atoms as determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is 1.00% by atom or less; and the true density is from 1.95 to 2.20 g/cm3.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Teijin Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification D01F9/145. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Mar 23 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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