Carbon Fibers from High-Density Polyethylene Using a Hybrid Cross-Linking Technique
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiment Details
2.1. Materials
2.2. Manufacturing the Stabilized Fiber Using Hybrid Cross-Linking
2.3. Carbon Fiber Manufacturing
2.4. Thermal Properties of the Stabilized Fiber
2.5. Morphology of the Stabilized Fiber and the HDPE-Based Carbon Fiber
2.6. Tensile Properties
3. Findings and Discussion
3.1. HDPE Fiber after Primary Cross-Linking
3.1.1. Calorimetry
3.1.2. X-ray Diffraction Analysis
3.1.3. Tensile Properties
3.2. Hybrid Cross-Linked HDPE Fiber
3.2.1. Thermal Properties
3.2.2. X-ray Diffraction Analysis
3.3. Carbonized Fiber
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Cross-Linking Conditions | |||
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Sample | Electron Beam | Sulfuric Acid | |
Irradiation (kGy) | Temp (°C) | Time (min) | |
HDPE | As-received | ||
HDPE-E10 a | 1000 | - | - |
HDPE-E10-S8-60 b | 1000 | 80 | 60 |
Sample | Onset Tm2 (°C) | Peak Tm2 (°C) | Onset Tc2 (°C) | Peak Tc2 (°C) |
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HDPE | 114.74 | 131.45 | 129.18 | 101.60 |
HDPE-E10 | 113.08 | 132.27 | 121.16 | 94.71 |
HDPE-E15 | 109.74 | 128.54 | 119.43 | 92.45 |
HDPE-E20 | 107.63 | 126.25 | 116.61 | 89.64 |
HDPE-E25 | 103.48 | 122.51 | 116.18 | 88.67 |
Sample | 110 Peak | 200 Peak | ||||||
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2θ | FWHM (2θ) | d110 (Å) | La (Å) | 2θ | FWHM (2θ) | d200 (Å) | La (Å) | |
HDPE | 21.41 | 0.73 | 4.15 | 111.11 | 23.58 | 0.71 | 3.77 | 232.98 |
HDPE-E10 | 21.38 | 0.84 | 4.15 | 96.35 | 23.70 | 0.85 | 3.75 | 194.96 |
HDPE-E15 | 21.42 | 0.77 | 4.14 | 105.47 | 23.72 | 0.80 | 3.75 | 207.18 |
HDPE-E20 | 21.26 | 0.67 | 4.18 | 119.82 | 23.54 | 0.69 | 3.78 | 239.30 |
HDPE-E25 | 21.32 | 0.68 | 4.16 | 118.82 | 23.58 | 0.71 | 3.77 | 232.98 |
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Kang, S.-H.; Kim, K.-W.; Kim, B.-J. Carbon Fibers from High-Density Polyethylene Using a Hybrid Cross-Linking Technique. Polymers 2021, 13, 2157. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13132157
Kang S-H, Kim K-W, Kim B-J. Carbon Fibers from High-Density Polyethylene Using a Hybrid Cross-Linking Technique. Polymers. 2021; 13(13):2157. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13132157
Chicago/Turabian StyleKang, Seong-Hyun, Kwan-Woo Kim, and Byung-Joo Kim. 2021. "Carbon Fibers from High-Density Polyethylene Using a Hybrid Cross-Linking Technique" Polymers 13, no. 13: 2157. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13132157