Dry-jet wet spinning of thermally stable lignin-textile grade polyacrylonitrile fibers regenerated from chloride-based ionic liquids compounds

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Contributors

  • Muhannad Al Aiti - , Institute of Materials Science, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Amit Das - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Tampere University (Author)
  • Mikko Kanerva - , Tampere University (Author)
  • Maija Järventausta - , Tampere University (Author)
  • Petri Johansson - , Tampere University (Author)
  • Christina Scheffler - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Michael Göbel - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Dieter Jehnichen - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Harald Brünig - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Lucas Wulff - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Susanne Boye - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Kerstin Arnhold - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Jurkka Kuusipalo - , Tampere University (Author)
  • Gert Heinrich - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)

Abstract

In this paper, we report on the use of amorphous lignin, a waste by-product of the paper industry, for the production of high performance carbon fibers (CF) as precursor with improved thermal stability and thermo-mechanical properties. The precursor was prepared by blending of lignin with polyacrylonitrile (PAN), which was previously dissolved in an ionic liquid. The fibers thus produced offered very high thermal stability as compared with the fiber consisting of pure PAN. The molecular compatibility, miscibility, and thermal stability of the system were studied by means of shear rheological measurements. The achieved mechanical properties were found to be related to the temperature-dependent relaxation time (consistence parameter) of the spinning dope and the diffusion kinetics of the ionic liquids from the fibers into the coagulation bath. Furthermore, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and dynamic mechanical tests (DMA) were utilized to understand in-depth the thermal and the stabilization kinetics of the developed fibers and the impact of lignin on the stabilization process of the fibers. Low molecular weight lignin increased the thermally induced physical shrinkage, suggesting disturbing effects on the semi-crystalline domains of the PAN matrix, and suppressed the chemically induced shrinkage of the fibers. The knowledge gained throughout the present paper allows summarizing a novel avenue to develop lignin-based CF designed with adjusted thermal stability.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number3687
JournalMaterials
Volume13
Issue number17
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2020
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-0675-6688/work/142239066

Keywords

Keywords

  • Dry-jet wet spinning, Entropy elastic shrinkage, Fiber structure formation, Lignin, Precursor fibers, Semi-crystalline structure, Stabilization kinetics