2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Preparation of inexpensive new carbon nanofibers with high crystallinity, and their characterization
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23560806
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Inorganic materials/Physical properties
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| Research Institution | Tokyo City University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | バイオセルロース / アニマルセルロース / セルロースナノファイバー / 分散処理 / カーボンナノファーバー / 高温処理 / グラファイトナノファイバー |
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| Research Abstract |
Only skin regions with about 100 nm thick of bulk cellulose are graphitized by a simple heat treatment at high temperatures (skin effect) though they are precursors of nongraphitizing carbon. In the case of cellulose nanofibers (Cel-NFs) with about 100 nm thick or less, highly crystallized carbon nanofibers (Car-NFs) should be prepared by the high temperature heat treatment because the skin effect is expected to reach the center of each Car-NF. The Cel-NF aggregates were obtained from nanocellulose such as bacteria cellulose through careful dispersion in solutions and extraction, and Car-NFs were prepared from the aggregates by carbonization and heat treatments at high temperature. The crystallized Car-NFs were obtained from the highly dispersed Cel-NFs with about 50 nm thick by the high temperature heat treatments. The highly crystallized Car-NFs prepared from Cel-NFs will be applied to many fields because of inexpensive and environment friendly.
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