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Effects of comonomer with carboxylic group on stabilization of high molecular weight polyacrylonitrile nanofibrous copolymers

  • Lei, Danyun (Departments of BIN Fusion Technology, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Devarayan, Kesavan (Departments of BIN Fusion Technology, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Li, Xiang-Dan (Key Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials Science, The State Ethnic Affairs Commission & Ministry of Education, South-Central University for Nationalities) ;
  • Choi, Woong-Ki (R&D Division, Korea Institute of Carbon Convergence Technology) ;
  • Seo, Min-Kang (R&D Division, Korea Institute of Carbon Convergence Technology) ;
  • Kim, Byoung-Suhk (Departments of BIN Fusion Technology, Chonbuk National University)
  • Received : 2014.09.06
  • Accepted : 2014.10.05
  • Published : 2014.10.31
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Abstract

New precursors, poly(acrylonitrile-co-crotonic acid) (poly(AN-CA)) and poly(acrylonitrile-co-itaconic acid-co-crotonic acid) (poly(AN-IA-CA)) copolymers, for the preparation of carbon fibers, were explored in this study. The effects of comonomers with acidic groups, such as crotonic acid (CA) and/or itaconic acid (IA), on the stabilization of nanofibrous polyacrylonitrile (PAN) copolymers were studied. The extent of stabilization, evaluated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, revealed that the CA comonomer could retard/control the stabilization rate of PAN, in contrast to the IA comonomer, which accelerated the stabilization process. Moreover, the synthesized PAN copolymers containing CA possessed higher Mv than those of the IA copolymers and also showed outstanding dimension stability of nanofibers during the stabilization, which may be a useful property for improving the dimensional stability of polymer composites during manufacturing.

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