An investigation of vapor-grown carbon fiber behavior towards air oxidation

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 1997

Authors

Serp, P (Author) Other; José Luis Figueiredo (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Carbon

Vol. 35 No. 6

Pages: 675-683

ISSN: 0008-6223

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-001-C81

Abstract (EN): Thermogravimetric analysis together with scanning electron microscopy observations have been used to study the behavior of vapor-grown carbon fibers towards air oxidation. We show that different peaks are present in the rate of gasification curves and we attribute this result, on the one hand to the presence of traces of iron in the fibers and on the other hand to the tripler structure of these kind of fibers which are composed of a central carbon filament, and of two regions of chemical vapor deposited (CVD) carbon: an inner core, and an outer shell. Oxidation rates have been measured isothermally in the range 500-950 degrees C. The gasification reaction is free of diffusion limitations below 760 degrees C, and controlled by mass transfer (film diffusion regime) at higher temperatures. Oxidation experiments performed in a dynamic mode show differences in the gasification rate according to the fiber diameter. X-ray diffraction measurements and temperature programmed desorption experiments supported the fact that this difference in reactivity has not to be interpreted in terms of crystalline perfection but in terms of initial total or active surface area. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 9