Polycondensation‐Derived High‐Molecular Weight Lignin as Nonblended Precursor for Carbon Fibers

Abstract A new concept for the controlled chain‐extension of lignin has been developed. A mixture of trioxane as formaldehyde source, resorcinol as chain extender, and lignin allows to prepare high molecular weight precursor fibers by melt‐spinning, which can be spun on a semitechnical scale. Chain...

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Main Authors: Manuel M. Clauss, Erik Frank, Volker Bauch, Lisa Kuske, Michael R. Buchmeiser
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Published: Wiley-VCH 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202400388
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description Abstract A new concept for the controlled chain‐extension of lignin has been developed. A mixture of trioxane as formaldehyde source, resorcinol as chain extender, and lignin allows to prepare high molecular weight precursor fibers by melt‐spinning, which can be spun on a semitechnical scale. Chain extension with resorcinol bridged by methylene groups is achieved during the stabilization process of the precursor fiber. After carbonization, carbon fibers (CFs) with an average diameter of 18 µm show an average tensile strength of 0.78 GPa and a Young's modulus of 106 GPa. A maximum tensile strength of 2.44 GPa and a Young's modulus of 294 GPa are reached with fibers 9.7 µm in diameter.
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spelling doaj-art-672b6706186e422d8ec5260c95c81d712025-08-20T01:50:59ZengWiley-VCHMacromolecular Materials and Engineering1438-74921439-20542025-05-013105n/an/a10.1002/mame.202400388Polycondensation‐Derived High‐Molecular Weight Lignin as Nonblended Precursor for Carbon FibersManuel M. Clauss0Erik Frank1Volker Bauch2Lisa Kuske3Michael R. Buchmeiser4German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf Körschtalstraße 26 D‐73770 Denkendorf GermanyGerman Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf Körschtalstraße 26 D‐73770 Denkendorf GermanyGerman Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf Körschtalstraße 26 D‐73770 Denkendorf GermanyGerman Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf Körschtalstraße 26 D‐73770 Denkendorf GermanyInstitute of Polymer Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 D‐70569 Stuttgart GermanyAbstract A new concept for the controlled chain‐extension of lignin has been developed. A mixture of trioxane as formaldehyde source, resorcinol as chain extender, and lignin allows to prepare high molecular weight precursor fibers by melt‐spinning, which can be spun on a semitechnical scale. Chain extension with resorcinol bridged by methylene groups is achieved during the stabilization process of the precursor fiber. After carbonization, carbon fibers (CFs) with an average diameter of 18 µm show an average tensile strength of 0.78 GPa and a Young's modulus of 106 GPa. A maximum tensile strength of 2.44 GPa and a Young's modulus of 294 GPa are reached with fibers 9.7 µm in diameter.https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202400388carbon fiberschain extensionligninmelt spinning
spellingShingle Manuel M. Clauss
Erik Frank
Volker Bauch
Lisa Kuske
Michael R. Buchmeiser
Polycondensation‐Derived High‐Molecular Weight Lignin as Nonblended Precursor for Carbon Fibers
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
carbon fibers
chain extension
lignin
melt spinning
title Polycondensation‐Derived High‐Molecular Weight Lignin as Nonblended Precursor for Carbon Fibers
title_full Polycondensation‐Derived High‐Molecular Weight Lignin as Nonblended Precursor for Carbon Fibers
title_fullStr Polycondensation‐Derived High‐Molecular Weight Lignin as Nonblended Precursor for Carbon Fibers
title_full_unstemmed Polycondensation‐Derived High‐Molecular Weight Lignin as Nonblended Precursor for Carbon Fibers
title_short Polycondensation‐Derived High‐Molecular Weight Lignin as Nonblended Precursor for Carbon Fibers
title_sort polycondensation derived high molecular weight lignin as nonblended precursor for carbon fibers
topic carbon fibers
chain extension
lignin
melt spinning
url https://doi.org/10.1002/mame.202400388
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