Process for preparing pitches

Details Process for preparing pitches Process for preparing pitches

1990-11-21

1993-01-26

Myers, Helane

Mineral oils: processes and products

Asphalts, tars, pitches and resins; making, treating and...

208 40, 208 44, 208 45, C10C 118, C10C 100

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051820110

ABSTRACT:
Commercially attractive continuous processes for the preparation of mesophase pitches for manufacturing high-performance carbon fibers are disclosed. One feature resides in that conversion of a pitch into a mesophase pitch is conducted continuously by using a unique continuous dispersion-heat-treating apparatus. The other feature resides in that the raw material for hydrogenation treatment which is a pretreatment preceeding to the final heat treatment for the production of a mesophase pitch, is prepared by using a heavy oil or pitch having substantially no BTX-insoluble material as the starting raw material, subjecting the raw material to a simple four-step treatment of (1) a continuous heat treatment in a tubular heater, (2) a distillation operation, (3) a BTX-solvent extraction and (4) a distillation operation; while recycling a soluble component obtained in the step (4) to the heat treatment of step (1) and recovering a BTX-solvent insoluble component formed in step (3) as the material for the hydrogenation treatment. This feature can provide a significant increase in the yield of a mesophase pitch. Furthermore, unexpectedly, the recycle of the soluble component into the heat treatment of step (1) is helpful to improve the characteristics of the ultimate products, i.e., carbon fibers or graphite fibers. Combination of the first and the second features, of course, can provide a better commercial success. In fact, the process of the present invention can provide a carbon fiber having a tensile strength of more than 300 kg/mm.sup.2 and a graphite fiber having a tensile strength of more than 400 kg/mm.sup.2 and a modulus of elasticity of more than 60 ton/mm.sup.2. Processes with minor modifications to the above are also disclosed.

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