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Abstract
The microstructural evolution, elemental composition and gas releasing character of preoxided polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers during continuous carbonization were investigated by Raman spectroscopy, XRD, XPS and TGMS. Results indicate that the sp2 C—C bond length, crystal size and graphitization degree increase. The increase of orientation degree and the decrease of micropore volume are the fundamental reasons for the improvement of density and tensile strength of carbon fibers. Surface and global carbon contents of preoxidized PAN fibers, and both low temperature and high temperature carbonized fibers indicate that the loss of noncarbon atoms during carbonization propagates from the exterior to the interior of the fibers. TGMS indicates that gases are released mainly at low temperature in carbonization. The crosslinking of trapezoid giant molecular chains to release nitrogen takes place at a high temperature during carbonization.
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