Title

Research And Development On Advanced Graphite Materials. Volume XXVII - Carbonization Studies Of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Date

1963

Index Abstract

Contrails and DTIC

Photo Quality

Not Needed

Report Number

WADD TR 61-72 Volume 27

Creator

Lewis, I. C.

Edstrom, T.

Corporate Author

Research Laboratory of National Carbon Company Division of Union Carbide Corporation

Laboratory

AF Materials Laboratory

Extent

40

Identifier

AD0427129

AD0427129

Access Rights

OTS

Distribution Classification

1

Contract

AF 33(616)-6915

DoD Project

7350

DoD Task

735002

DTIC Record Exists

Yes

Distribution Change Authority Correspondence

None

Report Availability

Full text available

Date Issued

1963-11

Abstract

The variation of graphite properties with chemical structure is illustrated for synthetic graphites prepared from 35 pure aromatic compounds. Detailed chemical and physical studies have been directed to the carbonization of two model aromatic hydrocarbons, acenaphthylene, and 9,9'-bifluorenyl. These compounds exhibit extremes in graphitization behavior and the chemical reaction mechanisms are found to be consistent with the nature of the final graphitic products.

Carbonization studies have been extended to the effects of aromatic quinone additives on the carbonization behavior of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons. Quinones are shown to effect a general increase in coking value of the polynuclear aromatics and of complex aromatic mixtures. The mechanisms of these interactions are discussed.

Publisher

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH : AF Materials Laboratory, Aeronautical Systems Division, Air Force Systems Command

Distribution Conflict

No

Provenance

IIT

Type

report

Subject

Graphite

Pyrolysis

Hydrocarbons

Production

Visible Spectra

Ultraviolet Spectra

Infrared Spectra

Molecular Structure

Ketones

Additives

Format

1 online resource