NZ617199B2 - Method for the production of lignin-containing precursor fibres and also carbon fibres - Google Patents

Method for the production of lignin-containing precursor fibres and also carbon fibres Download PDF

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NZ617199B2
NZ617199B2 NZ617199A NZ61719912A NZ617199B2 NZ 617199 B2 NZ617199 B2 NZ 617199B2 NZ 617199 A NZ617199 A NZ 617199A NZ 61719912 A NZ61719912 A NZ 61719912A NZ 617199 B2 NZ617199 B2 NZ 617199B2
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Horst Ebeling
Hanspeter Fink
Andre Lehmann
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Stora Enso Oyj
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29CSHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C48/00Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor
    • B29C48/03Extrusion moulding, i.e. expressing the moulding material through a die or nozzle which imparts the desired form; Apparatus therefor characterised by the shape of the extruded material at extrusion
    • B29C48/05Filamentary, e.g. strands
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29DPRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
    • B29D99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • B29D99/0078Producing filamentary materials
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29KINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR MOULDS, REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
    • B29K2033/00Use of polymers of unsaturated acids or derivatives thereof as moulding material
    • B29K2033/18Polymers of nitriles
    • B29K2033/20PAN, i.e. polyacrylonitrile
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29LINDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES
    • B29L2031/00Other particular articles
    • B29L2031/731Filamentary material, i.e. comprised of a single element, e.g. filaments, strands, threads, fibres
    • CCHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08LCOMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
    • C08L97/00Compositions of lignin-containing materials
    • C08L97/02Lignocellulosic material, e.g. wood, straw or bagasse
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01DMECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
    • D01D5/00Formation of filaments, threads, or the like
    • D01D5/06Wet spinning methods
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01FCHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
    • D01F2/00Monocomponent artificial filaments or the like of cellulose or cellulose derivatives; Manufacture thereof
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01FCHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
    • D01F9/00Artificial filaments or the like of other substances; Manufacture thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture of carbon filaments
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D01NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES; SPINNING
    • D01FCHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS; APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CARBON FILAMENTS
    • D01F9/00Artificial filaments or the like of other substances; Manufacture thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture of carbon filaments
    • D01F9/08Artificial filaments or the like of other substances; Manufacture thereof; Apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture of carbon filaments of inorganic material
    • D01F9/12Carbon filaments; Apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture thereof
    • D01F9/14Carbon filaments; Apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture thereof by decomposition of organic filaments
    • D01F9/16Carbon filaments; Apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture thereof by decomposition of organic filaments from products of vegetable origin or derivatives thereof, e.g. from cellulose acetate
    • D01F9/17Carbon filaments; Apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture thereof by decomposition of organic filaments from products of vegetable origin or derivatives thereof, e.g. from cellulose acetate from lignin

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for the production of a precursor fibre for the production of carbon- and activated carbon fibres according to the wet- or air-gap spinning method, in which a solution of lignin and a fibre-forming polymer selected from cellulose derivatives, in a suitable solvent is extruded through the holes of a spinning nozzle into a coagulation bath, the formed thread is stretched and subsequently treated, dried at an elevated temperature and then wound up. The lignin-containing thread is an economical starting material for the production of carbon and activated carbon fibres. Also disclosed is a method for the production of a carbon fibre from the precursor fibre by carbonising above 800 °C and subjecting the fibre to water vapour. hrough the holes of a spinning nozzle into a coagulation bath, the formed thread is stretched and subsequently treated, dried at an elevated temperature and then wound up. The lignin-containing thread is an economical starting material for the production of carbon and activated carbon fibres. Also disclosed is a method for the production of a carbon fibre from the precursor fibre by carbonising above 800 °C and subjecting the fibre to water vapour.

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Method for the production of lignin—containing precursor fibres and also carbon fibres The invention s to a method for the production of a precursor for the production of carbon- and activated carbon fibres according to the wet- or air—gap ng method, in which a solution of lignin and a fibrewforming polymer in a suitable solvent is extruded through the holes of a spinning nozzle into a ation bath, the formed thread is stretched and subsequently treated, dried at an elevated temperature and then wound up. The lignin—containing thread is an economical starting al for the production of carbon- and activated carbon fibres.
Carbon fibres are high—performance reinforcing fibres which are used essentially for composite materials in aircraft construction, high- performance vehicle construction (Formula I, high-performance sailing ships etc), for sports equipment and increasingly for wind energy plants. Currently, extensive efforts are being made worldwide to introduce carbon fibres of average quality (at a reduced price level) into mass applications in automobile construction, the development of -reduced electric vehicles which is sought ly in the meantime enting an essential driving force.
Carbon fibres are produced by heat treatment above 1,000°C of organic precursor fibres. The first carbon fibres were developed on the basis of cellulose precursors and used as filaments in lamps. Nowadays, polyacrylonitrile or copolymers of rylonitrile are the dominating polymers for the production of precursors for carbon fibres. The palette of carbon fibres based on PAN is supplemented by high-modulus carbon fibre made from pitch. For PAN-based carbon fibres, the estimated annual capacity in 2010 was at approx. 77,000 t and, for based carbon fibres, at 1,830 t (technical textiles

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WE CLAIM:
1. A method for the production of a lignin-containing precursor fibre for the production of carbon fibres and/or activated carbon fibres, comprising a) forming a solution, comprising at least one sort of lignin and also at least one fibreforming polymer selected from the group consisting of cellulose or cellulose derivatives, in at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of tertiary amine oxides, and b) transferring the solution into a coagulation bath by extruding the solution through a spinning nozzle by an air-gap spinning method, wherein the lignin-containing precursor fibre precipitates when the solution is extruded, and c) stretching the lignin-containing precursor fibre to at least 1.1 times its length, at a temperature of at least 60C in the coagulation bath, in air, or in water vapour.
2. The method according to claim 1, characterised in that the solution used in step a) is produced by agitation or kneading of the at least one sort of lignin and also of the at least one fibre-forming polymer in the at least one solvent.
3. The method according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the solution used in step a) is produced by agitation or kneading of the at least one sort of lignin and also of the at least one fibre-forming polymer in the at least one solvent at a temperature of 60°C or more.
4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the solution used in step a) is produced by agitation or kneading of the at least one sort of lignin and also of the at least one fibre-forming polymer in the at least one solvent at a temperature of 80°C or more.
5. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the solution is filtered before introduction into the coagulation bath.
6. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the spinning hole diameter of the spinning nozzle is from 50 to 600 µm. 15 (11065938_1):JJP
7. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the spinning hole diameter of the spinning nozzle is from 100 to 500 µm.
8. The method according to claim 6 or claim 7, wherein the shaping is performed by the air-gap spinning method.
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the shaping is performed by the air-gap spinning method wherein the air gap is at least 10 mm.
10. The method according to claim 8 or claim 9, wherein the shaping is performed by the air-gap spinning method wherein the air gap is at least 20 mm and at most 500 mm.
11. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the lignincontaining precursor fibre d) is washed e) is treated subsequently with textile aids for improving the thread strength and for avoiding electrostatic charges, f) is dried and/or g) is wound up.
12. The method according to claim 11, wherein in step c), the lignin-containing fibre according to b) is stretched to 1.1 to 12 times its length.
13. The method according to claim 11 or claim 12, wherein in step c), the lignin-containing fibre according to b) is stretched to 1.5 times its length.
14. The method according to claim 11 or claim 12, wherein in step c), the lignin-containing fibre according to b) is stretched to 2 times its length. 16 (11065938_1):JJP
15. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein in step c), the stretching is performed at a temperature of at least 80°C.
16. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein in step c), the stretching is performed at a temperature of at least 90°C.
17. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 14, wherein in step c), the stretching is performed at a temperature of at least 100°C.
18. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 17, wherein in step c), the stretching is implemented in the coagulation bath, in air or in water vapour.
19. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 18, wherein in step d), the lignincontaining fibre according to b) is washed with demineralised water.
20. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 19, wherein in step f), the lignincontaining fibre according to b) is dried by winding up or winding round of the fibre onto or around heated rollers and/or by through flow drying at a temperature of at least 80°C.
21. The method according to claim 20, wherein the temperature is at least 100°C.
22. The method according to any one of claims 11 to 21, wherein the fibre is treated with a spinning oil before drying, after drying or before and after drying.
23. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein, respectively relative to the entire solution, the concentration a) of the at least one sort of lignin is from 1 to 99% by weight, and/or b) of the at least one fibre-forming polymer is from 1 to 99% by weight.
24. The method according to claim 2523 wherein, respectively relative to the entire solution, the concentration a) of the at least one sort of lignin is from 2 to 30% by weight. 17 (11065938_1):JJP
25. The method according to claim 23, wherein, respectively relative to the entire solution, the concentration a) of the at least one sort of lignin is from 3 to 20% by weight.
26. The method according to any one of claims 23 to 25, wherein, respectively relative to the entire solution, the concentration b) of the at least one fibre-forming polymer is from 5 to 40% by weight.
27. The method according to any one of claims 23 to 25, wherein, respectively relative to the entire solution, the concentration b) of the at least one fibre-forming polymer is from 7 to 30% by weight.
28. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the coagulation bath comprises water or a mixture of water and an organic liquid.
29. The method according to claim 28, wherein the organic liquid is an aprotic polar solvent.
30. The method according to claim 29, wherein the aprotic polar solvent is DMSO.
31. The method according to claim 28, wherein the organic liquid is an aliphatic amide which is liquid at room temperature.
32. The method according to claim 31, wherein the aliphatic amide is dimethylformamide (DMF) or dimethylacetamide (DMAc).
33. The method according to claim 28, wherein the organic liquid is a tertiary amine oxide.
34. The method according to claim 33, wherein the tertiary amine oxide is Nmethylmorpholine-N- oxide. 18 (11065938_1):JJP
35. The method according to claim 28, wherein the organic liquid is an ionic liquid.
36. The method according to claim 35, wherein the ionic liquid is selected from the group consisting of an imidazolium compound, a pyridinium compound or a tetraalkylammonium compound.
37. The method according to claim 35 or claim 36, wherein the ionic liquid is 1-butyl methylimidazolium chloride, 1- butylmethylimidazolium acetate, or 1 -ethyl methylimidazolium acetate.
38. The method according to any one of claims 28 to 37, wherein the pH value of the coagulation bath is between 1 and 7.
39. The method according to any one of claims 28 to 38, wherein the pH value of the coagulation bath is between 2 and 5.
40. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the tertiary amine oxide is aqueous N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMMO).
41. The method according to claim 40, wherein the tertiary amine oxide is aqueous Nmethylmorpholine-N-oxide (NMMO) monohydrate.
42. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cellulose and/or cellulose derivatives, are selected from the group consisting of cellulose carbamate, cellulose allophanate, and hemicellulose; and/or mixtures or blends thereof.
43. The method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one sort of lignin results from wood and annual plant pulping methods and is selected from the group consisting of alkali lignin, kraft lignin, lignosulphonate, thiolignin, organosolvlignin, ASAM lignin, lignins from digestion processes by means of ionic liquids or enzymes and/or combinations or mixtures thereof. 19 (11065938_1):JJP
44. A precursor fibre, produced according to the method of any one of claims 1 to 43.
45. A method for the production of a carbon fibre in which a precursor fibre according to claim 44 is stabilised at temperatures between 100 and 600°C and is carbonised above 800°C under inert conditions.
46. The method according to claim 45, wherein the carbon fibre is subjected to water vapour, after the carbonisation, at temperatures > 200°C.
47. The method according to claim 46, wherein the carbon fibre is subjected to water vapour, after the carbonisation, at temperatures > 300°C.
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EP11004131A EP2524980A1 (en) 2011-05-18 2011-05-18 Method for producing precursor fibres and carbon fibres containing lignine
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PCT/EP2012/059112 WO2012156441A1 (en) 2011-05-18 2012-05-16 Method for the production of lignin-containing precursor fibres and also carbon fibres

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