EP1966420A4 - Vapor-grown carbon fiber and production process thereof - Google Patents
Vapor-grown carbon fiber and production process thereofInfo
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a process for efficiently producing a vapor-grown- carbon fiber such as a carbon nanotube.
- a carbon fiber obtained by the vapor-growth process (vapor-grown carbon fiber) can have a large aspect ratio with relative ease. Accordingly, studies thereon have been aggressively carried out and there are a large number of reports on the production process.
- a carbon nanotube (that is, a carbon fiber having a fiber diameter on the nanometer order) has attracted particular attention in recent years, and can be synthesized by applying this vapor-growth process.
- Fig. 1 is a schematic view showing one example of a reaction apparatus for continuously producing a carbon fiber by the vapor-growth process.
- CO, methane, acetylene, ethylene, benzene, toluene or the like is used as the carbon source which is the raw material of the carbon fiber.
- a carbon source which is a gas at an ordinary temperature and pressure is supplied, in the gaseous state, by being mixed with a carrier gas.
- the carbon source is vaporized in a vaporizer 4, mixed with a carrier gas and then supplied, or is sprayed in a liquid state into the heating zone 1.
- the carrier gas used is, for example, nitrogen gas, which is an inert gas, or hydrogen gas, which is reducing gas.
- the carbon source is supplied into a depressurized apparatus.
- a catalyst of a process for producing a vapor-grown carbon fiber a supported catalyst in which a metal is supported on a support such as alumina, or an organic metal compound such as ferrocene, is used.
- the supported catalyst is subjected to a necessary pretreatment by previously placing and heating it in a heating zone 1, and then a carbon source is supplied and reacted thereon (this is the example shown in Fig. 1) .
- the reaction is performed by continuously or pulsedly supplying a supported catalyst which has been pretreated, from outside of the system.
- a supported catalyst which has been pretreated
- an organic metal compound readily dissolvable in a carbon source such as ferrocene, is employed as a catalyst precursor, and continuously or pulsedly fed to the heating zone together with a carbon source, and thereby a carbon fiber is produced by utilizing metal particles generated by thermal decomposition of the catalyst precursor as a catalyst.
- the product obtained by a process for producing a vapor-grown carbon fiber performed in the apparatus shown in Fig. 1 is collected in the heating zone 1 heated by the heater 2 and the receiver 3 located at the end thereof, and then, after a predetermined time of reaction, is recovered.
- the production process of a carbon fiber by a vapor- phase method is roughly classified into the following three types according to the method of supplying a catalyst or a precursor compound of the catalyst:
- a substrate or boat comprising an alumina or graphite supporting a catalyst or a precursor compound thereof is placed in a heating zone, and contacted with a gas of a carbon source supplied in a vapor phase;
- a particulate catalyst or a precursor compound thereof is dispersed in a liquid-state carbon source or the like, and continuously or pulsedly supplied to a heating zone from outside of the system, and thereby contacted with a carbon source at a high temperature;
- a metallocene, carbonyl compound and like dissolvable in a liquid-state carbon source is used as a catalyst precursor compound, and a carbon source comprising this catalyst precursor compound dissolved therein is supplied to a heating zone, whereby a catalyst and the carbon source, which is a hydrocarbon or the like, are contacted at a high temperature.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 6-146117 and No. 9- 78360 describe, in the examples, a method comprising dissolving ferrocene in benzene as a carbon source and supplying the obtained solution to a heating zone.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-339676 describes, in the examples, a method comprising dissolving ferrocene in benzene, toluene or p-xylene as a carbon source and supplying the obtained solution to a heating zone.
- the purpose of the present invention is to provide a simple and effective process for producing a vapor-grown carbon fiber wherein the process does not leave a residue in a reaction apparatus, and thereby enables continuous production of a vapor-grown carbon fiber and, as a result, cost-effective production thereof.
- the present inventors have found that a process for producing a vapor-grown carbon fiber does not leave a residue in a reaction apparatus when a raw material used further containes a particular compound, and thereby achieve the present invention. That is, the present invention relates to the following (1) to (24) .
- a process for producing a vapor-grown carbon fiber by supplying a raw material at least containing a carbon source, and a catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound into a heating zone, wherein the raw material further contains an oxygen- containing carbon source compound selected from the group consisting of ketones and ethers.
- ketones are acetone, 2-butanone, 2-pentanone, 3-pentanone, 3-methyl-2-butanone, acetylacetone, 3- hydroxy-3-methyl-2-butanone, 3, 3-dimethyl-2-butanone, 2- methyl-3-pentanone, 3-methyl-2-pentanone, 4-methyl-2- pentanone, 2-hexanone, 3-hexanone, cyclopentanone, hydroxyacetone, 2-heptanone, 3-heptanone, 4-heptanone,
- Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing an example of the vertical reaction apparatus for producing a vapor-grown carbon fiber.
- the process for producing a vapor-grown carbon fiber according to the present invention is characterized in that a raw material further contains an oxygen-containing carbon source compound in addition to a carbon source, and a catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound.
- the oxygen-containing carbon source compound used in the process for producing a carbon fiber according to the present invention includes an oxygen-containing carbon source compound selected from the group consisting of ketones and ethers. Addition of such an oxygen- containing carbon containing compound into a raw material used for a process for producing a vapor-phase carbon fiber makes it possible to reduce or substantially eliminate a residue in a reaction apparatus. It is deemed that this is because oxygen atom of an oxygen- containing carbon source compound reacts with a carbon residue in a reaction apparatus to remove the carbon residue from the reaction apparatus. Incidentally, carbon atom of an oxygen-containing carbon source compound is counted as a carbon source described below.
- the catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound used is preferably dissolved or suspended in the oxygen-containing carbon source compound which is in a liquid state at an ordinary temperature and pressure, and then supplied into a heating zone. Since ethers and ketones, particularly ethers, used as an oxygen-containing carbon source compound in the process of the present invention are chemically stable, a catalyst and/or the catalyst precursor compound such as metallocene, particularly ferrocene, can be dissolved or dispersed therein, and thereafter supplied.
- the oxygen-containing carbon source compound is preferably one having a higher boiling point at an ordinary pressure, and/or a large solubility of catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound therein.
- boiling point at an ordinary pressure of the oxygen- containing carbon source compound is preferably of 80°C or more, more preferably 115°C or more, and still more preferably 150°C or more.
- the solubility of a catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound at 25°C in the oxygen- containing carbon source compound is preferably 1 g or more, more preferably 5 g or more, and still more • preferably 10 g or more per 100 g of the oxygen- containing carbon source compound.
- the oxygen-containing carbon source compound preferably has a boiling point at an ordinary pressure of 115°C or more, and a solubility of catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound therein at 25 0 C of 1 g or more per 100 g of the oxygen-containing carbon source compound.
- the oxygen-containing carbon source compound more preferably has a boiling point at an ordinary pressure of 150°C or more, and a solubility of catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound therein at 25°C of 1 g or more per 100 g of the oxygen-containing carbon source compound.
- the reason why the oxygen-containing carbon source compound preferably has a higher boiling point at an ordinary pressure, and/or a large solubility of catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound therein is as follows:
- the minimum amount of a catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound required for producing a vapor-phase carbon fiber is very small in comparison with the amount of carbon in a raw material.
- Many catalysts and/or catalyst precursor compounds are in a solid or liquid state at an ordinary temperature and pressure. However, it is very difficult to stably supply a small amount of a catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound in a solid or liquid state to a heating zone.
- the oxygen-containing carbon source compound when the oxygen-containing carbon source compound is in a liquid state at an ordinary temperature and pressure, it is possible to stably supply a catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound to a heating zone by dissolving or dispersing it in the oxygen-containing carbon source compound.
- the main carbon source is a gaseous compound such as methane, and when a carbon source has a small solubility of a catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound therein.
- an oxygen-containing carbon source compound when a catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound is dissolved in an oxygen-containing carbon source compound, if the oxygen-containing carbon source compound has a lower boiling point (i.e. a higher vapor pressure) , the oxygen-containing carbon source compound is vaporized before the catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound is sufficiently vaporized, and thereby the catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound is precipitated. This makes it impossible to stably supply the catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound to a heating zone. Therefore, an oxygen-containing carbon source compound preferably has a higher boiling point, when a catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound is dissolved or dispersed in an oxygen-containing carbon source compound.
- An oxygen-containing carbon source compound preferably has a large solubility of a catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound therein in order to stably retain the catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound therein.
- Ketones which can be used as an oxygen-containing carbon source compound includes acetone, 2-butanone, 2- pentanone, 3-pentanone, 3-methyl-2-butanone, acetylacetone, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-butanone, 3,3- dimethyl-2-butanone, 2-methyl-3-pentanone, 3-methyl-2- pentanone, 4-methyl-2-pentanone, 2-hexanone, 3-hexanone, cyclopentanone, hydroxyacetone, 2-heptanone, 3-heptanone, 4-heptanone, 2, 4-dimethyl-3-pentanone, 4-methoxy-4- methy1-2-pentanone, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone, cyclohexanone, 2, 6-dimethyl-4-heptanone, 3- methylcyclohexanone, and isophorone.
- Preferable ketones which can be used as an oxygen- containing carbon source compound include ones having a boiling point of 8O 0 C or more at an ordinary pressure.
- the preferable ketones include 2-butanone, 2-pentanone, 3-pentanone, 3-methyl-2-butanone, 3, 3-dimethyl-2- butanone, 2-methyl-3-pentanone, acetylacetone, 3-hydroxy- 3-methyl-2-butanone, 4-methyl-2-pentanone, 2-hexanone, 3- hexanone, cyclopentanone, hydroxyacetone, 3-heptanone, A- heptanone, 2, 4-dimethyl-3-pentanone, 3-methyl-2- pentanone, 2-heptanone, 4-methoxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone, cyclohexanone, 2,6- dimethyl-4-heptanone, S-methylcyclohexanone, and isophorone .
- ketones which can be used as an oxygen-containing carbon source compound includes ones having a boiling point of 115°C or more at an ordinary pressure.
- the preferable ketones include acetylacetone, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-butanone, 4-methyl-2-pentanone, 2- hexanone, 3-hexanone, cyclopentanone, hydroxyacetone, 3- heptanone, 4-heptanone, 2, 4-dimethyl-3-pentanone, 3- methyl-2-pentanone, 2-heptanone, 4-methoxy-4-methyl-2- pentanone, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone, cyclohexanone, 2, 6-dimethyl-4-heptanone, 3-methylcyclohexanone, and isophorone .
- ketones which can be used as an oxygen-containing carbon source compound include ones having a boiling point of 150°C or more at an ordinary pressure.
- the particularly preferable ketones include 3- methyl-2-pentanone, 2-heptanone, 4-methoxy-4-methyl-2- pentanone, 4-hydroxy-4-methyl-2-pentanone, cyclohexanone, 2, 6-dimethyl-4-heptanone, 3-methylcyclohexanone, and isophorone .
- Ethers which can be used as an oxygen-containing carbon source compound include anisole, ethoxybenzene, 2- methoxytoluene, 3-methoxytoluene, 4-methoxytoluene, furan, tetrahydrofuran, 2, 3-dihydrofuran, 2,5- dihydrofuran, 1, 3-dioxolane, pyrane, tetrahydropyrane, 1,3-dioxane, 1,4-dioxane, diethyl ether, di-n-propyl ether, di-i-propyl ether, n-butyl methyl ether, s-butyl methyl ether, t-butyl methyl ether, n-butyl ethyl ether, t-butyl ethyl ether, di-n-butyl ether, di-s-butyl ether, ethyleneglycol monomethyl ether, ethyleneglycol
- Preferable ethers which can be used as an oxygen- containing carbon source compound include ones having a boiling point of 80 0 C or more at an ordinary pressure.
- the preferable ethers include tetrahydropyrane, 1,3- dioxane, 1, 4-dioxane, di-n-propyl ether, n-butyl ethyl ether, ethyleneglycol dimethyl ether, di-n-butyl ether, di-s-butyl ether, ethyleneglycol monomethyl ether, ethyleneglycol monoethyl ether, ethyleneglycol mono-n- propyl ether, ethyleneglycol mono-i-propyl ether, ethyleneglycol diethyl ether, propyleneglycol monomethyl ether, propyleneglycol monoethyl ether, ethyleneglycol monomethyl ether acetate, propyleneglycol monomethyl ether acetate, anisole, ethoxybenz
- More preferable ethers which can be used as an oxygen-containing carbon source compound include ones having a boiling point of 115°C or more at an ordinary pressure.
- the more preferable ethers includes di-n-butyl ether, di-s-butyl ether, ethyleneglycol monomethyl ether, ethyleneglycol monoethyl ether, ethyleneglycol mono-n- propyl ether, ethyleneglycol mono-i-propyl ether, ethyleneglycol diethyl ether, propyleneglycol monomethyl ether, propyleneglycol monoethyl ether, ethyleneglycol monomethyl ether acetate, propyleneglycol monomethyl ether acetate, anisole, ethoxybenzene, 2-methoxytoluene, 3-methoxytoluene, 4-methoxytoluene, ethyleneglycol mono- n-butyl ether, ethyleneglycol mono-s-butyl
- Particularly preferable ethers which can be used as an oxygen-containing carbon source compound include ones having a boiling point of 15O 0 C or more at an ordinary pressure.
- the preferable ethers include anisole, ethoxybenzene, 2-methoxytoluene, 3-methoxytoluene, 4- methoxytoluene, ethyleneglycol mono-n-butyl ether, ethyleneglycol mono-s-butyl ether, ethyleneglycol mono-i- butyl ether, ethyleneglycol mono-t-butyl ether, ethyleneglycol mono-2-ethylhexyl ether, propyleneglycol mono-n-butyl ether, propyleneglycol mono-s-butyl ether, propyleneglycol mono-i-butyl ether, propyleneglycol mono- t-butyl ether, diethyleneglycol, diethyleneglycol monomethyl ether, diethyleneglycol
- An oxygen-containing carbon source compound used for the present invention can be used in an amount such that the molar ratio of oxygen atom in the oxygen-containing carbon source compound to carbon atom in the carbon source becomes 100 to 100,000 ppm, particularly 1,000 to 3,000 ppm.
- Carbon Source As a carbon source, any compound can be used as long as it has carbon atom.
- the useful carbon compound includes inorganic gases such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide; alkanes such as methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, hexane, heptane, octane; alkene such as ethylene, propylene, butene, butadiene; alkynes such as acetylene; monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene, xylene, stylene; Polyclic compounds having condensed rings such as indene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene; cyclic paraffins such as cyclopropane, cyclopentane, cyclohexane; cyclic olefins such as cyclopentene, cyclohexene, cyclopentadiene, dicyclopentadiene; alicyclic hydrocarbon compounds having condensed rings such as steroid.
- inorganic gases
- These compounds also can be used as an oxygen-containing carbon source compound if they satisfy the requirements as an oxygen- containing carbon source.
- compounds containing oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, halogen, and like can be used as a carbon source.
- the mixtures of the carbon sources naturally can be used.
- a carbon source containing sulfur also can be used as a sulfur source described below.
- a carbon source which is preferable in view of carbon fiber productivity and cost includes carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, hexane, heptane, cyclohexane, ethylene, propylene, butene, butadiene, acetylene, benzene, toluene, xylene, and mixtures thereof.
- a particularly preferable carbon source includes methane. Further, in this case, a compound in a gaseous state at an ordinary temperature can easily be used as a carbon source compound.
- the compound in a gaseous state at an ordinary temperature includes carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, hexane, heptane, cyclohexane, ethylene, propylene, butene, butadiene, acetylene, particularly methane, and mixtures thereof.
- the methane concentration in the supplied raw material is preferably at or more than 15 mol% to less than 100 mol%, more preferably from 30 to 95 mol%, still more preferably from 45 to 90 mol%. If the methane concentration in the raw material is excessively low, the productivity of a carbon fiber decreases, whereas if the methane concentration is excessively high, a non-fibrous product may possibly be produced.
- the "raw material supplied” means a composition containing a carbon source, an oxygen- containing carbon source compound, a catalyst and/or catalyst precursor, a carrier gas, etc., i.e. a composition containing all components supplied to a heating zone.
- the carbon source other than methane which is used along with methane, is preferably not used in an excessively large amount. This is because if used in a large amount, the carbon source inhibits the properties of methane.
- the carbon source other than methane is used in such an amount that the total amount of carbon atom contained in such a carbon source is preferably 60% or less, more preferably 40% or less, still more preferably 20% or less, further still more preferably 10% or less, and most preferably 5% or less, based on the total amount of carbon atom contained in methane. If the carbon source other than methane is used in an excess amount, the amount of a non-fibrous solid matter produced abruptly increases. Regarding this concentration, however, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide are not considered as a carbon source since these behave differently from the other carbon source. (Catalyst)
- the catalyst used for the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a substance capable of accelerating the growth of a carbon fiber.
- the catalyst is, for example, at least one metal (particularly, a fine particle thereof) selected from the group consisting of Groups 3 to 12 of the 18 Groups-Type Periodic Table of Elements recommended by IUPAC in 1990, preferably at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Groups 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10, more preferably iron, nickel, cobalt, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, platinum or a rare earth element.
- the "catalyst precursor compound” means a compound which is thermally decomposed upon heating and, in some cases, further reduced to provide the catalyst.
- the catalyst precursor compound includes an organic metal compound, a metal salt, etc.
- metallocene as a catalyst precursor compound is thermally decomposed upon heating to provide fine metal particles which work as a catalyst.
- ferrocene is thermally decomposed upon heating to provide fine iron particles. Accordingly, as for the catalyst precursor compound, a compound of providing the above-described metal can be suitably used.
- the catalyst precursor compound is, for example, a metal compound containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Groups 3 to 12, preferably a compound containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Groups 3, 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10, and most preferably a compound containing iron, nickel, cobalt, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, platinum or a rare earth element.
- the catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound may also be used, if desired, by loading it on a support.
- the support is preferably a compound stable in the heating zone, and examples of such a compound include alumina, silica, zeolite, magnesia, titania, zirconia, graphite, activated carbon and carbon fiber.
- this support must be introduced together with a carbon source, etc. into a heated furnace without previously charging it into a reaction furnace. (Amounts of Catalyst, etc.)
- the amount of the catalyst or catalyst precursor compound to be used is, in terms of the ratio of the atomic number of an a catalyst element (for example, Fe) to the number of carbon atoms in the carbon source, preferably 0.000005 to 0.0015, more preferably from 0.00001 to 0.001, still more preferably from 0.00002 to 0.0005, and most preferably from 0.00004 to 0.0004. If this ratio is less than 0.000005, the amount of catalyst is too small and the number of fibers may decrease or the fiber diameter may increase, whereas if the ratio exceeds 0.0015, not only the profitability is low but also coarsened catalyst particles, not functioning as a catalyst, may be mixed in the fiber.
- an a catalyst element for example, Fe
- the carbon atoms of the carbon source in the raw material when the catalyst precursor compound contains a carbon, the carbon atoms thereof are also included. That is, the total number of carbon atoms is a total amount of all carbon atoms excluding carbons contained in the carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide in the supplied raw material . (Method of Supplying Raw Material)
- the method of supplying the raw material is not particularly limited.
- a carbon source, and an oxygen- containing carbon source compound containing a catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound dissolved or suspended therein may be vaporized and supplied in the gaseous state, or a part or all thereof may be supplied in a liquid state.
- these raw materials are preferably vaporized before the production of carbon fiber starts, and then supplied. More preferably the solution or suspension containing the catalyst and/or catalyst precursor is vaporized and thoroughly mixed with the carbon source, and then supplied. (Carrier Gas)
- a carrier gas in addition to the above-described composition.
- the carrier gas hydrogen, nitrogen, helium, argon, krypton or a mixed gas thereof may be used, but a gas containing an oxygen molecule (that is, oxygen in the molecular state (O 2 ) ) , such as air, is not suited.
- the catalyst precursor compound for use in the present invention is sometimes in the oxidized state and in such a case, a hydrogen-containing gas is preferably used as the carrier gas.
- the carrier gas is preferably a gas containing hydrogen at a concentration of 1 vol% or more, more preferably 30 vol% or more, and most preferably 85 vol% or more, and this is, for example, a gas of 100 vol% hydrogen or a gas of hydrogen diluted with nitrogen.
- the hydrogen gas concentration used here is based only on the carrier gas, but the amounts of a carbon source, the gasified catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound and the like are not considered.
- a sulfur compound considered to be effective in controlling the carbon fiber diameter may be used in combination.
- the sulfur compound which can be used in the present invention includes sulfur; thiophene; hydrogen sulfide; carbon sulfide; mercaptans such as methyl mercaptan, tert-butyl mercaptan; sulfides such as dimethyl sulfide; and disulfides such as dimethyl disulfide.
- the preferred sulfur compound includes thiophene, carbon disulfide, dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide, and more preferred sulfur compound includes dimethyl sulfide and dimethyl disulfide.
- These sulfur compound may be supplied in the gaseous state or by dissolving it in a solvent.
- the total molar number of sulfur supplied is suitably 100 times or less, preferably 10 times or less, more preferably 2 times or less, of the molar number of a catalyst element. If the amount of sulfur supplied is excessively large, this is not only unprofitable but also it also inhibits the growth of a carbon fiber, and is not preferred.
- the synthesis of a vapor-grown carbon fiber is achieved by supplying the raw materials described above and, if desired, a carrier gas to a heating zone, and contacting these under heating.
- the reactor heating zone
- the reactor is not particularly limited as long as predetermined residence time and heating temperature are obtained, but a vertical or horizontal tubular furnace is preferred in view of the supply of raw material and the control of residence time. If the temperature in the heating zone is too low, a solid product as well as a carbon fiber is not produced at all or is produced in an extremely small amount, whereas if the temperature is excessively high, a carbon fiber does not grow or only a thick fiber is obtained. Therefore, particularly when methane is used as a carbon source, the temperature in the high-temperature part of the heating zone is preferably from 1,100 to l,500°C, more preferably from 1,150 to 1,350 0 C.
- the main component of the carbon source in the gas after the reaction is methane which can be a carbon source. Accordingly, all or a part of the gas after reaction can be circulated and reused by supplying it to the heating zone as-is or after adding carbon source, carrier gas, etc. thereto.
- Fig. 2 shows one example of the reaction apparatus.
- a quartz-made reaction tube 1 used as a heating zone is equipped with a heater 2 and, at the top, is connected to a supply line of mixing and supplying raw material components of a carrier gas, a carbon source such as methane and a liquid raw material component containing a catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound.
- a vaporizer 4 is disposed at the bottom of the reaction tube 1, a receiver 3 for collecting the produced carbon fibers is provided.
- the heater 2 is set to a predetermined temperature of l,100°C or more, and raw materials are introduced from the introduction line 4 and reacted.
- the fundamental mechanism of the present invention is mainly such that a carbon fiber produced upon contact of methane with a catalyst at a low temperature of l,000°C or. less is effectively grown in the diameter direction at a high temperature of 1,000 0 C or more by using a carbon source, for example, methane, an aliphatic hydrocarbon such as ethylene and propylene and/or an aromatic hydrocarbon such as benzene, which all are a decomposition product of methane .
- a carbon source for example, methane, an aliphatic hydrocarbon such as ethylene and propylene and/or an aromatic hydrocarbon such as benzene, which all are a decomposition product of methane .
- the temperature at the raw material-introducing part from which a raw material is induced into the reaction tube must be kept lower than the temperature in the high-temperature part of the heating zone.
- the temperature of the raw material-introducing part is preferably 700 0 C or less, more preferably 600°C or less, still more preferably 400 0 C or less.
- the residence at 1,000 0 C or less must be kept to a certain period of time by introducing the raw material into the low- temperature region.
- the residence time at 600 to 1,000 0 C is important, and the- raw material is preferably caused to stay in this temperature range for 0.05 seconds or more, preferably 0.5 seconds ore more, still more preferably from 1.0 to 30 seconds.
- the actual gas temperature in the region is hard to measure. Therefore, the temperature used here is a value obtained, for example, by inserting a platinum- platinum- 13% rhodium alloy thermocouple capable of measuring even a temperature of 1,000 0 C or more into the heating zone. To be precise, this measured value is affected by radiation and does not necessarily agree with the gas temperature but can be satisfactorily used as an index for specifying the preferred condition of the present invention.
- the residence time in the temperature range of 600 to 1,000 0 C is a time of passage of the raw material gas through a region where the temperature measured as above on the inlet side of the reaction apparatus elevates from 600 0 C to 1,000 0 C.
- the residence time is calculated on the assumption that the raw material gas creates a plug flow in this region and the temperature of the raw material gas is elevated to the temperature measured as above.
- the residence time is a residence time in the region from the upstream end of heating zone or the ejection part of a nozzle or the like to a part where the temperature is elevated to 1,000 0 C.
- the residence time is calculated on the assumption that the raw material creates a plug flow in this region and the temperature of the raw material gas is elevated to the temperature measured as above.
- the residence time at a temperature of l,100°C or more can be determined in the same manner as the residence time in the temperature range of 600 to 1,000 0 C.
- This residence time is, for example, 0.001 second or more, preferably 0.01 second or more, more preferably from 0.1 to 30 seconds.
- the residence time at a temperature of 1,100 0 C or more can be arbitrarily determined depending on the desired fiber thickness, raw material concentration, temperature in the high- temperature part, or the like. (Shape of Carbon Fiber, etc.)
- the carbon fiber obtained by the process of the present invention become a thick fiber by using a high temperature of 1,100 0 C or more. Accordingly, the production process of the present invention is particularly suited for the production of a relatively thick fiber rather than the production of a carbon fiber having a very small outer diameter, such as single wall or dual wall carbon fiber. More specifically, the production process of the present invention is optimal as a production process of a carbon fiber having an average outer diameter of 10 nm or more, preferably 50 nm or more, and most preferably 100 nm or more.
- the outer diameter of a carbon fiber as used herein can be determined, for example, by measuring the outer diameter of the images of about 100 fibers in a photograph from an SEM.
- the present invention is characterized in that, despite it being a production process with high productivity, a carbon fiber having a long fiber length can be produced. That is, the production process of the present invention is optimal as a production process of a carbon fiber having an average fiber length of 10 ⁇ m or more, preferably 13 ⁇ m or more, and most preferably 15 ⁇ m or more.
- the length of a carbon fiber as used herein can be determined, for example, by measuring the length of the images of about 100 fibers in a ⁇ photograph from an SEM, similarly to the case of the outer diameter.
- the effectiveness of a catalyst or a catalyst precursor can be remarkably enhanced. That is, a carbon fiber can be efficiently obtained even with a small amount of a catalyst.
- a catalyst e.g., iron
- the carbon fiber produced is subjected to firing (at around 1,500 0 C) or graphitization treatment (at 2,000 to 3,000°C) in an inert gas so as to enhance the physical properties.
- a ' part of iron or the like as the catalyst is vaporized or transpired by this treatment, and the catalyst residual amount decreases in the carbon fiber after graphitization treatment.
- the catalyst content in the carbon fiber can be extremely decreased even in the state not subjected to a treatment such as firing and graphitization.
- a carbon fiber having a catalyst content of 5,000 ppm or less or, under preferred conditions, a catalyst content of 500 ppm or less can be obtained in the state not subjected to a treatment such as firing and graphitization, and therefore depending on usage, the graphitization treatment is not necessary.
- the average outer diameter of the fiber obtained tends to change by varying the ratio of the catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound to a carbon source such as methane.
- the fiber diameter becomes small when the ratio of the catalyst and/or catalyst precursor compound is increased, and becomes large when the ratio is decreased.
- the average outer diameter of the carbon fiber obtained can be controlled merely by changing the composition of a raw material carbon source and a catalyst without changing the reaction apparatus or detailed conditions.
- a carbon fiber having a fiber outer diameter of 80 to 150 nm can be very easily produced.
- Toluene Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.
- p-xylene Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.
- Cyclohexanone Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.
- Tetrahydrofuran Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.
- Acetone Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.
- a vertical furnace equipped with a heating zone 1 of the quartz-made reaction tube (inner diameter: 31 mm, outer diameter: 36 mm, length of heating zone: about 400 mm) shown in Fig. 2 was used.
- the temperature of the heating zone 1 was elevated to 1,200 0 C with an N 2 stream, the supply of N 2 was then stopped, and H 2 as a carrier gas was instead flowed into the heating zone 1 at 1 NL/min.
- ferrocene and dimethyl disulfide were dissolved into benzene (a compound which is in a liquid state at an ordinary temperature and pressure; boiling point at an ordinary pressure is 80°C) , and the resulting solution was introduced into a vaporizer 4 heated at 200 0 C to introduce each component in the amount shown in Table 1, vaporized and then entrained in H 2 . In this state, a solid product was not produced. Thereafter, the flow rate of H 2 was decreased to 0.5 NL/min and methane was mixed with hydrogen at a flow rate of 0.5 NL/min. In this way, all compounds were supplied in the gaseous state into the reaction tube.
- the unit "NL" as used herein indicates a volume (liter) in the standard state (0 0 C, 1 atm) .
- the temperature was elevated to 1,200 0 C with a He stream at 1 NL/min, and when the temperature was stabilized, the inside temperature of the quartz tube was measured by using a platinum-platinum* 13% rhodium alloy thermocouple. As a result, the temperature was 600 0 C at 24 cm from the top of the quartz tube and 1,000 0 C at 29 cm. The residence time therebetween was determined and found to be 0.59 seconds. The temperature was higher than 1,100 0 C at 33 cm from the top of the quartz tube and was lower than 1,1000 0 C at 60 cm. The residence time therebetween was determined and found to be 2.25 seconds.
- the concentration of methane is determined according to the following equations:
- the ratio of a residue in the column (%) is determined according to the following equation: Ratio of Residue in the column (%)
- ratios of a total amount of carbon atom in carbon sources supplied other than methane to a total amount of carbon atom in methane supplied (%) are calculated according to the following equation, and shown in Table 2: Ratio of Total Amount of Carbon Atom in Carbon
- the reaction was performed according to the method of Comparative Example 1 except that diethyleneglycol dimethyl ether is used in the input amount shown in Table 1 in place of benzene as a compound which is in a liquid state at an ordinary temperature and pressure.
- the conditions and results of the test are shown in Tables 1 and 2.
- the carbon recovery percentage was 32% and the product was a fibrous material having an average outer diameter of 200 nm.
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