Synthesis, Characterization, Processing and Physical Behavior of Melt-Processible Acrylonitrile Co- and Terpolymers for Carbon Fibers: Effect of Synthetic Variables on Copolymer Synthesis

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dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Harry Daleen
dc.contributor.committeechairMcGrath, James E.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWard, Thomas C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRiffle, Judy S.en
dc.contributor.departmentMacromolecular Science and Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:35:39Zen
dc.date.adate2006-05-26en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:35:39Zen
dc.date.issued2006-04-24en
dc.date.rdate2006-05-26en
dc.date.sdate2006-05-08en
dc.description.abstractA novel photocrosslinkable and melt processible terpolymer precursor for carbon fibers has been successfully synthesized and characterized. The terpolymer was synthesized by an efficient emulsion polymerization route and has a typical composition of acrylonitrile/ methyl acrylate/acryloyl benzophenone in the molar ratio of 85/14/1. This thesis describes a systematic variation of the polymerization variables in the emulsion polymerization which may further enhance the system. In particular, the effects of chain transfer agent, initiator, and surfactant concentration on the polymer properties were studied.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-05082006-120930en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05082006-120930/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/32373en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartRipMSThesisF2005revised2.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectcarbon fiber precursoren
dc.subjectacrylic fiberen
dc.subjectmelt processibleen
dc.subjectacryloyl benzophenoneen
dc.subjectAcrylonitrileen
dc.subjectmethyl acrylateen
dc.subjectsynthetic variablesen
dc.titleSynthesis, Characterization, Processing and Physical Behavior of Melt-Processible Acrylonitrile Co- and Terpolymers for Carbon Fibers: Effect of Synthetic Variables on Copolymer Synthesisen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineMacromolecular Science and Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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