Carbon foam with improved graphitizability
A carbon foam material with improved graphitizability is formed by including a graphitization promoting additive into the carbon foam. The graphitization promoting additive greatly improves the graphitic structure of the carbon foam resulting in a carbon foam with much greater thermal and electrical...
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Main Authors | , , , |
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
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05.07.2007
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Summary: | A carbon foam material with improved graphitizability is formed by including a graphitization promoting additive into the carbon foam. The graphitization promoting additive greatly improves the graphitic structure of the carbon foam resulting in a carbon foam with much greater thermal and electrical conductivities. This inventive foam may be created by introducing the graphitization promoting additive during the catalysis of a phenol-aldehyde mixture to a form phenolic resin or during the conversion of the phenolic resin to a phenolic foam. Alternatively, the graphitization promoting additive can be fixed onto a preformed carbon foam. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: US20050321714 |