WO2014157394A1 - 炭素繊維の製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for producing carbon fiber. This application claims priority on March 27, 2013 based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-066096 filed in Japan, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- Carbon fiber is manufactured, for example, by the following method. That is, a carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle, for example, a polyacrylonitrile fiber bundle is folded back through a guide roller, is run in multiple stages in a heat treatment chamber of a flameproofing furnace, and is heated by hot air at 200 ° C. to 300 ° C. A flame-resistant fiber having a density is produced and then carbonized in an inert gas at a temperature range of 300 ° C. to 2500 ° C.
- a carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle for example, a polyacrylonitrile fiber bundle is folded back through a guide roller, is run in multiple stages in a heat treatment chamber of a flameproofing furnace, and is heated by hot air at 200 ° C. to 300 ° C.
- a flame-resistant fiber having a density is produced and then carbonized in an inert gas at a temperature range of 300 ° C. to 2500 ° C.
- the gas generated from the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle contains a substance having a property of agglomerating at a lower temperature, while maintaining a volatile state in the heat treatment chamber.
- the temperature in the seal chamber is lower than the temperature in the heat treatment chamber. Therefore, such a substance may aggregate in the seal chamber and adhere to the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle. In that case, there is a possibility that the strength of the carbon fiber is reduced in the subsequent carbonization treatment. In the inventions described in Patent Documents 1 to 4, such a possibility is not necessarily fully considered.
- JP-A-62-2228865 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-173761 JP 2000-136441 A JP 2004-143647 A
- the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a production method capable of obtaining high-quality carbon fibers.
- the present invention has the following embodiments.
- (I) A carbon fiber production method satisfying all of the following (1) to (3).
- (1) A carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle spread in a sheet shape is introduced into a flameproofing furnace, and the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle introduced into the flameproofing furnace is flameproofed in a temperature range of 200 ° C to 300 ° C.
- (2) The flameproofing furnace has a heat treatment chamber and a seal chamber adjacent to the heat treatment chamber, and exhausts gas from the seal chamber to the outside of the flameproofing furnace.
- (1A) A carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle spread in a sheet shape is introduced into a flameproofing furnace, subjected to a flameproofing treatment in a temperature range of 200 ° C to 300 ° C, and the resulting flameproofing fiber bundle is introduced into the carbonization furnace.
- the carbonization treatment is performed in the temperature range of 300 ° C to 2500 ° C.
- the flameproofing furnace has a heat treatment chamber and a seal chamber adjacent to the heat treatment chamber, and exhausts the heat from the seal chamber to prevent the hot air in the heat treatment chamber from leaking into the atmosphere.
- (VIII) The method for producing a carbon fiber according to (III), which satisfies the following (7A) to (8A):
- (7A) The carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle is caused to travel in multiple stages in the vertical direction and in the horizontal direction in the heat treatment chamber.
- (8A) Of the plurality of outer slits, the opening area of the outer slit located at the bottom is smaller than the opening area of the outer slit located at the uppermost position.
- vertical direction or “vertical direction” is a direction horizontal to the gravity direction
- horizontal direction is a direction perpendicular to the weight direction
- upper is a direction in which gravity is applied.
- downward refers to the direction of gravity.
- Carbon fiber precursor bundle In the carbon fiber manufacturing method of the present embodiment, first, a carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle spread in a sheet form is introduced into a flameproofing furnace and subjected to a flameproofing treatment in a temperature range of 200 ° C to 300 ° C.
- the carbon fiber precursor bundle is a material obtained by gathering together organic compound fibers that are carbon fiber precursors into a bundle, and is a material that becomes carbon fibers by performing carbonization treatment.
- the organic compound fiber for example, a fiber obtained by spinning a polymer compound, 3 to 50 ⁇ m filament fibers gathered in an aggregate state of 1000 to 80,000 can be used.
- precursor fibers such as a polyacrylonitrile fiber and a rayon fiber, can be used for a carbon fiber precursor, for example. Above all, polyacrylonitrile fiber can produce high-quality carbon fiber.
- the sheet shape means a shape having a large length or width with respect to the thickness of the sheet.
- the dimensions such as thickness, length, and width of these sheets refer to average values measured for, for example, three or more arbitrary points.
- the sheet shape is a shape whose length and width are 10 times or more of the thickness. More preferably, it has a ribbon shape whose length is 10 times or more of the width (100 times or more of the thickness). Since the length of the carbon fiber precursor bundle is sufficiently long, as shown in FIG. 1, the carbon fiber precursor bundle 1 (object to be heated) is moved by moving means 3a to 3c and 4a to 4c such as rollers described later. It is possible to perform flameproofing treatment by moving while winding, and continuous treatment is possible.
- the width is 1000 to 10,000 times the thickness and the length is 10,000 to 300,000 times the thickness.
- the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle spread in a sheet form is, for example, the carbon fiber precursors are brought together mainly such that the fiber direction is the length direction, the length direction is larger than the width section, the width It is the structure which is formed so that a direction may become larger than a thickness direction, and each dimension becomes the sheet form which has the above-mentioned relationship.
- heat treatment When heat treatment is performed on the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle, it may be performed while applying hot air to at least one surface in the thickness direction of the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle in a sheet-like state. preferable. More preferably, the heat treatment is performed while hot air is applied to both surfaces of the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle in the thickness direction.
- the flameproofing treatment of the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle is an exothermic reaction, and if an attempt is made to heat the entire carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle by applying heat only to a part of the narrow area of the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle, carbon A portion of the fiber precursor fiber bundle that has been heated may cause thermal runaway.
- the hot air may be applied parallel to the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle spread in a sheet shape or may be applied vertically. A person skilled in the art can easily design how to do this.
- Flame resistance treatment (Configuration of flameproofing furnace) (Configuration of flameproofing furnace)
- a known flameproofing furnace can be used for the flameproofing treatment.
- flameproofing furnaces having structures disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 62-228865, 11-173661, 2000-136441, and 2004-143647 can be used. These flameproofing furnaces perform the flameproofing treatment by moving the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle in the fiber direction at a plurality of locations in the heat treatment chamber where the positions in the vertical direction are different.
- Flame resistance also referred to as infusibilization or stabilization
- the carbon fiber precursor fiber is heated to cause thermal shrinkage and has a structure containing a large amount of a ring structure such as pyrimidine by a reaction such as oxidation. This means that it becomes stable to some extent by flame resistance.
- the flameproofing furnace 2 used in the present embodiment includes a heat treatment chamber 7 having a mechanism for heating the chamber, and a seal chamber 8 adjacent thereto.
- One or more seal chambers 8 are provided adjacent to the heat treatment chamber 7.
- seal chambers 8A and 8B are provided with the heat treatment chamber 7 interposed therebetween.
- the heat treatment chamber 7 is a treatment chamber equipped with a heating means capable of treating a carbon fiber bundle in a temperature range of 200 ° C. to 300 ° C.
- the heat treatment chamber 7 includes a heater and the like, and is configured to be able to adjust the room temperature to the above-described temperature range.
- the heat treatment chamber 7 may include a ventilation means (not shown) that can supply and / or exhaust air to the heat treatment chamber 7.
- the ventilation means may include, for example, a ventilation hole provided in the heat treatment chamber 7 and a fan or a pump provided for supply and / or exhaust.
- the ventilation means may also include a measurement means (not shown) for measuring the gas supplied and / or exhausted by the heat treatment chamber 7.
- Various gas flowmeters can be used as the measuring means. In this embodiment, for example, a Pitot tube, a hot wire anemometer, or the like can be used.
- the seal chamber 8 has an outer slit 5 and an inner slit 6.
- the outer slit 5 opens to the outside of the flameproofing furnace 2 (to the atmosphere), and the inner slit 6 (opening) opens to the heat treatment chamber 7.
- the seal chamber 8 ⁇ / b> A is provided with outer slits 5 sequentially from the outermost slit 51 c provided on the lowermost side to the upper side in the drawing, and the uppermost outer side.
- the slit 51a is provided.
- the number of the outer slits 5 is five, and the number of locations (the number of travel stages) where the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle 1 described later is moved at a plurality of locations is also five.
- the seal chamber 8 is provided with an inner slit 6 horizontally in the left-right direction in the drawing so that each of the outer slits 5 has the same height (distance from the lower end of the seal chamber 8 in the drawing).
- the seal chamber 8A is provided with an inner slit 61c at the same height as the outermost slit 51c located at the lowermost side and an inner slit 61a at the same height as the outermost slit 51a located at the uppermost side.
- another slit chamber 8B provided opposite to the seal chamber 8A with the heat treatment chamber 7 interposed therebetween is provided with an inner slit 6 and an outer slit 5 respectively having the same height as these.
- an outer slit 52c and an inner slit 62c are provided at the same height as the outer slit 51c, and an outer slit 52a and an inner slit 62a are provided at the same height as the outer slit 51a.
- the flameproofing furnace 2 has one set of an outer slit 5, an inner slit 6, an inner slit 6 and an outer slit 5 formed so as to communicate in the horizontal direction.
- the precursor fiber bundle 1 can move horizontally in the flameproofing furnace 2.
- the flameproofing furnace 2 is provided with a plurality of sets (5 sets in the example shown in the drawing) at a position different from each other in the vertical direction.
- the size of the outer slit 5 and the inner slit 6 is such that the width of the opening (vertical size in the figure) is 10 to 50 mm, and the length of the opening (size in the depth direction from the front in the figure) is 1000 to 10,000 mm. .
- the size of the width of the opening of the slit can be adjusted by means of adjusting the position of the upper structure and the lower structure of the slit in the vertical direction.
- the seal chamber is also provided with a ventilation means 9 for replacing the indoor air.
- the ventilation means 9 is preferably an exhaust fan or the like.
- a ventilation means 9 such as an exhaust fan
- the air flow flowing from the atmosphere toward the seal chamber 8 and the inner slit 6 are thus, a flow of hot air blown from the heat treatment chamber 7 to the seal chamber 8 is generated.
- These flows prevent the hot air in the heat treatment chamber 7 from leaking into the atmosphere.
- the heat treatment chamber 7, the seal chamber 8, and the ventilation means 9 can be configured such that hot air in the heat treatment chamber 7 does not leak into the atmosphere.
- the exhaust means 9 is also provided with measurement means (not shown) for measuring the gas exhausted by the seal chamber 8.
- Various gas flowmeters can be used as the measuring means. In this embodiment, for example, a Pitot tube, a hot wire anemometer, or the like can be used.
- the flameproofing furnace 2 is provided with moving means 3 and 4 for moving the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle 1 so as to be adjacent to each of the outer slits 5.
- the moving means 3 and 4 move the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle 1 from the outer slit 5 on one side of the flameproofing furnace 2 to the outer slit 5 on the other side through the inner slit 6.
- the moving means 3 and 4 are rollers that can be moved by winding up the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle 1 having a large length.
- the moving means 4a, 4b and 4c are adjacent to the outer slits 5 of the seal chamber 8A, respectively, and the moving means 3a, 3b and 4c are adjacent to the outer slits 5 of the seal chamber 8B, respectively. 3c is provided.
- the flameproofing treatment of the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle is performed by moving the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle in the heat treatment chamber in the fiber direction of the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle.
- the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle 1 is communicated with the external slit 5 and the internal slit 6 provided in parallel as described above using the moving means 3 and 4.
- the heat treatment chamber 7 is moved in parallel.
- the sheet-like carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle 1 has a length direction substantially the same as the fiber direction of the carbon fiber precursor constituting the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle 1.
- the body fiber bundle 1 moves in the fiber direction.
- a plurality of sets of external slits 5 and internal slits 6 provided in parallel are provided at different positions in the vertical direction (five sets in the example shown in the figure).
- the plurality of slits are moved in communication with each other a plurality of times.
- one carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle 1 is folded back through the rollers of the moving means 3 and 4 so that the slits provided in parallel in the upper part sequentially communicate with the slits in the lower part.
- the heat treatment chamber 7 is moved a plurality of times. Conditions such as the speed of movement will be described later.
- the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle 1 is heated by the hot air by the heating means, whereby the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle 1 is heated and subjected to flame resistance treatment.
- the flameproofing treatment of the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle 1 is performed while moving in the horizontal direction in the heat treatment chamber 7 at a plurality of locations in the heat treatment chamber 7 where the vertical positions are different.
- a plurality of (multi-stage) flameproofing processes are performed on one carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle 1 in one flameproofing furnace 2.
- the strength of the hot air is 30 to 100 minutes at a wind speed of 0.5 to 4.5 m / s.
- the space velocity SV (1 / h) that is, the flow velocity of hot air (Nm 3 / h) was divided by the volume (m 3 ) of the seal chamber for the flow of hot air blown from the heat treatment chamber to the seal chamber. It is necessary that the values satisfy the relationship represented by the following formula. 80 ⁇ SV ⁇ 400
- the space velocity SV is a value indicating how many times the hot air blown from the heat treatment chamber to the seal chamber is exchanged per hour in the seal chamber.
- a value measured by placing a hot-wire anemometer in the slit portion is used.
- the flow velocity of hot air from the heat treatment chamber 7 to the seal chamber 8 in each internal slit 6 is measured by a hot-wire anemometer, and multiplied by the opening area of the slit 6 to obtain the flow velocity of hot air (Nm 3 / h).
- a value obtained by dividing this by the total volume of the seal chamber 8 was defined as SV (1 / h).
- the size of the seal chamber (internal volume) may be reduced, or the amount of hot air blown from the heat treatment chamber to the seal chamber may be increased.
- the size of the seal chamber is limited in terms of equipment. That is, it is impossible or unreasonable to make the seal chamber infinitely small or large.
- the space velocity SV is set to a reasonable size set in the facility, that is, 20 to 40% of the volume of the heat treatment chamber, and the amount of hot air blown from the heat treatment chamber to the seal chamber is adjusted. Therefore, the space velocity SV is preferably in the range of 80 ⁇ SV ⁇ 400.
- the amount of hot air blown from the heat treatment chamber to the seal chamber can be adjusted by adjusting the pressure difference between the heat treatment chamber and the seal chamber. Adjustment of the pressure difference can be achieved by the following means. 1) Adjust the exhaust amount from the seal chamber. 2) Separately from the exhaust from the seal chamber, supply and / or exhaust air to the heat treatment chamber, and adjust the amount of supply and / or exhaust. Of course, both 1) and 2) can be performed simultaneously.
- the exhaust amount from the seal chamber 8 can be adjusted by adjusting the exhaust by the exhaust means 9. Air supply and / or exhaust to the heat treatment chamber 7 is performed by a ventilation means provided in the heat treatment chamber 7 described above.
- Air supply and / or exhaust to the heat treatment chamber 7 is performed by a ventilation means provided in the heat treatment chamber 7 described above.
- SV> 400 the amount of volatile substances discharged from the heat treatment chamber to the seal chamber increases. Accordingly, the aggregation of volatile substances in the seal chamber increases. Therefore, the strength of the carbon fiber is lower than the original level. Conversely, if SV ⁇ 80, the gas residence time in the seal chamber tends to be longer. Therefore, even though the amount of volatile substances discharged from the heat treatment chamber to the seal chamber itself is reduced, the aggregation of volatile substances in the seal chamber tends to increase. As described above, the strength of the carbon fiber is lowered from the original level.
- the space velocity SV is preferably 180 ⁇ SV ⁇ 400, more preferably 200 ⁇ SV ⁇ 400, and still more preferably 250 ⁇ SV ⁇ 375. Furthermore, the range of 300 ⁇ SV ⁇ 350 is particularly preferable because higher quality carbon fibers can be obtained.
- the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle is moved while moving in the flameproofing furnace.
- the condition for the movement is the amount of introduction of the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle into the flameproofing furnace (introduction Adjust the speed) and the amount of hot air.
- introduction amount (introduction weight per hour) of the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle to the flameproofing furnace is Y (kg / h) and the total exhaust amount from the heat treatment chamber is X (Nm 3 / h)
- the total exhaust amount X is the exhaust amount when exhausting only from the seal chamber, or the combined amount when exhausting from the heat treatment chamber in addition to the exhaust amount from the seal chamber.
- the flow rate of hot air measured by each inner slit 6 is summed, and if the heat treatment chamber 7 is provided with the above-described ventilation means, a measuring device (not shown) provided there is used. And measure each displacement.
- the measuring device the same measuring device as that used at the above-described space velocity SV can be used.
- Y / X is a value that is a measure of the concentration of volatile substances in the heat treatment chamber. If you think only from the point of view of preventing the aggregation of volatile substances, it seems that the smaller this value is, the better. That is, if the total exhaust amount X from the heat treatment chamber is simply increased, the total amount of volatile substances flowing into the seal chamber may increase.
- the above Y / X is preferably in the range of 0.001 ⁇ Y / X ⁇ 0.012.
- this range is 0.01 ⁇ Y / X ⁇ 0.05 ⁇ , it is preferable because higher quality carbon fibers can be obtained and the production efficiency can be increased. Further, it is more preferable that the range is 0.01 ⁇ Y / X ⁇ 0.02.
- the adjustment of the space velocity SV can be achieved by changing the amount of hot air blown from the heat treatment chamber to the seal chamber as described above.
- the air volume can be changed by changing the processing conditions such as the exhaust amount by the ventilation means (exhaust fan) or the temperature condition of the heat treatment by the heating means as described above. It is also possible to adjust to some extent by designing the size of the seal chamber, outer slit or inner slit.
- the space velocity SV the flow rate of the air flowing into the seal chamber can be reduced, and accordingly, the amount of hot air blown from the heat treatment chamber to the seal chamber can be reduced. This can be achieved by controlling the pressure in the seal chamber by the method described below.
- the pressure difference between the inside and outside of the furnace becomes small, so that the outside air flows from the outside of the furnace into the seal chamber and further flows from the seal chamber into the heat treatment chamber. Since the temperature inside the heat treatment chamber and the seal chamber decreases due to the outside air that has flowed in, the volatile substances are more likely to aggregate in the upper part of the flameproofing furnace and less likely to aggregate in the lower part of the flameproofing furnace. Therefore, when the opening area of the slit is simply reduced, the aggregation of the volatile substances becomes remarkable particularly in the upper slit of the flameproofing furnace.
- each slit is provided at a plurality of locations having different positions in the vertical direction (vertical direction) in the heat treatment chamber, and the movement of the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle is performed horizontally in the heat treatment chamber.
- the opening area of the outer slit located at the lowermost position in the vertical direction is smaller than the opening area of the outer slit located at the uppermost position.
- the opening area of the inner slit located on the lowermost side is about 1/100 to 1/2 of the opening area of the inner slit located on the uppermost side. More preferably, it is about 1/6 to 1/3.
- the area of the slit can be changed by adjusting the size in the width direction of each slit and the size in the vertical direction shown in the figure.
- the opening area of the innermost slit located at the lowermost side can be made smaller than the opening area of the innermost slit located at the uppermost side.
- the relationship between the areas of the inner slits in the vertical direction is the same as that of the outer slit described above.
- the flameproof fiber bundle obtained by flameproofing the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle as described above is introduced into a carbonization furnace, and a temperature range of 300 ° C. to 2500 ° C.
- the carbonization treatment is a treatment for carbonizing the flameproof fiber bundle at the above temperature in an inert gas environment. Carbonization is the removal of other elements from a compound, in particular by treating an organic compound at the above temperature to remove hydrogen, oxygen, etc., so that 80 to 100% of the weight of the compound is composed of carbon atoms.
- the inert gas means a chemically stable gas that does not react with other substances, and specific examples include nitrogen, helium, and argon.
- the reaction may be performed while providing a gradient in the temperature, or a plurality of stages of treatment may be performed for each temperature gradient.
- the carbonization treatment in the present embodiment is particularly preferably carried out under conditions of 1200 to 1800 ° C. for a total of 1 to 4 minutes.
- Other carbonization treatment conditions may be appropriately adjusted based on the common general knowledge of those skilled in the art depending on the properties of the carbon fiber desired to be obtained, such as the carbonization treatment conditions described in the above-mentioned patent documents. .
- the number of sets (stages) of the outer slit 5 and the inner slit 6 provided horizontally on the side surface of the flameproofing furnace 2 is five, but these are the flameproofing furnace 2.
- a number less than 5 or a number exceeding 5 may be used.
- it may be around 2 to 12 pairs.
- each Example and the comparative example were performed using the flame-proofing furnace which has a heat processing chamber and the seal chamber adjacent to this.
- the heat treatment chamber causes the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle to travel in five steps in the vertical direction and in the horizontal direction.
- the sealing chamber has a number of outer slits and inner slits corresponding to the number of traveling stages of the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle, the outer slits open to the outside of the flameproofing furnace, and the inner slits open to the heat treatment chamber.
- the volume of the seal chamber is 2.73 m 3 .
- Each measured value was determined by the following method. ⁇ Strand strength of carbon fiber bundle> Based on JIS R7601 test method, it measures about 35 strand test pieces, and calculates
- the wind speed (m / h) of the blowing part was measured with a hot-wire anemometer (Canomax, Anemo Master anemometer, 6162), and the flow velocity of hot air (Nm 3 / h) was obtained by multiplying the opening area. Furthermore, the total of the flow velocity of hot air (total exhaust amount X) measured at each slit of the blowing part was divided by the volume of the seal chamber, and this was defined as the space velocity SV (1 / h).
- Example 1 A polymer containing 98% by mass of acrylonitrile units and 2% by mass of methacrylic acid units was dissolved in dimethylformamide to obtain a spinning dope (polymer concentration: 23.5% by mass).
- the spinning solution is once passed through a space of about 4 mm from a spinneret having a discharge hole having a diameter of 0.13 mm and a number of holes of 2000, and thereafter an aqueous solution containing 79.5% by mass of dimethylformamide is obtained. It was discharged and coagulated in a coagulation liquid adjusted to 15 ° C. to obtain a coagulated yarn.
- the film was stretched 1.1 times in air and then stretched 2.9 times in an aqueous solution containing 30% by mass dimethylformamide adjusted to 60 ° C.
- the fiber bundle containing the solvent was washed with clean water, and then stretched 1.1 times in 95 ° C. hot water. Subsequently, the fiber bundle was dried to obtain a fiber bundle having a single fiber fineness of 0.8 denier and 12,000 filaments.
- oil agent was applied to the fiber bundle to dry and densify it.
- the oil agent adhesion amount was 1.1% by mass with respect to the mass of the fiber bundle after drying and densification.
- the fiber bundle after drying and densification was stretched 3.0 times between heating rolls, and after further improving the orientation and densification, it was wound up to obtain a carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle.
- the fineness of the carbon fiber precursor fiber was 0.77 dtex.
- the carbon fiber precursor was subjected to a flameproofing treatment using a flameproofing furnace.
- the circulating air flow in the heat treatment chamber of the flameproofing furnace was set at a wind speed of 3.0 mm / s from the center of the furnace toward both the openings.
- the vertical distance between sheets passing through the heat treatment chamber in five steps in the lateral direction was 200 mm.
- the slit width of the seal chamber was 350 mm, and the outer and inner slit heights were 30 mm for the third step from the top and 10 mm for the second step from the bottom.
- Three furnaces were used, and the flameproofing time was 60 min in total.
- the flameproofing temperature was 220-280 ° C.
- the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle subjected to flame resistance treatment was passed through a first carbonization furnace having a temperature gradient of 300 to 700 ° C. in nitrogen while adding 4.5% elongation.
- the temperature gradient was set to be linear.
- the processing time was 1.9 minutes.
- the carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle passed through the first carbonization furnace was passed through a second carbonization furnace having a temperature gradient of 1000 to 1250 ° C. in nitrogen at an elongation rate of ⁇ 3.8%.
- a carbon bundle was obtained by passing through a third carbonization furnace having a temperature gradient of 1250 to 1500 ° C. in nitrogen at an elongation rate of ⁇ 0.1%.
- the combined elongation of the second carbonization furnace and the third carbonization furnace was -3.9%, and the treatment time was 3.7 minutes.
- the circulating wind in the heat treatment chamber of the flameproofing furnace was set at a wind speed of 3.0 mm / s from the center of the furnace toward both openings.
- the vertical distance between sheets passing through the heat treatment chamber in five steps in the lateral direction was 200 mm.
- the slit width of the seal chamber was 350 mm, and the outer slit height was 30 mm for the third step from the top and 10 mm for the second step from the bottom.
- Three furnaces were used, and the flameproofing time was 60 min in total.
- the flameproofing temperature was 220-280 ° C.
- Total exhaust amount X (Nm 3 / h) from the heat treatment chamber, introduction amount Y (kg / h) of carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle into the flameproofing furnace, Y / X, carbon fiber strand strength (MPa), hot air Table 1 shows the space velocity SV (1 / h).
- Example 2 and 3 Carbon fibers were produced under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the amount Y of carbon fiber precursor fiber bundle introduced into the flameproofing furnace was changed. The results are shown in Table 1.
- Example 4 Carbon fibers were produced under the same conditions as in Example 1 except that the heights of the outer and inner slits in the two steps from the bottom were changed to 5 mm. The results are shown in Table 1.
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本願は、2013年3月27日に、日本に出願された特願2013-066096号に基づき優先権を主張し、その内容をここに援用する。
(I)以下の(1)~(3)をいずれも満足する炭素繊維の製造方法。
(1)シート状に広げた炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を耐炎化炉に導入し、前記耐炎化炉に導入した炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を200℃~300℃の温度範囲で耐炎化処理し、前記耐炎化処理で得られた耐炎化繊維束を炭素化炉に導入し、前記炭素化炉に導入した耐炎化繊維束を300℃~2500℃の温度範囲で炭素化処理する工程を含む。
(2)前記耐炎化炉は、熱処理室とこれに隣接するシール室とを有し、前記シール室から前記耐炎化炉外へ排気を行う。
(3)前記熱処理室から前記シール室へ吹き出す熱風の空間速度SV(1/h)が、以下の関係を満足する。
80≦SV≦400
(II)以下の(4)を満足する、(I)の炭素繊維の製造方法。
(4)前記炭素繊維前駆体繊維束の前記耐炎化炉への導入量をY(kg/h)、前記熱処理室から前記熱処理室外への総排気量をX(Nm3/h)としたとき、以下の関係を満足する。
0.001≦Y/X≦0.012
(III)以下の(5)及び(6)を満足する(I)又は(II)の炭素繊維の製造方法。
(5)前記耐炎化処理は、前記炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を、前記熱処理室内を前記炭素繊維前駆体繊維束の繊維方向に移動させ、前記移動は前記熱処理室内の複数箇所において前記炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を互いに平行に移動させつつ行う。
(6)前記シール室は、前記炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を複数移動させる数とそれぞれ同数の前記耐炎化炉の外に開口した外側スリット及び前記熱処理室に開口した内側スリットを有する。
(IV)以下の(7)及び(8)を満足する(III)記載の炭素繊維の製造方法。
(7)前記耐炎化処理は、前記複数箇所は前記熱処理室内における上下方向の位置が異なる複数の箇所で、前記移動は前記熱処理室内での水平方向に移動させつつ行う。
(8)前記複数の前記外側スリットはそれぞれ上下方向に異なる位置に設けられ、前記上下方向の位置で最も下側に位置する前記外側スリットの開口面積が、最も上側に位置する前記外側スリットの開口面積より小さい。
(V) 以下の(1A)~(3A)を満足する炭素繊維の製造方法。
(1A)シート状に広げた炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を耐炎化炉に導入し、200℃~300℃の温度範囲で耐炎化処理し、得られた耐炎化繊維束を炭素化炉に導入し、300℃~2500℃の温度範囲で炭素化処理する。
(2A)前記耐炎化炉は、熱処理室とこれに隣接するシール室とを有し、前記シール室から排気して、前記熱処理室内の熱風が大気中へ漏出することを防止する。
(3A)前記熱処理室から前記シール室へ吹き出す熱風の空間速度SV(1/h)が、以下の関係を満足する。
200≦SV≦400
(VI) 以下の(4A)を満足する、(V)記載の炭素繊維の製造方法。
(4A)前記炭素繊維前駆体繊維束の前記耐炎化炉への導入量をY(kg/h)、前記熱処理室からの総排気量をX(Nm3)としたとき、以下の関係を満足する。
0.001≦Y/X≦0.012
(VII) 以下の(5A)~(6A)を満足する(V)又は(VI)記載の炭素繊維の製造方法。
(5A)前記炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を、前記熱処理室内で多段に走行させて耐炎化処理を行う。
(6A)前記シール室は、前記炭素繊維前駆体繊維束の走行段数に応じた複数の外側スリットと内側スリットとを有し、前記外側スリットは前記耐炎化炉の外に開口し、前記内側スリットは前記熱処理室に開口する。
(VIII)以下の(7A)~(8A)を満足する(III)記載の炭素繊維の製造方法。
(7A)前記炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を、前記熱処理室内で上下方向に多段で、かつ横方向に走行させる。
(8A)複数の前記外側スリットのうち、最も下に位置する前記外側スリットの開口面積が、最も上に位置する前記外側スリットの開口面積より小さい。
本実施形態の炭素繊維の製造方法は、まずシート状に広げた炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を耐炎化炉に導入し、200℃~300℃の温度範囲で耐炎化処理する。炭素繊維前駆体束は、炭素繊維の前駆体となる有機化合物の繊維を寄り集めて束としたもので、炭化処理を行うことによって炭素繊維となる材料である。有機化合物の繊維は、例えばポリマー化合物を紡糸することにより得られ、3~50μmのフィラメント繊維が1000~80000本の集合状態に寄せ集まったものが使用できる。ここで、炭素繊維前駆体は、例えばポリアクリロニトリル繊維、レーヨン繊維等の前駆体繊維を使用することができる。中でもポリアクリロニトリル繊維は、高品質の炭素繊維を製造することができる。
(耐炎化炉の構成)
耐炎化処理に用いる耐炎化炉は、公知のものを使用することができる。例えば特開昭62-228865号公報、特開平11-173761号公報、特開2000-136441号公報、特開2004-143647号公報に開示された構造の耐炎化炉を用いることができる。これらの耐炎化炉は、炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を、熱処理室内の垂直方向での位置が異なる複数の箇所において、繊維方向に移動させて耐炎化処理を行う。耐炎化(不融化又は安定化等ともいう)とは、炭素繊維前駆体繊維を加熱することで、熱収縮を起こさせ、又、酸化等の反応によりピリミジン等の環構造を多く含む構造とすることをいい、耐炎化によって火炎や熱に対してある程度安定となる。
例えば、シール室8Aには、外側スリット51cと同じ高さに外側スリット52c及び内側スリット62cが、外側スリット51aと同じ高さに外側スリット52a及び内側スリット62aが設けられている。
本実施形態では、炭素繊維前駆体繊維束の耐炎化処理は、炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を、前記熱処理室内を前記炭素繊維前駆体繊維束の繊維方向に移動させて行う。本実施形態では、図1に示すように移動手段3及び4を用いて、炭素繊維前駆体繊維束1を、上述したように平行に設けられた外部スリット5及び内部スリット6をそれぞれ連通させて、熱処理室7内を平行に移動させる。上述したように、シート状の炭素繊維前駆体繊維束1はその長さ方向がほぼ炭素繊維前駆体繊維束1を構成する炭素繊維前駆体の繊維方向となっているので、このとき炭素繊維前駆体繊維束1は繊維方向に移動する。
また、平行に設けられた外部スリット5及び内部スリット6は垂直方向の異なる位置に複数組(図に示した例では5組)設けられているので、ローラである移動手段3及び4を介して複数回この各スリットの組を連通させて移動させる。図に示した例では、1本の炭素繊維前駆体繊維束1を、移動手段3及び4のローラを介して折り返すことで、上部に平行に設けられた各スリットから順次下部の各スリットに連通してゆき、複数回、熱処理室7内を移動させるようにしている。移動の速度等の条件については後述する。
熱処理室7内では、炭素繊維前駆体繊維束1には加熱手段による熱風が当たることで、炭素繊維前駆体繊維束1が加熱され、耐炎化処理される。このようにして、炭素繊維前駆体繊維束1の耐炎化処理は、熱処理室7内で垂直方向の位置が異なる複数の箇所において、熱処理室内7での水平方向に移動させつつ行う。換言すれば、一の耐炎化炉2内で、一の炭素繊維前駆体繊維束1に対して複数段(多段)の耐炎化処理が行われる。
なお、一般に炭素繊維前駆体束1に熱風を当てることにより耐炎化処理を行う場合、目安として、熱風の強さは風速0.5~4.5m/sで、30~100分間行う。
80≦SV≦400
なお、熱処理室からシール室へ吹き出す熱風の風量は、熱処理室とシール室との圧力差を調整することにより、調整できる。圧力差の調整は、以下の手段で達成できる。1)シール室からの排気量を調整する、2)シール室からの排気とは別に、熱処理室に対し供気及び/又は排気を行い、この供気及び/又は排気の量を調整する。当然ながら、1)及び2)の両方を同時に行うことも可能である。シール室8からの排気量は、排気手段9による排気の調整で行うことができる。熱処理室7に対する供気及び/又は排気は、上述の熱処理室7に設けられた換気手段で行う。
SV>400とすると、熱処理室からシール室に排出される揮発物質の量が増える。従ってシール室内における揮発物質の凝集が多くなる。従って、炭素繊維の強度が本来の水準より低下する。
逆にSV<80とすると、シール室での気体の滞在時間が長くなる傾向にある。従って熱処理室からシール室に排出される揮発物質の量自体は減るとしても、シール室内における揮発物質の凝集は却って多くなる傾向にある。以上により、炭素繊維の強度は本来の水準より低下する。
空間速度SVは、180≦SV≦400が好ましく、200≦SV≦400の範囲がより好ましく、250≦SV≦375 の範囲が更に好ましい。更には、300≦SV≦350 の範囲とすると、より高品質の炭素繊維が得られることから特に好ましい。
0.001≦Y/X≦0.012
ここで総排気量Xとは、シール室のみから排気を行っている場合はその排気量を、シール室からに加えて、熱処理室からも排気を行っている場合は、その両者を合わせた量をいう。総排気量Xは、各内側スリット6で計測した熱風の流量を合計する、及び熱処理室7が上述の換気手段を設けられていれば、そこに設けられた測定装置(図示せず)を用いてそれぞれの排気量を測定して求める。測定装置は、上述した空間速度SVで用いた測定装置と同様のものを用いることができる。
一般に、耐炎化炉内の圧力と炉外の圧力との差は、気体温度の違いにより生ずる前記熱処理炉内外の浮力差の影響で、炉の高さ方向に変化する。即ち、炉の上部では炉の内外における圧力差が大きく、炉の下部では炉の内外の圧力差が小さくなる。
すなわち、揮発物質を含んだ熱風は、炉の上部に移動し、熱処理室からシール室に吹出す。一方、炉の下部では、炉の内外の圧力差が小さくなるため、外気が炉外からシール室に流入し、さらにシール室から熱処理室に流入する。この流入した外気によって熱処理室内やシール室内の温度が低下するために、揮発物質は、耐炎化炉の上部ほど凝集しやすく、耐炎化炉の下部ほど凝集し難くなる。従って、スリットの開口面積を単に小さくすると、特に耐炎化炉の上部のスリットにおいて、揮発物質の凝集が顕著になる。
この問題を解決するため、本実施形態では、熱処理室内での上下方向(垂直方向)の位置が異なる複数の箇所に各スリットを設け、炭素繊維前駆体繊維束の移動は、熱処理室内での水平方向に移動させつつ行うが、このとき、複数の前記外側スリットのうち、上下方向の位置で最も下側に位置する前記外側スリットの開口面積を、最も上側に位置する外側スリットの開口面積より小さくする。具体的には、最も下側に位置する内側スリットの開口面積を、最も上側に位置する内側スリットの開口面積に対して1/100~1/2程度にすることが好ましい。さらに好ましくは1/6~1/3程度である。本実施形態では、各スリットの幅方向の大きさ、図に示す上下方向の大きさを調整可能であることで、スリットの面積を変更することができる。
係る構成を採用することによって、より簡便にシール室に流入する大気の流量を減少させ、これに伴い熱処理室からシール室へ吹き出す熱風の風量を減少させることができる。
本実施形態の炭素繊維の製造方法は、上記のように炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を耐炎化処理して得られた耐炎化繊維束を炭素化炉に導入し、300℃~2500℃の温度範囲で炭素化処理し、炭素繊維を得る。炭素化処理とは、不活性ガス環境下において上記温度で耐炎化繊維束を炭素化する処理である。炭素化とは、化合物から他の元素を除き、特に有機化合物を上記温度で処理することによって水素や酸素等を除き、化合物の重量の80~100%が炭素原子からなる状態とすることである。不活性ガスとは、他の物質と反応を起こさない化学的に安定したガスを意味し、具体例として、窒素、ヘリウム又はアルゴン等を挙げることができる。上記温度に勾配を設けつつ反応を行ってもよく、又、温度勾配ごとに複数段階の処理を介しても良い。本実施形態での炭素化処理は、特に、1200~1800℃の条件で、合計1~4分間行うのが好ましい。その他の炭素化処理の条件は、例えば上述した特許文献等に記載されている炭素化処理の条件等、得たい炭素繊維の性質に応じて、当業者の技術常識に基づいて適宜調整すればよい。
図1に示した例では、耐炎化炉2の側面に水平に設けられた外側スリット5及び内側スリット6の1組の数(段数)は5組となっているが、これらは耐炎化炉2のスケールに応じて、5未満の数でも、5をこえる数でも構わない。目安としては2~12組前後でもよい。
<炭素繊維束のストランド強度>
JIS R7601試験法に準拠して、ストランド試験片35本について測定し、その平均値を求める。
<シール室への熱風の吸込み・吹き出し量>
スモークテスターを用いて、各スリット部において流れの有無を測定した。シール室から熱処理室に向かう流れがあるスリットを吸込み部、熱処理室からシール室へ向かう流れがあるスリットを吹き出し部とした。さらに、熱線風速計(カノマックス、アネモマスター風速計、6162)にて吹き出し部の風速(m/h)を測定し、開口面積を乗じて熱風の流速(Nm3/h)を求めた。さらに、吹き出し部の各スリットで測定した熱風の流速の合計(総排気量X)をシール室の体積で除して、これを空間速度SV(1/h)とした。
アクリロニトリル単位98質量%、メタクリル酸単位2質量%を含む重合体をジメチルホルムアミドに溶解させて紡糸原液(重合体濃度:23.5質量%)とした。乾湿式紡糸により、紡糸原液を、直径0.13mm、孔数2000の吐出孔を配置した紡糸口金から、一旦約4mmの空間を通過させ、この後79.5質量%ジメチルホルムアミドを含有する水溶液を15℃に調温した凝固液中に吐出し凝固させ、凝固糸とした。次いで空気中で1.1倍延伸した後、60℃に調温した30質量%ジメチルホルムアミドを含有する水溶液中で2.9倍延伸した。延伸後、溶剤を含有している繊維束を清浄な水で洗浄し、次に、95℃の熱水中で1.1倍の延伸を行った。次いで、前記繊維束を乾燥して、単繊維繊度0.8デニール、12000フィラメントの繊維束を得た。
<油剤>
以下の(1)アミノ変性シリコーンオイルと(2)乳化剤を混合し、転相乳化法により水分散液(水系繊維油剤)を調製した。
(1)アミノ変性シリコーンオイル;KF-865(信越化学工業(株)製、1級側鎖タイプ、粘度110cSt(25℃)、アミノ当量5000g/mol、85質量%
(2)乳化剤;NIKKOL BL-9EX(日光ケミカルズ株式会社製、POE(9)ラウリルエーテル)15質量%
炭素繊維前駆体繊維束の耐炎化炉への導入量Yを変えた以外は、実施例1と同様の条件で炭素繊維の製造を行った。結果を表1に示した。
下から2段の外側及び内側スリット高さを5mmに変えた以外は実施例1と同様の条件で炭素繊維の製造を行った。結果を表1に示した。
実施例2と同様の条件において、外側及び内側スリット高さを全て30mmとしたところ、外側スリットからシール室へ流入する外気の量が増加し、これに伴い熱処理室からシール室へ吹き出す熱風の流速が増加し、その結果、熱処理室からの総排気量X及び熱風の空間速度SVが増加した。結果を表1に示した。なお、ストランド強度は別の試験において同条件で測定した際には6627MPaを示していた。
<比較例2>
実施例1と同様の条件において、循環風ラインに設けた排気ラインにより2000Nm3/hの排気を行ったところ熱処理室からシール室へ吹出す熱風がなくなった。結果を表1に示した。
2 耐炎化炉
3a~3c,4a~4c 移動手段
5、51a、51c、52a、51c 外側スリット
6、61a、61c、62a、62c 内側スリット
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8、8A、8B シール室
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- 以下の(1)~(3)をいずれも満足する炭素繊維の製造方法。
(1)シート状に広げた炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を耐炎化炉に導入し、前記耐炎化炉に導入した炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を200℃~300℃の温度範囲で耐炎化処理し、前記耐炎化処理で得られた耐炎化繊維束を炭素化炉に導入し、前記炭素化炉に導入した耐炎化繊維束を300℃~2500℃の温度範囲で炭素化処理する工程を含む。
(2)前記耐炎化炉は、熱処理室とこれに隣接するシール室とを有し、前記シール室から前記耐炎化炉外へ排気を行う。
(3)前記熱処理室から前記シール室へ吹き出す熱風の空間速度SV(1/h)が、以下の関係を満足する。
80≦SV≦400 - 以下の(4)を満足する、請求項1記載の炭素繊維の製造方法。
(4)前記炭素繊維前駆体繊維束の前記耐炎化炉への導入量をY(kg/h)、前記熱処理室から前記熱処理室外への総排気量をX(Nm3/h)としたとき、以下の関係を満足する。
0.001≦Y/X≦0.012 - 以下の(5)及び(6)を満足する請求項1又は2記載の炭素繊維の製造方法。
(5)前記耐炎化処理は、前記炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を、前記熱処理室内を前記炭素繊維前駆体繊維束の繊維方向に移動させ、前記移動は前記熱処理室内の複数箇所において前記炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を互いに平行に移動させつつ行う。
(6)前記シール室は、前記炭素繊維前駆体繊維束を複数移動させる数とそれぞれ同数の前記耐炎化炉の外に開口した外側スリット及び前記熱処理室に開口した内側スリットを有する。 - 以下の(7)及び(8)を満足する請求項3記載の炭素繊維の製造方法。
(7)前記耐炎化処理は、前記複数箇所は前記熱処理室内における上下方向の位置が異なる複数の箇所で、前記移動は前記熱処理室内での水平方向に移動させつつ行う。
(8)前記複数の前記外側スリットは、それぞれ上下方向に異なる位置に設けられ、前記上下方向の位置で最も下側に位置する前記外側スリットの開口面積が、最も上側に位置する前記外側スリットの開口面積より小さい。
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