Characteristics of polyacrylonitrile solutions and fibers varied with the dissolution process in ionic liquid. Issue 3 (24th March 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhu, Xinjun; Yin, Xuemin; Zhang, Yumei; Wang, Huaping
• Is Part Of: Polymer engineering & science. Volume 55:Issue 3(2015:Mar.)
• Page Start: 558
• Page End: 564
• Publication Date: 2014-03-24
• Subjects: Polymer engineering -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Periodicals; 668.9
• DOI: 10.1002/pen.23922
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0032-3888

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>The concentrated polyacrylonitrile (PAN) solutions were prepared with 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium chloride ([BMIM]Cl) as solvent by static state, stirring, and kneading. The steady and oscillatory shear tests were carried out to investigate the viscoelastic behaviors of the PAN/[BMIM]Cl solutions by rotational rheometer. It was found that the zero shear‐rate viscosity and relaxation time of the solution prepared by kneading were lowest and the non‐Newtonian index was largest among the solution. During kneading, the gelation temperature of the viscous and homogenous solution was at the lowest temperature 22.7°C among the all three solutions. Only the solutions prepared by stirring and kneading could be spun by dry‐jet wet spinning technology. The fiber processed with the solution prepared by kneading could be drawn with a higher draw ratio, showing the larger draw ability. The supramolecular structure and properties of the fibers were studied by synchrotron wide‐angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD) technologies, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and mechanical tests. All the results showed that the kneading is an efficient method for PAN fiber spinning with [BMIM]Cl as solvent. It lead to the investigation of the methods of preparation of PAN solution in [BMIM]Cl, which affect the homogeneity of the solutions and hence the resulting characteristics of PAN fibers. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 55:558–564, 2015. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers</p> </abstract>