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Process for producing pitch for using as raw material for carbon fibers
Assignee: Eneos Corp
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Filing: 1983-01-07
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Granted: 1984-07-17
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Expires: 2003-01-07
Abstract
Abstract A process for producing a pitch which is used as a raw material for producing carbon fibers is disclosed. The process comprises subjecting a petroleum heavy residual oil to hydrogenation treatment in the presence of catalysts, removing a low boiling point fraction of the oil by reduced pressure distillation, subjecting the resulting reduced pressure distillation residual oil to solvent extraction treatment, and carrying out thermal modification of the resulting extraction component. By utilizing the process for producing the pitch it is possible to use a wide variety of different types of oils in order to produce carbon fibers. The carbon fibers produced from the pitch produced according to the disclosed process have desirable characteristics.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroshi Iijima
- 👤 Kunihiko Moriya
- 👤 Kazuhito Tate
- 👤 Goro Muroga
- 👤 Kazuhiro Yanagida
- 👤 Yoshikazu Nakamura
- 👤 Akiyoshi Inoue
- 👤 Masahiro Higashi
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
D; D01; D01F; D01F9/00; D01F9/08; D01F9/12; D01F9/14; D01F9/145; D01F9/155; C; C10; C10C; C10C3/00; D01F9/32; D01F9/322
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
178 words
A process for producing a pitch for using as a raw material for producing carbon fibers, comprising the steps of: subjecting a petroleum heavy residual oil comprising a fraction having a boiling point of 300° C. or more to hydrogenation treatment in the presence of a catalyst under a condition comprising a temperature of 370° to 450° C., a pressure of 70 to 210 Kgf/cm 2 , a liquid space velocity of 0.4 to 2.0 Hr -1 and a ratio of hydrogen/oil of 700 to 1,700 Nm 3 /Kl, removing a fraction having a boiling point of 500° C. or less by reduced pressure distillation, subjecting the resulting reduced pressure distillation residual oil to solvent extraction treatment using a saturated hydrocarbon compound having 3 to 7 carbon atoms as a solvent under a condition comprising a ratio of solvent to oil of 3:1 to 15:1, a temperature of 50° to 230° C. and a pressure of 5 to 50 Kgf/cm 2 , and carrying out thermal modification of the extracted material by heating at 390° to 430° C.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
178 words
A process for producing a pitch for using as a raw material for producing carbon fibers, comprising the steps of: subjecting a petroleum heavy residual oil comprising a fraction having a boiling point of 300° C. or more to hydrogenation treatment in the presence of a catalyst under a condition comprising a temperature of 370° to 450° C., a pressure of 70 to 210 Kgf/cm 2 , a liquid space velocity of 0.4 to 2.0 Hr -1 and a ratio of hydrogen/oil of 700 to 1,700 Nm 3 /Kl, removing a fraction having a boiling point of 500° C. or less by reduced pressure distillation, subjecting the resulting reduced pressure distillation residual oil to solvent extraction treatment using a saturated hydrocarbon compound having 3 to 7 carbon atoms as a solvent under a condition comprising a ratio of solvent to oil of 3:1 to 15:1, a temperature of 50° to 230° C. and a pressure of 5 to 50 Kgf/cm 2 , and carrying out thermal modification of the extracted material by heating at 390° to 430° C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
196 words
A process for producing a pitch as a raw material for producing carbon fibers, which comprises the steps of: hydrogenating a petroleum heavy residual oil comprising a fraction having a boiling point of 300° C. in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst at 370° to 450° C., a pressure of 70 to 210 Kgf/cm 2 , a liquid space velocity of 0.4 to 2.0 Hr -1 and a hydrogen/oil ratio of 700 to 1,700 Nm 3 /Kl; removing a fraction having a boiling point of about 450° C. or less reduced pressure distillation; subjecting the resulting reduced pressure distillation residual oil to solvent extraction using one or more saturated hydrocarbon compound solvents having 3 to 7 carbon atoms at a solvent to oil ratio of 3:1 to 15:1, a temperature of 50° to 230° and a pressure of 5 to 50 Kgf/cm 2 to obtain an extract having a sulfur content of 2.5 wt% or less, a vanadium content of 15 ppm or less, a nickel content of 7 ppm or less, and an asphaltene content of 0.05 wt% or less; and thermally modifying the resulting extraction component at a temperature of 390° to 430° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
196 words
A process for producing a pitch as a raw material for producing carbon fibers, which comprises the steps of: hydrogenating a petroleum heavy residual oil comprising a fraction having a boiling point of 300° C. in the presence of a hydrogenation catalyst at 370° to 450° C., a pressure of 70 to 210 Kgf/cm 2 , a liquid space velocity of 0.4 to 2.0 Hr -1 and a hydrogen/oil ratio of 700 to 1,700 Nm 3 /Kl; removing a fraction having a boiling point of about 450° C. or less reduced pressure distillation; subjecting the resulting reduced pressure distillation residual oil to solvent extraction using one or more saturated hydrocarbon compound solvents having 3 to 7 carbon atoms at a solvent to oil ratio of 3:1 to 15:1, a temperature of 50° to 230° and a pressure of 5 to 50 Kgf/cm 2 to obtain an extract having a sulfur content of 2.5 wt% or less, a vanadium content of 15 ppm or less, a nickel content of 7 ppm or less, and an asphaltene content of 0.05 wt% or less; and thermally modifying the resulting extraction component at a temperature of 390° to 430° C.
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