Lignin/Polyacrylonitrile Carbon Fibers: The Effect of Fractionation and Purification on Properties of Derived Carbon Fibers

The effects of lignin chemical structures on the quality of lignin-based carbon fibers are still not clear. For this reason, we address the challenge by using a simple acid precipitation method to separate and purify lignin and study the effects of physicochemical characteristics of fractionated lignin on the properties of lignin-based CFs. The precipitation carried out by sequential acidification at different pH levels (10, 8, 6, 4, and 2) is...