SEM observations of mesophase spherule formation during the pyrolysis of coal tar pitch in the presence of FeCl3-graphite

Carbon

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 682-685

  Alain, E ^a   Begin, D ^a   Furdin, G ^a   Mareche, J F ^a  

^a INSTITUT JEAN LAMOUR   (France)

Author keywords

Coal tar pitch; FeCl3; Graphite intercalated compound; Mesophase; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; INTERCALATION COMPOUNDS; IRON COMPOUNDS; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COAL TAR PITCH; MESOPHASE SPHERULES;

COAL TAR;

EID: 0029699352     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0008-6223(96)85965-3     Document Type: Letter

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