The effect of the reinforcing carbon on the microstructure of pitch-based granular composites

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-93

  Mendez A ^a   Santamaria R ^a   Granda, M ^a   Menéndez, Rosa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DEL CARBÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Air blowing; Carbon composite; Coal tar pitch; Granular carbon; Light texture; Thermal treatment

Indexed keywords

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; COAL TAR; GRAPHITE; MICROSTRUCTURE; ORGANIC CARBON; POROSITY; PYROLYSIS; REINFORCEMENT;

AIR BLOWN; AIR-BLOWING; CARBON COMPOSITES; COAL TAR PITCH; GRANULAR CARBON; LIGHT TEXTURE; MATRIX; MESOPHASES; PITCH-BASED GRANULAR COMPOSITES; SINGLE COMPONENTS;

PETROLEUM COKE;

ANTHRACITE; CARBON; COAL TAR; COKE; GRAPHITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; HEAT TREATMENT; MICROSCOPY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS;

EID: 0037325501     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2003.01102.x     Document Type: Article

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