Preparation of polyacrylonitrile nanofibers by solution blowing process

Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 88-93

  Zhuang, Xupin ^a,b   Jia, Kaifei ^a   Cheng, Bowen ^a,b   Guan, Ketian ^a   Kang, Weimin ^a   Ren, Yuanlin ^a  

^a TIANJIN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

Morphology; Nanofibers; Nonwoven; Polyacrylonitrile; Solution blowing

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; FIBERS; FLOW OF GASES; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFIBERS; NONWOVEN FABRICS; POLYACRYLONITRILES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

FIBER DIAMETERS; INNOVATIVE PROCESS; N ,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; NON-WOVEN; POLYACRYLONITRILE (PAN); POLYACRYLONITRILE NANOFIBERS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION;

SPINNING (FIBERS);

EID: 84875359527     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15589250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/155892501300800111     Document Type: Article

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