PMID- 34208856 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210712 IS - 2073-4360 (Electronic) IS - 2073-4360 (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 13 DP - 2021 Jun 30 TI - Carbon Fibers from High-Density Polyethylene Using a Hybrid Cross-Linking Technique. LID - 10.3390/polym13132157 [doi] LID - 2157 AB - In this study, a method for manufacturing high-density polyethylene (HDPE)-based carbon fibers using a hybrid cross-linking method was studied. HDPE precursor fibers were first cross-linked with an electron beam (E-beam) at an irradiation dose of 1000-2500 kGy, and then cross-linked in sulfuric acid at 80-110 degrees C for 60 min. Hybrid crosslinked fibers were carbonized for 5 min at a temperature of 900 degrees C. As a result, the hybrid crosslinked fibers had a carbonization yield of 40%. In addition, the carbonized fibers after hybrid crosslinking exhibited perfect fiber morphology, and HDPE-based carbon fibers with (002) and (10l) peaks, which are the intrinsic XRD peaks of carbon fibers, were successfully prepared. FAU - Kang, Seong-Hyun AU - Kang SH AD - Research and Development Office I, Korea Carbon Industry Promotion Agency, Jeonju 54852, Korea. AD - Department of Carbon Materials & Fiber Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea. FAU - Kim, Kwan-Woo AU - Kim KW AD - Research and Development Office I, Korea Carbon Industry Promotion Agency, Jeonju 54852, Korea. FAU - Kim, Byung-Joo AU - Kim BJ AD - Department of Carbon and Nano Materials Engineering, Jeonju University, Jeonju 55069, Korea. LA - eng GR - 2019M3A7B9071501/Ministry of Science and ICT, South Korea/ GR - 10083615/Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210630 PL - Switzerland TA - Polymers (Basel) JT - Polymers JID - 101545357 PMC - PMC8271614 OTO - NOTNLM OT - carbon fiber OT - cross-linking OT - electron beam (E-beam) OT - high-density polyethylene (HDPE) OT - sulfonation COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2021/07/03 06:00 MHDA- 2021/07/03 06:01 PMCR- 2021/06/30 CRDT- 2021/07/02 01:36 PHST- 2021/05/27 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/06/25 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/06/27 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/07/02 01:36 [entrez] PHST- 2021/07/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/07/03 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/06/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - polym13132157 [pii] AID - polymers-13-02157 [pii] AID - 10.3390/polym13132157 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Polymers (Basel). 2021 Jun 30;13(13):2157. doi: 10.3390/polym13132157.