image: Researchers at Chiba University, Japan, prepared polyacrylonitrile (PAN)-based activated carbon fibers that are capable of removing nitrate ions from the environment. A.

ORNL researchers simulated 5 million atoms to study a novel process for making carbon-fiber composites stronger and more cost efficient by incorporating a reinforced layer of polyacrylonitrile ...

After forming the PAN fibers, the researchers implemented a carbonization step to convert the polymer into carbon nanofibers. This step was optimized to minimize defects and achieve a high degree ...

Koreox preoxidized PAN is a flam retardand fiber made by the slight carbonization of a carbon fiber polyacrylonitrile precursor. Preoxidized PAN tranforms into a carbon fiber when it undergoes further ...