DISPERSION OF CARBON ENHANCED REINFORCEMENT FIBERS IN AQUEOUS OR NON-AQUEOUS MEDIA

摘要

The general inventive concepts relate generally to carbon enhanced reinforcement (CER) fibers, and more particularly, to the controlled dispersion of CER fibers within aqueous or non-aqueous media. The general inventive concepts particularly relate to the controlled dispersion of CER fibers within aqueous or non-aqueous media for forming a nonwoven chopped CER fiber mat. The general inventive concepts also relate to the controlled dispersion of CNSs harvested from CER fibers within aqueous or non-aqueous media for forming a nonwoven CNS mat. Methods for dispersing the CNSs or the CER fibers in aqueous or non-aqueous media are also provided.

主权项

1. A method for controlling the dispersion of carbon enhanced reinforcement (CER) fibers in an aqueous or non-aqueous solution comprising:
forming one or more CER fibers comprising a plurality of CNSs disposed on a fiber substrate; adding a plurality of chopped CER fibers into a whitewater solution to form a slurry comprising homogeneously dispersed CER fibers.