Carbon Fibers Prepared via Solution Plasma-Generated Seeds

Carbon fibers are materials with potential applications for CO2 capture due to their porous structure and high surface areas. Nevertheless, controlling their porosity at a microscale remains challenging. The solution plasma (SP) process provides a fast synthesis route for carbon materials when organic precursors are used. During the discharge and formation of carbon materials in solution, a soot product-denominated solution plasma-generated seeds (SPGS) is simultaneously produced at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. Here, we propose a preparation method for carbon fibers with different and distinctive morphologies. The control over the morphology is also demonstrated by the use of different formulations.

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Carbon fibers have potential applications for CO2 capture due to their porous structure and high surface areas. However, controlling their microscale porosity is challenging. The solution plasma process offers a fast synthesis route for carbon materials using organic precursors. The proposed preparation method includes different formulations to control the morphology of carbon fibers.