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Electrospun precursor carbon nanofibers optimization by using response surface methodology
Journal of Electrostatics • 2014
Publication Information
Authors
Ashraf A. Ali a, M.M. Eltabey, W.M. Farouk, Said H. Zoalfakar
Keywords
Electrospinning
Carbon fiber
Microstructures
Statistical properties method
Scanning electron microscopy
Journal
Journal of Electrostatics
Publisher
Elsevier
Volume
72
Issue
2014
Pages
462-469
publication.type
International
Paper Link
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Supplementary Materials
Wisam Mohamed Faruk Elsaied Kandil_1.pdf
Abstract
Ultrafine fibers were electrospun from Polyacrylonitrile and N,N-dimethylformamide solution to be used
as a precursor for carbon nanofibers. An electrospinning set-up was used to collect fibers with diameter
ranging from 104 nm to 434 nm. Morphology of fibers and its distribution were investigated by varying
Berry's number, charge density, spinning angle, spinneret diameter and collector area. A more systematic
understanding of process parameters was obtained and a quantitative relationship between electro-
spinning parameters and average fiber diameter was established by using response surface methodology.
It was concluded that; Berry's number, charge density and spinneret diameters played an important role
to the diameter of nanofibers and its standard deviation. Spinning angle and collector area had no sig-
nificant impact. Based on response surface methodology the optimum Polyacrylonitrile average fiber
diameter of 280 nm and 28 nm standard deviation, were collected at 1.6 kV/cm charge density, 8 Berry's
number and 0.9 mm spinneret diameter.
as a precursor for carbon nanofibers. An electrospinning set-up was used to collect fibers with diameter
ranging from 104 nm to 434 nm. Morphology of fibers and its distribution were investigated by varying
Berry's number, charge density, spinning angle, spinneret diameter and collector area. A more systematic
understanding of process parameters was obtained and a quantitative relationship between electro-
spinning parameters and average fiber diameter was established by using response surface methodology.
It was concluded that; Berry's number, charge density and spinneret diameters played an important role
to the diameter of nanofibers and its standard deviation. Spinning angle and collector area had no sig-
nificant impact. Based on response surface methodology the optimum Polyacrylonitrile average fiber
diameter of 280 nm and 28 nm standard deviation, were collected at 1.6 kV/cm charge density, 8 Berry's
number and 0.9 mm spinneret diameter.