Mesophase Pitch – Momentum Materials
- Momentum Materials specializes in novel carbon technology with applications in catalyst and MEA products for PEM fuel cells.
- Momentum Materials technical team can help you find the product best suited to your manufacturing, testing or research and development needs.
Key features
- Naphthalene-based Mesophase Pitch Specifications:
- Softening point (Mettler method): 290 – 310℃Ash content: ≤300ppm
- Coking value (ASTM D4715-98(2017), GB/T8727-2008): 85-95%
- Toluene insoluble: 55-65%
- Quinoline insoluble: 36-46%
- Volatile content: 18-24%
- Mesophase content: ≥95%
- Petroleum-based Mesophase Pitch (>85%) Specifications:
- Softening point (Mettler method): 164℃
- Ash content: 0.018%
- Coking value: 80.36%
- Toluene insoluble: 62.2%
- Quinoline insoluble: 53.39%
- Volatile content: 32.67%
- Mesophase content: >85%
- Petroleum-based Mesophase Pitch (30%) Specifications:
- Softening point (Mettler method): 140℃
- Ash content: 0.037%
- Coking value: 69.15%
- Toluene insoluble: 43.21%
- Quinoline insoluble: 7.04%
- Volatile content: 44.29%
- Mesophase content: 30%
Applications
- Naphthalene-based mesophase pitch applications:
- Mesophase pitch based carbon/graphite fiber.
- High-performance carbon/carbon composites.
- High-performance carbon foam.
- High specific surface area activated carbon.
- Lithium battery cathode material.
- Advanced needle coke.
- Widely used in national defense and military applications such as aviation and aerospace.
- Petroleum-based mesophase pitch applications:
- Carbon/graphite fiber
- Carbon/carbon composite binders
- Carbon foam
- Lithium battery cathode material
- Impregnation.
Use cases
- Customers have used mesophase pitch for a wide variety of applications including:
- Matrix densification of carbon-carbon composites.
- Production of carbon-carbon components for nuclear power plant applications.
- Densification of carbon fiber components through liquid impregnation or chemical vapor disposition.
- Infiltration/filler in resins
Contact us
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