Low cost and high yield electrospun poly(vinyl alcohol) based carbon nanofibers

摘要

The process comprising of the development of continuous carbon nanofibers are from low cost polymer Poly (vinylalcohol). In this process PVA nanofibers were produced by electrospinning and stabilized by dehydration reaction using iodine vapors under tension. The stabilized structure was then carbonized at 1000 C for a sufficient time to form carbon nanofibers. The carbon nanofibers carry the same morphology as of starting nanofibers mat.