This Review gives an overview of precursor systems, their processing, and the final precursor-dependent structure of carbon fibers (CFs) including new developments in precursor systems for low-cost CFs. The following CF precursor systems are discussed: poly(acrylonitrile)-based copolymers, pitch, cellulose, lignin, poly(ethylene), and new synthetic polymeric precursors for high-end CFs. In addition, structure-property relationships and the different models for describing both the structure and morphology of CFs will be presented.

Because new technology using ionic liquids (ILs) for cellulose processing enables the spinning of cellulose with various techniques, the resulting fiber property profiles differ significantly, depending on the process parameters. ILs are thermally stable, nontoxic, environmentally friendly solvents and dissolve cellulose directly; this leads to a high flexibility in the complete process chain for man‐made cellulosics. A comparison of the manufacture of cellulosic fibers according to the Lyocell process and by means of ILs is presented. The rheological behavior of the spinning dopes, the structures, and the physical textile properties of the prepared fibers were determined. The fibers spun from solutions of cellulose in N‐methyl morpholin‐N‐oxide monohydrate, 1‐ethyl‐3‐methyl imidazolium acetate, and 1‐ethyl‐3‐methyl imidazolium diethyl phosphate were compared. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013

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Combinations of cellulosic fibers (cotton, viscose) with man‐made chemical fibers (polyesters, polyamides, or polyacrylonitrile) are common as composites in textile fabrics. In this work the preparation of cellulose/polymer blend fibers in ILs is described. Cellulose is solved in ILs with other fiber polymers such as polyamides or PAN and processed to fiber blends by wet spinning. The rheology of spinning dopes, structural parameters, and physical textile properties of the prepared fibers are determined. TGA indicates a significant increase of carbon yield of the cellulose fibers blended with m‐aramide and PAN, respectively.

Dieser Aufsatz gibt einen Überblick über Präkursorsysteme, deren Verarbeitung und die resultierenden Eigenschaften der Carbonfasern (CF) in Abhängigkeit des Präkursors und berücksichtigt dabei die neuesten Entwicklungen auf dem Gebiet der alternativen Präkursoren für die Herstellung von preisgünstigeren CF. Es werden folgende Präkursoren behandelt: Polyacrylnitril‐basierte Copolymere, Pech, Cellulose, Lignin, Polyethylen und neue synthetische Polymerpräkursoren für hochwertige CF. Außerdem werden Zusammenhänge zwischen Struktur und Eigenschaften aufgezeigt, und es werden verschiedene Modelle vorgestellt, die sowohl die Struktur als auch die Morphologie von CF beschreiben.