Industrial Applications of Chemistry

80 real-world industrial processes powered by chemistry

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Carbon Fiber Manufacturing from Polyacrylonitrile

Aerospace-grade material ten times stronger than steel

Carbon fiber is produced by the controlled thermal conversion of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor fiber through oxidation, carbonization, and graphitization steps. …

Materials Science & Polymers · Commercial Production · $5.8 billion

Kevlar (Poly-p-phenylene Terephthalamide) Fiber Production

The aramid fiber five times stronger than steel by weight

Kevlar is a para-aramid fiber produced by the polycondensation of p-phenylenediamine and terephthaloyl chloride in solution, followed by dry-jet wet …

Materials Science & Polymers · Commercial Production · $3.5 billion