Mesoporous carbon fiber (MC fiber) is widely used and my country’s research has made new progress

Mesoporous carbon fiber, also known as MC fiber, refers to carbon fiber with a mesoporous structure, a central size of approximately 4.5 μm, and a single length of up to decimeters. Mesoporous carbon fiber has a black appearance and has the advantages of good bending performance, good toughness, good conductivity, and large specific surface area. It has broad application prospects in many fields such as electrode materials, wastewater treatment, medical care, aerospace, and new energy.

In recent years, attracted by market prospects, the development of my country’s carbon fiber industry has accelerated. In 2022, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly issued the “Guiding Opinions on the High-Quality Development of the Chemical Fiber Industry”. The document clearly proposed to improve the production level of high-performance fibers such as carbon fiber and aramid and expand their application scope. Mesoporous carbon fiber is a subdivided product of carbon fiber. Driven by national policies, its industry prosperity will further increase.

According to the “2023-2028 China Mesoporous Carbon Fiber (MC Fiber) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report》shows that mesoporous carbon fiber has a wide range of uses. In the field of electrode materials, mesoporous carbon fiber can be used as an electrode material carrier for fuel cells, which can increase battery capacity; in the field of wastewater treatment, mesoporous carbon fiber can absorb macromolecules in sewage to achieve purification effects; in the medical field, mesoporous carbon fiber can Hole carbon fiber can be used to produce wheelchairs, stretchers, CT bed boards, medical boxes and prosthetic limbs, etc. In recent years, with the rapid development of downstream industries, the market demand for mesoporous carbon fibers has become increasingly strong.

The main global mesoporous carbon fiber manufacturers include Hexcel of the United States and TORAY of Japan. Compared with overseas developed countries, my country’s mesoporous carbon fiber industry started late and is still in the early stages of development. The main market participants include Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co., Ltd., Fujian Torch Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., and Suzhou Xinghua High-tech Materials Technology Co., Ltd. Company, Hefei Kejing Materials Technology Co., Ltd., Silver Base Carbon New Materials Co., Ltd., etc.

In recent years, my country’s enthusiasm for research and development of mesoporous carbon fibers has continued to rise, and many new developments have been made. In October 2022, the scientific research team of Harbin Institute of Technology successfully prepared mesoporous carbon nanofiber electrodes based on the electrospinning method. It has the advantages of high specific surface area, high conductivity, and good chemical stability, and is expected to be widely used in the field of new energy. . In the future, as research continues to deepen, the application scope of mesoporous carbon fibers in my country will be further expanded.

Industry analysts said that as a carbon fiber segmented product, mesoporous carbon fiber has a wide range of uses and good industry development prospects. Benefiting from national policy support and the improvement of independent research and development capabilities of local enterprises and scientific research institutions, the application scope of mesoporous carbon fiber in my country continues to expand. It is expected that in the future, with the improvement of technological maturity, the output and quality of mesoporous carbon fiber in my country will continue to improve, and the number of its market participants will further grow.