Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods for preparing carbon materials which can be used in battery electrodes. In one or more embodiments, a method for preparing an anode carbon material is provided and includes combining a liquid refinery hydrocarbon product and a solvent to produce a first mixture, combining the first mixture and a first oxidizing agent containing an acid to produce a second mixture containing the liquid refinery hydrocarbon product, the solvent, and the first oxidizing agent, and heating the second mixture to produce a reaction mixture containing an oxidized solid product during an oxidation process. The method also includes separating the oxidized solid product from the reaction mixture during a separation process and carbonizing the oxidized solid product to produce a hard carbon product during a carbonization process.

Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to methods for preparing carbon materials which can be used in battery electrodes. More specifically, embodiments relate to methods for preparing nano-ordered carbon products used as anode materials in metal-ion batteries, such as a sodium-ion battery. In some embodiments, a method includes fractioning an initial refinery hydrocarbon product during a fractionation process to produce a liquid refinery hydrocarbon product and a heavy refinery hydrocarbon product. The method includes exposing either or both refinery hydrocarbon products to a first functionalization agent to produce a first solid functionalized product during a first functionalization process and purifying the first solid functionalized product during a purification process. The method also includes exposing the first solid functionalized product to a second functionalization agent to produce a second solid functionalized product during a second functionalization process and carbonizing the second solid functionalized product to produce the nano-ordered carbon product during a carbonization process.

Various techniques are provided for prevent excessive accumulation of moisture onto a surface of an optical component of an imaging device. In one example, a method includes providing a bulk layer of an optical component of a thermal imaging system, wherein the bulk layer is configured to pass thermal radiation. The method further includes depositing a diamond like coating (DLC) to provide an external surface of the optical component, wherein the DLC exhibits a resistance to abrasion. The method further includes forming a plurality of nanostructures in the optical component, wherein the nanostructures exhibit a superhydrophobic property to prevent excessive moisture accumulation on the external surface of the optical component. Additional methods and systems are also provided.

A natural graphite-based modified composite material, a preparation method therefor, and a lithium ion battery comprising the modified composite material. The natural graphite-based modified composite material comprises natural graphite and non-graphitized carbon coated on the inner and outer surfaces of the natural graphite. The preparation method comprises: (1) subjecting spherical natural graphite to isotropic treatment; (2) performing granularity control and shaping treatment; (3) subjecting the inner surface and the outer surface of the material obtained in step (2) to simultaneous modification; and (4) performing carbonization, so as to obtain a natural graphite-based modified composite material.

Systems and methods for molten media pyrolysis for the conversion of methane into hydrogen and carbon-containing particles are disclosed. The systems and methods include the introduction of seed particles into the molten media to facilitate the growth of larger, more manageable carbon-containing particles. Additionally or alternatively, the systems and methods can include increasing the residence time of carbon-containing particles within the molten media to facilitate the growth of larger carbon-containing particles.

Systems and methods for molten media pyrolysis for the conversion of methane into hydrogen and carbon-containing particles are disclosed. The systems and methods include the introduction of seed particles into the molten media to facilitate the growth of larger, more manageable carbon-containing particles. Additionally or alternatively, the systems and methods can include increasing the residence time of carbon-containing particles within the molten media to facilitate the growth of larger carbon-containing particles.

The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing an anode active material for a lithium secondary battery, the method including: mixing earth graphite and pitch coke with each other; preparing a raw material by adding and mixing a binder to the mixture; performing heat treatment on the raw material; graphitizing the heat-treated mixture to obtain a core part; immersing the core part in a hard carbon coating solution; and drying the coating solution in which the core part is immersed to obtain an anode active material.

A film forming method of forming a carbon film includes: cleaning an interior of a processing container by using oxygen-containing plasma in a state in which no substrate is present inside the processing container; subsequently, extracting and removing oxygen inside the processing container by using plasma in the state in which no substrate is present inside the processing container; and subsequently, loading a substrate into the processing container and forming the carbon film on the substrate through plasma CVD using a processing gas including a carbon-containing gas, wherein the cleaning, the extracting and removing the oxygen, and the forming the carbon film are repeatedly performed.

A method for manufacturing carbon fiber, the method includes: placing a carbon fiber as an anode in an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte is nitric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, acetic acid, ammonium bicarbonate, sodium hydroxide, or potassium nitrate; and performing a surface treatment, wherein a surface of the carbon fiber is oxidized by active oxygen generated by anodic electrolysis, and thereby oxygen-containing functional groups are introduced to the surface. The disclosure also provides a carbon fiber composite bottle, which includes a bottle body and a carbon fiber. The bottle body is a type III bottle or a type IV bottle. The carbon fiber surrounds the bottle body, the surface oxygen concentration of the carbon fiber is 5-35%, and the surface roughness of the carbon fiber is 5-25 nm.

A method for manufacturing carbon fiber, the method includes: placing a carbon fiber as an anode in an electrolyte, wherein the electrolyte is nitric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, acetic acid, ammonium bicarbonate, sodium hydroxide, or potassium nitrate; and performing a surface treatment, wherein a surface of the carbon fiber is oxidized by active oxygen generated by anodic electrolysis, and thereby oxygen-containing functional groups are introduced to the surface. The disclosure also provides a carbon fiber composite bottle, which includes a bottle body and a carbon fiber. The bottle body is a type III bottle or a type IV bottle. The carbon fiber surrounds the bottle body, the surface oxygen concentration of the carbon fiber is 5-35%, and the surface roughness of the carbon fiber is 5-25 nm.