A binder for an injection moulding composition, the binder includes, in percentage by mass and for a total of 100%: 35% to 60% of a component (a), or polymer base, made of a polymer or a mixture of polymers, each of the polymer being non-amphiphilic and having a mass average molar mass greater than or equal to 5,000 g/mol, 30% to 55% of a component (b), or wax, made of a polymer or a mixture of polymers, each of the polymer being non-amphiphilic and having a mass average molar mass less than 5,000 g/mol, and less than 10% of an amphiphilic component (c), or surfactant, and less than 10% of other components (d). The polymer base comprising 2% to 15% of a styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene copolymer (SEBS), in percentage by mass based on the mass of the binder.

A method for making a high temperature composite, which is a carbon carbon composite, carbon fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite, ceramic fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite, or a carbon silica composite, including: a) providing a precursor part including a resin comprising a poly(aryl ether ketone) (PAEK) and at least one reinforcing material, wherein the resin has a degree of crystallinity of 10% or more; b) pyrolyzing the precursor part to a pyrolyzed part; c) infusing a liquid second resin into the pyrolyzed part to make an infused part; and d) pyrolyzing the infused part to make the carbon carbon composite carbon fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite, ceramic fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite, or the carbon silica composite, optionally repeating steps c. through d. Also, a carbon carbon composite, carbon fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite, ceramic fiber reinforced ceramic matrix composite, or carbon silica composite made by the method.

The present invention relates to a negative active material for a lithium secondary battery, a preparation method therefor, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. The negative electrode active material is a negative electrode material for a secondary battery, the negative electrode active material comprising a silicon-carbon composite comprising: a core comprising crystalline carbon and silicon particles; and an amorphous carbon-containing coating layer disposed on a surface of the core, wherein the negative electrode active material comprises: silicon oxide formed on a surface of the silicon particles; and an oxide of crystalline carbon, formed on a surface of the crystalline carbon, the average particle diameter (D50) of the silicon particles having a nanometer size, the proportion of O relative to Si in the silicon oxide is 30%-50%, and the proportion of O relative to C in the oxide of the crystalline carbon is 4%-10%.

A method of producing a graphite-containing refractory within which carbon fiber bundles are placed, the graphite constituting 1% to 80% by mass, the method including a bundling step of bundling carbon fibers to form the carbon fiber bundles; a mixing step of mixing a refractory raw material with graphite to prepare a graphite-containing refractory raw material; a pressing step of pressing the graphite-containing refractory raw material in which the carbon fiber bundles are placed to prepare a formed product; and a drying step of drying the pressed product, wherein the bundling step includes bundling 1000 to 300000 of the carbon fibers with a fiber diameter of 1 to 45 μm/fiber to form carbon fiber bundles 100 mm or more in length.

A method for making a carbon carbon, carbon ceramic matrix, or carbon silica composite, comprising melt processing a resin comprising a polyaryletherketone (PAEK) and at least one reinforcing additive to make a precursor part, pyrolyzing the precursor part to make a pyrolyzed part, infusing a liquid second resin into the pyrolyzed part to make an infused part, and pyrolyzing the infused part. Other methods comprise processing aligned reinforcing additives and a resin comprising a PAEK to make an aligned reinforcing additives PAEK, aligned 1-2 dimensional flake material, or aligned 1-2 dimensional platelet material, to create a fabric, prepreg or tape comprising the aligned reinforcing additives and impregnated PAEK. Other methods comprise impregnating continuous fiber tape or fabric with a resin comprising PAEK and at least one reinforcing additive or co-weaving a continuous fiber or fabric with a PAEK fiber comprising PAEK and at least one reinforcing additive.

Provided is a method of producing an integral 3D humic acid-carbon hybrid foam, comprising: (A) forming a solid shape of humic acid-polymer particle mixture; and (B) pyrolyzing the solid shape of humic acid-polymer particle mixture to thermally reduce humic acid into reduced humic acid sheets and thermally convert polymer into pores and carbon or graphite that bonds the reduced humic acid sheets to form the integral 3D humic acid-carbon hybrid foam.

A method for producing SiC/SiC composite material according to the present invention includes impregnating a substrate with a slurry containing particles of a flaky lubricant to obtain an impregnated body, drying out a solvent of the slurry from the impregnated body, forming an interface layer on surfaces of the SiC fibers by bending the impregnated body, and transferring the particles of the flaky lubricant to the surfaces of the SiC fibers while stretching the particles, and forming a SiC matrix inside the substrate on which the interface layer is formed. Since a thin interface layer of the flaky lubricant can be formed on the surfaces of the SiC fibers by transferring the flaky lubricant to the surfaces of the SiC fibers, the interface layer reaching inside of the substrate can be easily formed.

A method for preparing a carbon/boron carbide composite material includes the following steps (A) providing a carbon compound, a carbon fiber, a boron compound and a binder to perform a pretreatment mixing procedure to form a precursor; (B) putting the precursor into a spray granulator for performing a granulation process and mixing the precursor to form an injection material with a uniform composition; (C) feeding the injection material into an injection molding machine for performing a compression molding process, thereby forming a carbon compound/boron compound green body; and (D) subjecting the carbon compound/boron compound green body to a two-stage heat treatment process to obtain the carbon/boron carbide composite material.

A graphite-containing refractory has higher bending strength and fracture energy than known refractories. The graphite-containing refractory has a graphite content of 1% to 80% by mass. 1000 to 300000 carbon fibers with a fiber diameter of 1 to 45 μm/fiber are bundled. The carbon fiber bundle has a length of 100 mm or more and is placed within the graphite-containing refractory to form the same.

A method of producing a graphite-containing refractory within which carbon fiber bundles are placed, the graphite constituting 1% to 80% by mass, the method including a bundling step of bundling carbon fibers to form the carbon fiber bundles; a mixing step of mixing a refractory raw material with graphite to prepare a graphite-containing refractory raw material; a pressing step of pressing the graphite-containing refractory raw material in which the carbon fiber bundles are placed to prepare a formed product; and a drying step of drying the pressed product, wherein the bundling step includes bundling 1000 to 300000 of the carbon fibers with a fiber diameter of 1 to 45 μm/fiber to form carbon fiber bundles 100 mm or more in length.