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TECHNICAL PROGRAM

Role of Carbon in Production of Energy

Fast Neutron Irradiation of Carbon-Carbon Composites
E. J. Walker, L. Pain and P. B. Roscoe

The Potential of Codeposited Pyrolytic Carbon-Carbide Coatings for Nuclear Fuel Particles
J. L. Kaae and G. H. Reynolds

The Effect of Small Deviations from Isotrpy on the Irradiation Induced Dimensional Changes of Pyrolytic Carbons
J. L. Kaae

The Evaluation of Pyrocarbon Fuel Sphere Coatings by Transmission Electron Microscopy
C. S. Yust, E. Pollmann and H. Nickel

Electronic Properties

Anomalous Temperature Dependent Magnetoresistivity in Pyrolytic Graphite
L. Kreps, R. Devaty and J. A. Woollam

Electrical Properties of Glassy Carbon
R. H. Bragg and R. Saxena

Effect of Neutron Irradiation on the Electronic Properties of Various Carbons
J. Rappeneau, G. Micaud, A. Pacault, A. Marchand and J. Amiell

The Quantum Magnetothermal Effect and Minority Carriers in Pyrolytic Graphite
A. Briggs

Change of Electronic Properties of Neutron Irradiated Pyrocarbon Under Thermal Annealing
A. S. Kotosonov

Model of Structure for Interstitial Carbon in Graphite
J. Conard and H. Estrade

Adsorption and Intercalation

The Adsorption Characteristics of Polyphenylene Carbons
E. Fitzer and P. Laudenklos

Adsorption Characteristics of Polymer carbons
R. C. Bansal and T. L. Dhami

Acidic Surface Oxides on Carbon
B. H. Harrison and S. S. Barton

Adsorbents for Removal of Mercury Vapor from Air
J. K. Thompson

Reversible Interaction of Hydrogen with Activated Carbon
N. J. Wagner and R. K. Sinha

Exfoliation of Intercalated Graphites. Part I. Effect of Graphite Crystallinity
M. B. Dowell

Exfoliation of Intercalated Graphites. Part II. Structure, Porosity, and the Mechanism of Exfoliation
M. B. Dowell

Influence of Oxidation on the Wettability of Carbon Blacks
K. Kinoshita and J. A. S. Bett

Changes of the Porous Structure of a Natural Based Graphite Upon Gasification
F. Rodriguez-Reinoso, J. de D. Lopez-Gonzalez and A. Linares-Solano

New Ways in Determination of the Parameters of Porous Structure of Microporous Carbonaceous Adsorbents
M. M. Dubinin and O. Kadlec

Characterization of Coal by Complexation with Iodine
S. Aronson and A. Schwebel

Modification of Carbon Fiber Properties by Chemical Treatment with Strong Intercalating Acids
I. L. Kalnin

Free Carrier Plasma and Interband Spectroscopy of Graphite Nitrate
T. E. Thompson and J. E. Fischer

Adsorption of Oxygen and Nitrogen on Surface-Modified Carbons
P. Ehrburger, O. P. Mahajan and P. L. Walker, Jr.

Intercalation of Pyrocarbons by Aluminum Chloride
J. G. Hooley

Reaction of CO and Air Mixtures with Charcoals Impregnated with Ammonium salts of Cu(II) and Cr(VI)
V. R. Deitz, C. H. Blachly and E. J. Poziomek

Thermal Properties

Association of Nuclei During Carbon Black Formation in Thermal Systems
G. Prado and J. Lahaye

Behavior of Diamond Under Positive Ion Bombardment and CO2 Laser Irradiation at Very High Power Density
A. G. Whittaker

Carbon Solid-Liquid-Vapor Triple Point and the Behavior of Superheated Liquid Carbon
A. G. Whittaker and P. L. Kintner

Macroscopic Model for the Interlayer Thermal Expansion Coefficient of a Series of Pyrocarbons
G. Fug, P. Delhaes and H. Gasparoux

Triple Point Pressure of Carbon as Determined by Laser Heating
D. M. Haaland

Magnetic Field Dependence of the Specific Heat Peak at 0.6-0.7 K in Soft Carbons
A. S. Vagh and S. Mrozowski

Low Temperature Anomalies in Specific Heat of Soft Carbons
S. Mrozowski and A. S. Vagh

Relation Between Thermal and Electrical Conductivities of Fast Neutron Irradiated Reactor Graphite
W. van Witzenburg and H. J. Veringa

Carbon from Coal

Carbon from Purified Coal Tar Pitch
I. Romey

Aspects of Coke Formation from Coals
H. Marsh and F. Goodarzi

The Properties and Structure of Carbonization and Activation Products of Vitrites from Hard Coals of Different Rank
S. Jasienko and C. Bieganska

The Properties and Structure of Carbonization and Graphitization Products of Extracts Obtained from Hard Coals of Different Rank
S. Jasienko, U. Swietlik and H. Machnikowska

Mechanical Properties

Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Carbon Fibers
A. Voet and J. C. Morawski

Lightweight Glasslike Carbon Mirrors
P. C. Pinoli and W. G. Bradshaw

Mechanical Properties of Selected Graphites at High Strain Rates
J. S. Evangelides

Microstructural Characteristics Affecting Crack Propagation
J. S. Evangelides

Microstructure and Fracture of Graphite
J. E. Zimmer and R. A. Meyer

Effect of Environment on Crack Growth in Graphite
S. W. Freiman and J. J. Mecholsky

Finite Element Analysis of an Electrode-Nipple Point
J. M. Faircloth, Jr., I. W. Gazda, C. A. Switzer, Jr., O. T. Sigvaldson and R. G. Charlwood

Correlations between the Modulus of Rupture and the Ultrasonically Determined Modulus of Elasticity in Commercial Graphites
J. M. Faircloth, Jr. and I. W. Gazda

Influences on the Change in the Young's Modulus of Graphitic Materials for HTR under Fast Neutron Exposure at Irradiation Temperatures between 400 and 1400 ¡C
W. W. Delle, H. A. Schulze and R.-E. Schulze

Mechanistic Model of Graphite Behavior
J. D. Buch

A Fracture Criterion for Anisotropic Graphites in Polyaxial Stress States
J. G. Crose, J. D. Buch and E. Y. Robinson

Mechanics of Curved Strands as related to 3-D Carbon-Carbon Comosites
J. D. Buch

Torsional Nonlinear Elasticity and Damping of Carbon Fibers
R. E. Henrichsen and D. B. Fischbach

Subcritical Crack Propagation in Glassy Carbons
T. M. Hollenbeck, W. P. Minnear, R. C. Bradt and P. L. Walker, Jr.

Thermal Shock and Strength Degradation of Electrode Graphites
T. M. Hollenbeck, R. C. Bradt, P. L. Walker, Jr. and F. J. Rusinko, Jr.

Fatigue Behavior of a Near-Isotropic Graphite
R. E. Bullock

High Temperature Irradiation Enhanced Creep in Graphites for HTR Application
H. J. Veringa and R. Blackstone

Statistical Study of the Strength of Near-Isotropic Graphite
R. J. Price

A Study of the Determination of the Dynamic Young's Modulus of various Cokes
D. Billyeald and J. W. Patrick

Structeral Properties

ATJ-S Graphite Data Base: Uniaxial Properties
E. Y. Robinson

Structural Characterization of Carbon Materials by Laser Raman Spectroscopy
T. G. Miller, D. B. Fischbach and J. M. Macklin

An XPS Study of Binding Energies of Sulphur in Carbon
H. Marsh, P. M. A. Sherwood and D. Augustyn

Valence Charge Density and Thermal Motion in Graphite by X-ray and Neutron Diffraction
R. Chen, P. Trucano and R. F. Stewart

Optical Anisotropy and Preferred Orientation in Nearly Isotropic Pyrocarbons
D. W. Stevens

Rheological-Structural Properties of the Pittsburgh Coal at Elevated Temperatures
H. D. Shoemaker, L. Z. Shuck, R. R. Haynes and S. H. Advani

Phase-Contrast Electron Microscope Lattice Images of Carbons
D. Crawford and H. Marsh

A Phase-Contrast Electron Microscope and Optical Microscope Study of Mesophase Size and Structure
H. Marsh, D. Augustyn, C. Cornford, D. Crawford and G. Hermon

A Phase-Contrast Electron Microscope Study of Structure in Non-Graphitizing PVDC Carbon, Heat-Treated to 2973 K
L. L. Ban, D. Crawford and H. Marsh

Determinatin of Thermal Vibration Amplitudes in Graphite, Using Integrated X-ray Intensities Corrected for Thermal Diffuse Scattering (TDS)
E. Fitzer and U. Funk

A Modified Structural Model Describing the Interference-Function of Pyrolyzed Non-Graphitizing Carbon
W. Braun and E. Fitzer

Structural Parameters and Molecular Sieve Properties of Carbons Prepared from Metal Carbides
H. P. Boehm and H. H. Warnecke

Void Growth in Glassy Carbon
M. Biswal and R. H. Bragg

Influence of Deposition Gas and Gas Mixtures on the Micropore Spectra of Pyrocarbon Coatings, and Prediction of Irradiation Behavior
P. Krautwasser and H. Nickel

Identification of Three Components in Pyrocarbon Coatings by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Measurements of Microporosity, Inner Surface, Degree of Order and Crystallite Size
P. Krautwasser, C. S. Yust, H. Luhleich, H. Nickel and E. Pollmann

Influence of Low-Order Material on the Irradiation Behavior of Pyrocarbon Coatings
P. Krautwasser and C. S. Yust

The New Method for Determining Softening Points of Pitches
E. R. McHenry

Grain Growth of the Stress-Annealed Pyrolytic Graphite
N. Okuyama and K. Takeya

Optical Image Analysis of Graphite Pore Structure
R. E. Smith and S. L. Strong

Reactions of Carbon

Gas-Graphite Reactions in the Fort Saint Vrain Reactor
W. C. Morgan and G. L. Tingey

Electric Probe Studies in Pyrolysing Hydrocarbons
J. Abrahamson and E. R. Kennedy

The Oxidation of Pyrolytic Graphite in Oxygen
F. Rodriguez-Reinoso, J. D. Lopez-Gonzalez and L. Zurita-Herrera

Effect of Structure Defects on the Oxidation Rate of Carbons
A. S. Kotosonov and Y. N. Vasiliev

Adsorption Studies on an Artifical Graphite and Its Oxide
J. de D. Lopez-Gonzalez, A. Martin-Rodriguez, C. Moreno-Castilla and F. Rodriguez-Reinoso

Characterization of Graphite Surface Complexes by Temperature-Programmed Desorption
G. Tremblay, F. J. Vastola and P. L. Walker, Jr.

Electron Spin Resonance as a Quantitative Tool in Studying the Reactivity of a Cu/Cr/Ag Impregnated Charcoal
E. J. Poziomek, R. P. Barrett and R. A. Mackay

Chemical Reactivity of Glass-Like Carbons
G. L. Tingey

Gasification Reactions of Carbon

Some Kinetic Features of Radiolytic Reactions of Carbon
J. Wright

Oxidation Catalysis on a Carbon Support
R. K. Sinha and J. E. Urbanic

Catalytic Behavior of Alkali Metal Salts in Graphite Gasification Reactions
D. W. McKee and D. Chatterji

Catalytic Graphitization Using Titanium and Zirconium
H. Marsh and A. P. Warburton

Thermodynamics of the Solid-Gas Phase Interactions in the Carbon-Oxygen-Hydrogen System
S. K. Das

Activiated Carbon

Oxygen Uptake by Wet Activated Carbon
R. K. Sinha, R. F. Sutt, J. R. Lutchko and R. S. Joyce

Activated Carbon II. Adsorption of Acids from Concentrated Electrolyte Solutions
K. A. Kraus and F. Nelson

The Effects of Faults in Activated Carbon Beds on Gas Adsorption Efficiency
L. A. Jonas and H. M. Berlin

Preparation and Properties of Granular Activated carbons from Oil Sands Bitumen and Petroleum Residues
S. Parkash and N. Berkowitz

Carbonization and Graphitization

Hot Stage Microscopy of Mesophase Pitches
R. T. Lewis

Binder Materials Modified by Sulfur
E. Fitzer and H. Tillmanns

Linear Free Energy Relationships in Carbon Film Deposition
D. B. Murphy and R. W. Carroll

Mechanisms of Formation of Needle Coke
J. L. White, G. Johnson and J. E. Zimmer

The Structure of Needle Coke
J. E. Zimmer and J. L. White

Hydrogen Desorption: A Possible Rate Determining Step in Pyrocarbon Formation
J. Hill and K. R. Norman

Factors Controlling the Mesophase Microstructure Produced during Pyrolysis of Aromatic Hydrocarbons
D. O. Rester

Formation and Structure of Coke from Non-Coking Coals by Carbonization in Hydrogen
B. N. Nandi, M. Ternan, B. I. Parsons and D. S. Montgomery

Inhomogeneous Model for Carbonization
F. Carmona and P. Delhaes

An Examination of the Origins and Growth of Mesophase in the Liquid Phase of Carbonization
H. Marsh and C. Cornford

The Formation of Mesophase from Acenaphthylene: Kinetic and Free-radical Studies
I. C. Lewis and L. S. Singer

Heat of Reaction for Mesophase Formation
I. C. Lewis and G. W. Jackson

On the Pyrolysis Behaviour of Coal Tar and Petroleum Pitches Under Pressure
K. J. Huettinger and U. Rosenblatt

The Formation Rate of Carbonaceous Mesophase in Coal-Tar Pitch
Y. Yamada, S. Oi, H. Tsutsui, E. Kitajima, M. Tsuchitani, H. Kakiyama and H. Honda

Change of Pore Properties During Carbonization. Part I. Experimental
S. Miura and P. L. Silveston

Change of Pore Properties During Carbonization. Part II. Modeling
S. Miura and P. L. Silveston

Carbon and Graphite Products

A Critical Examination of the Analytical Methods Used for Evaluating the Petroleum Coke Quality
I. Letizia

Kinetics of Graphitization within the First Minute of Heat Treatment
E. Fitzer and S. Weisenburger

Graphites Made from Seeded Cokes
C. R. Kennedy and W. P. Eatherly

Evidence of Catalytic Effect of Sulphur on Graphitization between 1400-2000 ¡C
E. Fitzer and S. Weisenburger

Kinetics of the Graphitization-Induced Dimensional Changes of Artificial Carbons
K. J. Huettinger and U. Rosenblatt

Graphitized High Density Carbon with No Pitch Binder
K. Kobayashi, I. Ogawa, H. Honda and Y. Matsushita

Theoretical and Practical Approach to Influences on Graphite Electrodes Consumption in Arc Furnaces (Experience with Coated Electrodes)
D. Zoellner, W. Lippert, G. Klier, F. Schieber and F. Rittman

The Graphitization Process of Different Types of Pyrolytic Carbons Obtained in Low-Temperature Pyrolysis of Acetylene
S. Jasienko and J. Machnikowski

The Effect of Nickel Surface Oxide on the Chemical Vapor Deposition of Carbon from Propylene at 800 ¡C
K. Y. Chen and P. A. Thrower

Graphites Fabricated from Green Petroleum Pitch Cokes
O. J. Horne and C. R. Kennedy

Bulk Density Characteristics of Binary Mixtures of Carbon Powders
J. N. Bohra and G. Bhatia

Thermal Stress Distribution in a Graphite Specimen Having Cracks--Determination of Electric Current Capacity of Electrode by Means of Fracturing with Electric Current (2)
M. Okamura

Fibers and Composites

Diamagnetic Studies on Carbon Fiber Graphitization
G. B. Mellinger and D. B. Fischbach

Carbon Aircraft Brakes - A Description
F. P. Kirkhart

Toughness of Advanced Composites
G. C. Chang

Activated Carbon Fibers and Fabrics
R. N. Macnair, G. N. Arons and L. G. Coffin

The Compressive Strength of Carbon Felt/Pyrocarbon Composites
J. Hill

Heat Treatment Behaviour of Carbon Fibre-Carbon Composites
L. Boyne, J. Hill and K. Turner

The Influence of Copolymer Content of the PAN Precursor and of Tensile Load During Oxidation and Carbonization on the Formation of Carbon Fibers
E. Fitzer and J. Simitzis

Compression Fracture and Microhardness Characteristics of Carbon Fibres
H. M. Hawthorne and E. Teghtsoonian

Pyrolyzed Composites from Chopped Fibers in High-Char Yield Polymeric Precursors
W. G. Bradshaw and P. C. Pinoli

Fracture Energy of Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Resin Composites
E. J. Walker and J. Hill

The Modulus and Strength of Carbon Fibers
E. W. Tokarsky and R. J. Diefendorf

Effects of Fiber Strength and Surface Treatment on the Fracture of Graphite/Epoxy Composites
J. W. Nelson and R. J. Diefendorf

Role of Load and the Oxidizing Gas During Preoxidation of PAN on the Properties of Carbon Fibers
O. P. Bahl and L. M. Manocha

Heterogeneities in Carbon Fibers
S. B. Warner, D. R. Uhlmann and L. H. Peebles, Jr.

High Modulus Carbon Fibers from Mesophase Pitches. Part One: Preparation and Properties of Pitches
R. Didchenko, J. B. Barr, S. Chwastiak, I. C. Lewis, R. T. Lewis and L. S. Singer

High Modulus Carbon Fibers from Mesophase Pitches. Part Two: Fiber Properties and Structure
R. Didchenko, J. B. Barr, S. Chwastiak, I. C. Lewis, R. T. Lewis and L. S. Singer

Vitreous Carbon Matrix Carbon-Carbon Composites by Copyrolysis
L. R. Bunnell

Cellulose Carbon-CVD Carbon Composites
S. Marinkovic, P. W. Whang, A. Navarette and P.L. Walker, Jr.

New Graphite Fiber Surface Treatments and Effects on Composite Properties
B. S. Marks, R. E. Mauri and W. G. Bradshaw

Nuclear Energy Industry

Effects of fast-Neutron Damage from 0 to 42x10^21 Neutrons/cm^2 on the Physical Properties of Near-Isotropic Grades of Graphite
W. H. Cook, C. R. Kennedy and W. P. Eatherly

The Relationship Between Irradiation Temperature and Dimensional Changes of Nuclear Graphite
M. Van Den Berg, M. R. Everett and A. Kingsbury

Some Estimates of the Irradiation Creep Constant of Pyrocarbon Contained in the Coatings of Reactor Fuel Particles
S. N. Buckley, S. A. Manthorpe and D. G. Martin

The Effect of B-11 Impregnation on the Changes of Certain Physical Properties of Polycrystalline Graphite Due to Irradiation over the Temperature Range 575-1050 ¡C
J. W. Harrison

Preparation and Performance of Coated Particle Nuclear Fuels Having UCxOy Kernels
R. L. Beatty and E. L. Long, Jr.

A Rate Theory Approach to radiation Damage in Graphite
B. T. Kelly

Development of the Pore Structure of Graphite by Radiolytic Oxidation in CO/CO2
B. T. Kelly, B. W. Ashton, R. Lind and V. Y. Labaton

The Irradiation Induced Creep of Graphite Under Accelerated Damage Produced by Boron Doping
J. E. Brocklehurst

Additional Papers

The Moisture Adsorption Behavior of Syntactic Carbon Foam as Related to the Micropore Structure
S. J. Mitchell

Statistics of Fracture of ATJ-S Graphite in Uniaxial and Biaxial Tension
J. Jortner

Detection of Interstitial Carbon Atoms in a Coke during the Graphitization
J. P. Rouchy and L. Gatineau

Structural Evolution of a Glassy Carbon with the Heat Treatment between 1000 ¡C and 2700 ¡C
F. Rouneaux and D. Tchoubar

Kinetics of the Coke Shrinkage Process During Calcination
R. W. Wallouch

Interlayer Spacings of Coke as a Means of Temperature Measurement in Acheson Graphitizers
L. G. Isaacs

Crystallite Growth in the Pre-Graphitization Temperature Range
E. A. Heintz

Pitchcoke Graphite for HTGR Fuel Elements
D. F. Leushacke

High-Pressure Densified Carbon-Carbon Composites. Part I. Processing Procedures
W. Chard

High-Pressure Densified Carbon-Carbon Composites. Part II. Properties and Characterizations
A. Levine and W. Chard

Processes in Oxidatin Treatment of PAN Fibers
V. Raskovic and S. Marinkovic

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