MCMB (mesocarbon microbeads) has been synthesized from coal tar pitch, petroleum pitch and polymer compound generally. But yield of MCMB was low about 20~40 wt% and was not above 50 wt%. Neither MCMB was replaced with natural graphite because of economic performance, refining MCMB, and control of the particle size distribution. This study was performed to elevate yield of MCMB and to develop technique of particle size distribution. As the result, yield of MCMB that was synthesized from coal tar pitch increased more than 60 wt% about raw material and particle size of MCMB was restrained according to control of QI (quinoline insoluble) ingredient in raw pitch, heat treatment temperature and time.

• Hyeon-Kwan Seo(Applied & Engineering Chemistry Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology)
• Jeong-Kwon Suh(Applied & Engineering Chemistry Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology)
• Ji-Sook Hong(Applied & Engineering Chemistry Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology)
• Dong-Hack Suh(Department of Chemical Engineering, Hanyang University)
• Jung-Min Lee(Applied & Engineering Chemistry Division, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology)