The invention belongs to the technical field of a preparation method of
spinning raw materials of high-performance
pitch-based
carbon fibers, and particularly relates to a preparation method of soluble
mesophase pitch, which mainly solves the problems of the existing
mesophase pitch preparation method that the process is complicated, requirements on the equipment are high, the cost is high, the industrialization process is difficult and the like. The invention adopts the technical scheme that the preparation method of the soluble
mesophase pitch comprises the following steps of (1) thermally treating
raw material pitch or
ethylene bottom oil with a low
softening point in an
inert atmosphere, then distilling the material in a
short distance or flashing the material, removing light ends, and collecting heavy fraction, i.e. heavy end pitch; (2) preparing the heavy enbd pitch into mesophase pitch; and (3) cooling the mesophase pitch to 320DEG C to 400DEG C, removing internal light ends, and collecting the heavy fraction, i.e. the mesophase pitch. The preparation method has the advantages of simplicity in process, moderate in reaction condition, low
equipment requirement, low cost and adaptability to industrialized production.