Wood-Derived Graphite: A Sustainable and Cost-Effective Material for the Wide Range of Industrial Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Graphite
2.3. Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural Properties
3.2. Functional Group Investigation
3.3. Raman Spectra
3.4. Morphological Analysis (FE-SEM and HR-TEM)
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | d002 (nm) | d100 (nm) | Lc (nm) | La (nm) | Lc/d002 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1000 | 0.393 | 0.208 | 0.763 | 2.001 | 1.943 |
H1400 | 0.384 | 0.207 | 0.894 | 2.365 | 2.330 |
C1000 | 0.337 | 0.207 | 8.397 | 3.065 | 24.949 |
C1400 | 0.339 | 0.207 | 9.907 | 3.477 | 29.239 |
Commercial graphite (CG) | 0.338 | 0.214 | 22.849 | 25.241 | 64.478 |
[32] | 0.348 | 0.205 | 2.090 | 1.233 | 6.0 |
[33] | 0.394 | 0.210 | 2.548 | 5.328 | 6.5 |
[34] | 0.337 | - | 46.36 | - | 137.44 |
Samples | d002 (nm) | d100 (nm) | Lc (nm) | La (nm) | Lc/d002 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
H1800 | 0.336 | 0.207 | 23.931 | 5.866 | 71.130 |
H2000 | 0.338 | 0.212 | 24.555 | 7.554 | 72.667 |
H2400 | 0.339 | 0.211 | 22.997 | 6.126 | 67.882 |
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Kim, Y.S.; Hanif, M.A.; Song, H.; Kim, S.; Cho, Y.; Ryu, S.-K.; Kim, H.G. Wood-Derived Graphite: A Sustainable and Cost-Effective Material for the Wide Range of Industrial Applications. Crystals 2024, 14, 309. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst14040309
Kim YS, Hanif MA, Song H, Kim S, Cho Y, Ryu S-K, Kim HG. Wood-Derived Graphite: A Sustainable and Cost-Effective Material for the Wide Range of Industrial Applications. Crystals. 2024; 14(4):309. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst14040309
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Young Soon, Md. Abu Hanif, Hyeonjin Song, Sungeun Kim, Yonu Cho, Seung-Kon Ryu, and Hong Gun Kim. 2024. "Wood-Derived Graphite: A Sustainable and Cost-Effective Material for the Wide Range of Industrial Applications" Crystals 14, no. 4: 309. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst14040309