1. Graphite Whiskers Derived from Waste Coffee Grounds Treated at High Temperature
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Gan Jet Hong Melvin, Zhipeng Wang, Shingo Morimoto, Masatsugu Fujishige, Kenji Takeuchi, Yoshio Hashimoto, and Morinobu Endo
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coffee grounds ,graphite whiskers ,high temperature ,Raman spectroscopy ,Technology ,Environmental sciences ,GE1-350 - Abstract
Abstract Graphite whiskers (GWs) are obtained from coffee grounds (CGs) treated at 2500 °C for 1 h in the presence of Ar gas at 1 atm. The majority of the GWs formed inside the CGs shell are rod‐like with a conical tip with diameter and length in the range between 1 to 3 µm and 4 to 10 µm, respectively. At first, the carbon layer might be grown in a turbostratic manner, and then progressively graphitized at higher temperature. The strong G′ peak intensity might be induced by the disclination of graphitized carbon layers.
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- 2019
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