Oil Sorption by Synthesized Exfoliated Graphite (EG)

> In this paper a chemical method applied to synthesize exfoliated graphite (EG) is presented. In this method graphite intercalation compound (GIC) was firstly synthesized by chemical treatment of graphite flakes using a mixture of sulfuric and nitric acids followed by thermal shock of GIC at 100...

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description > In this paper a chemical method applied to synthesize exfoliated graphite (EG) is presented. In this method graphite intercalation compound (GIC) was firstly synthesized by chemical treatment of graphite flakes using a mixture of sulfuric and nitric acids followed by thermal shock of GIC at 1000°C to produce EG. The bulk density of synthesized EG was found to be as low as 4.5 kg/m3. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques were used for identification and characterization of different materials. According to the XRD observations, the GIC was identified as graphite bisulfate with stage 2, and residue GIC and EG had nearly the same diffraction pattern, but with distinctly lower intensity. In accordance with SEM results the residue graphite bisulfate was swelled in comparison with the graphite flake. The oil sorption capacity of synthesized EG in this work was studied by common static and dynamic tests and compared with other sorbents. The results show the superior capability of EG for oil spill cleanup.
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spelling doaj-art-b450663bd84f4766a5d35fbd032fab422025-08-20T02:18:43ZengIranian Association of Chemical Engineering (IAChE)Iranian Journal of Chemical Engineering1735-53972008-23552008-01-0151516411267Oil Sorption by Synthesized Exfoliated Graphite (EG)> In this paper a chemical method applied to synthesize exfoliated graphite (EG) is presented. In this method graphite intercalation compound (GIC) was firstly synthesized by chemical treatment of graphite flakes using a mixture of sulfuric and nitric acids followed by thermal shock of GIC at 1000°C to produce EG. The bulk density of synthesized EG was found to be as low as 4.5 kg/m3. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques were used for identification and characterization of different materials. According to the XRD observations, the GIC was identified as graphite bisulfate with stage 2, and residue GIC and EG had nearly the same diffraction pattern, but with distinctly lower intensity. In accordance with SEM results the residue graphite bisulfate was swelled in comparison with the graphite flake. The oil sorption capacity of synthesized EG in this work was studied by common static and dynamic tests and compared with other sorbents. The results show the superior capability of EG for oil spill cleanup.https://www.ijche.com/article_11267_36f29e7a5b7d59f0ead3fa3d1ef3a620.pdfexfoliated graphiteoil spillsorptioncrude oil
spellingShingle Oil Sorption by Synthesized Exfoliated Graphite (EG)
Iranian Journal of Chemical Engineering
exfoliated graphite
oil spill
sorption
crude oil
title Oil Sorption by Synthesized Exfoliated Graphite (EG)
title_full Oil Sorption by Synthesized Exfoliated Graphite (EG)
title_fullStr Oil Sorption by Synthesized Exfoliated Graphite (EG)
title_full_unstemmed Oil Sorption by Synthesized Exfoliated Graphite (EG)
title_short Oil Sorption by Synthesized Exfoliated Graphite (EG)
title_sort oil sorption by synthesized exfoliated graphite eg
topic exfoliated graphite
oil spill
sorption
crude oil
url https://www.ijche.com/article_11267_36f29e7a5b7d59f0ead3fa3d1ef3a620.pdf