Effect of ozone treatment on properties of expanded graphite

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 172, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 1096-1102

  Krawczyk, Piotr ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Expanded graphite; Modified expanded graphite; Ozone treated carbons; Phenol

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL STUDIES; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; EXPANDED GRAPHITE; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; OZONE TREATMENT; PHENOL ELECTRO-OXIDATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SURFACE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION;

ALKALINITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROOXIDATION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; GRAPHITE; PHENOLS; PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

OZONE;

EID: 84860404477     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.06.005     Document Type: Article

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