Lignin-assisted direct exfoliation of graphite to graphene in aqueous media and its application in polymer composites

Carbon

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 188-197

  Liu, Wanshuang ^a   Zhou, Rui ^a   Zhou, Dan ^a   Ding, Guoqiang ^a   Soah, Jie Miin ^a   Yue, Chee Yoon ^b   Lu, Xuehong ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSIONS; EPOXY RESINS; EXFOLIATION (MATERIALS SCIENCE); GRAPHITE; LIGNIN; STRAIN ENERGY; STRAIN RATE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

AQUEOUS DISPERSIONS; CRITICAL STRAIN ENERGY RELEASE RATES; CRITICAL STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROSTATIC REPULSION; ITS APPLICATIONS; POLYMER COMPOSITE; ZETA POTENTIAL MEASUREMENTS;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84916878395     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2014.11.036     Document Type: Article

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