Optimization of graphene production by exfoliation of graphite in supercritical ethanol: A response surface methodology approach

Journal of Supercritical Fluids

Volumn 107, Issue , 2016, Pages 92-105

  Hadi, Alireza ^a   Karimi Sabet, Javad ^b   Moosavian, Seyed Mohammad Ali ^a   Ghorbanian, Sohrabali ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Box Behnken design; Graphene; Graphite; Solubility parameter; Supercritical ethanol; Supercritical exfoliation

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ETHANOL; GRAPHENE; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BOX-BEHNKEN DESIGN; CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; HANSEN SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SOLUBILITY PARAMETERS; SUPERCRITICAL; SUPERCRITICAL DENSITIES; SUPERCRITICAL ETHANOL;

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EID: 84942134633     PISSN: 08968446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2015.08.022     Document Type: Article

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