Preparation of exfoliated graphite using Sri Lanka natural graphite

Balasooriya, N.W.B.; Bandaranayake, P.W.S.K.

dc.contributor.author	Balasooriya, N.W.B.
dc.contributor.author	Bandaranayake, P.W.S.K.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-12-15T03:37:19Z
dc.date.available	2016-12-15T03:37:19Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Geological Society of Sri Lanka, 15 (2013): 19-29.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1890
dc.description.abstract	Graphite Intercalation Compounds (GIC) with HNO3 were chemically obtained using different morphologies of natural graphite from Sri Lanka, Madagascar and Krömful. X-ray powder patterns of the products showed the formation of second stage GIC (HNO3). These compounds were used to produce exfoliated graphite at 550°C in air. The expansion ratio was measured and compared with different types of natural expanded graphite. Accordingly, the pellet type Madagascar graphite and KahatagahaKolongaha shiny, slippery, fibrous graphite (KSSI; one of the morphology of natural graphite of Sri Lanka) showed the greatest volumes of expansion. The samples with the largest average particle sizes had the largest expansion volumes, which can be explained by the proportionality between structural, morphological and textural characteristics of expanded and raw graphite types	en_US
dc.publisher	GSSL	en_US
dc.subject	Natural graphite	en_US
dc.subject	Exfoliated graphite	en_US
dc.subject	Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.subject	Kahatagaha-Kolongaha	en_US
dc.subject	Bogala	en_US
dc.title	Preparation of exfoliated graphite using Sri Lanka natural graphite	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US