STUDY ON THE OXIDIZABILITY-RESISTANCE OF FLEXIBLE GRAPHITE BY USING ADDITIVE

The oxidizability-resistance of graphite products have been studied with the addition of H3PO4 and H3BO3. A available way has been found to increase the oxidizability-resistance of graphite products. The oxidizability-resistance of graphite products rises remarkably after treating with 1% H3PO4 and 3% H3BO3. Meanwhile, the relative princi-ple has been proposed also.

STUDY ON CORROSION BETWEEN FLEXIBLE GRAPHITE AND METAL AND ITS PROCTECTION

In this paper, the mechanism of corrosion between flexible graphite which is used as a sealing material and metal is in-vestigated, the anticorrosive measures are introduced, and some mordern measures which should be paid attention are provided.

Molecular simulation and experimental investigation of thermal conductivity of flexible graphite film

Flexible graphite film(FGF),as a traditional interface heat dissipation material,has high anisotropy.It is a challenge to enhance both in-plane and through-plane thermal conductivity of FGF.For this reason,the effects of oxygen content,layer spacing,density and particle size on the in-plane and through-plane thermal conductivity of FGF were studied by both molecular simulation and experimental investigation.The simulation results indicate that the ways to improve the thermal conductivity of FGF include reducing oxygen content and layer spacing,increasing the density and matching the size of graphite sheets.The FGF prepared from room temperature exfoliated graphite(RTFGF)has a wide range of adjustable density(1.3–2.0 g/cm^(3))and thickness(50–400μm).The thermal conductivity of the RTFGF is significantly improved after heat treatment owing to reduced oxygen content and layer spacing,which is consistent with the simulation results.Moreover,RTFGF with both high in-plane(518 W·m^(-1)·K^(-1))and through-plane(7.2 W·m^(-1)·K^(-1))thermal conductivity can be obtained by particle size matching of graphite.

Environment-friendly preparation of exfoliated graphite and functional graphite sheets

Exfoliated graphite(EG)is promising oil sorbent as well as an intermediate product for the preparation of flexible graphite films(FGFs).It has been a critical challenge to energy conservation and pollution abatement for the traditional EG production technique.Here,we propose a simple and effective preparation method to acquire EG in which flake graphite is intercalated and exfoliated at room temperature,not involving any pollutant emission.The influence factors in the preparation process were explored,such as the amount of H_(2)SO_(4)and H_(2)O_(2),the temperature for the preparation of room temperature exfoliated graphite(RTEG).In contrast to the EG by high temperature exfoliation(HTEG),RTEG exhibits a homogeneous structure and a significantly increased volume and surface area.Moreover,EG blocks with high oil sorption capacity and excellent reuse performance can be obtained by RTEG method.Especially,FGFs fabricated by RTEG has high flexibility,thermal conductivity and electrical conductivity.It suggests that this environment-friendly technology is suitable for large-scale industrial implementation of graphite-based oil sorbents and flexible materials.

Microfibrillated Cellulose Based Ink for Eco-Sustainable Screen Printed Flexible Electrodes in Lithium Ion Batteries

Free organic solvent ink containing graphite, carboxymethyl cellulose and microfibrillated cellulose as active material, dispersing and binder, respectively, has been formulated to produce flexible and eco- sustainable electrodes for lithium ion batteries. Content ratio of components and dispersion protocol were tailored in order to have theological properties suitable for a large and cheap manufacturing process as well as screen printing. The bio-sourced printed electrodes exhibit a high porosity value of 70% that limits the electrochemical performances. However, the calendering process enhances electrode performances by increasing the reversible capacity from 85 until 315 mAh/g and reducing porosity to an optimal value of 34%. Moreover the introduction of 2% w/w of monofluoro-ethylene carbonate in the electrolyte reduced their reversible capacity loss of 11% in the printed electrode.