Pickering-emulsion-templated synthesis of 3D hollow graphene as an efficient oil absorbent.

ABSTRACT: The preparation of graphene in three-dimensional mode represents an alternative method to maintain its characteristically large surface area, which, under normal circumstances, is diminished by the restacking of the individual sheets. Sufficiently stable 3D graphene enables the high surface area characteristic of monoatomic graphene layers to be obtained. Based on the coupling of the high surface area and the void spaces that are thus created, which act as pores, 3D graphene is anticipated to have potential as a sorbent material. In this study, lightweight 3D hollow graphene featuring a unique thin skeletal framework was developed using the Pickering emulsion route for oil absorbent applications. In this technique, toluene droplets stabilized by graphene oxide layers in a water system were

SUBMITTER: Pohan NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8694193 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature