| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
MS&T23: Materials Science & Technology
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| Symposium
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2023 Undergraduate Student Poster Contest
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| Presentation Title |
Graphene-like Materials in Coal |
| Author(s) |
Adam Levedakis |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Adam Levedakis |
| Abstract Scope |
There is currently no way to produce graphene at large scales and low prices. We are attempting to extract graphene from coal via attrition milling. After milling the milled material is extracted using a mixture of solvents, separating into three phases. The top phase comprised of hydrophobic particles, the middle phase containing the bulk of the material, and the bottom phase comprised of hydrophilic mineral matter. Phase 1 is comprised of graphene quantum dots with about 0.6 weight % of milled material converted to phase 1 material. Phase 2 is comprised of a graphene-like material. On average 31.6 weight % of the milled coal was converted to phase 2. Our findings show that a graphene-like material can be extracted from coal at commercial quantities even at small scales. |