Carbon powders, graphitized

The electrolyte is a perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer, commercially available under the trade name of Nafion . It is in the form of a membrane about 0.17 mm (0.007 in) thick, and the electrodes are bonded directly onto the surface. The elec trodes contain veiy finely divided platinum or platinum alloys supported on carbon powder or fibers. The bipolar plates are made of graphite or metal. 

Since these materials have significant microporosity, we expect their bulk densities to be low. For example, the tap density (100 taps) of BrlOOO was measured to be 0.81 g/cc, compared to 1.34 g/cc for the synthetic graphitic carbon powder, MCMB2700, measui ed by the same method. 

Graph t-kohle, /. graphitic carbon, -masse, /. graphite paste, -pulver, n. graphite powder. 

The properties of traditional fillers, such as carbon black, graphite, metal powders, carbon fibers, are described in detail in [13], therefore, new kinds of conducting fillers which have recently appeared will be considered below. 

Nonmetal electrodes are most often fabricated by pressing or rolling of the solid in the form of fine powder. For mechanical integrity of the electrodes, binders are added to the active mass. For higher electronic conductivity of the electrode and a better current distribution, conducting fillers are added (carbon black, graphite, metal powders). Electrodes of this type are porous and have a relatively high specific surface area. The porosity facilitates access of dissolved reactants (H+ or OH ions and others) to the inner electrode layers. 

Typical X-ray diffraction patterns of three different carbon powder samples are shown in Fig. 3. Two 00/ and two hkO diffraction peaks can be distinguished in the patterns of samples produced at 800°C and 1000°C. The 002 (26 26.9°) and 004 (26 54.9°) peaks correspond to the parallel graphene layers. The 100 (26 43°) and 110 (26 77.8°) diffraction peaks are characteristics of the 2D in-plane symmetry along the graphene layers. Based on its XRD pattern, the powder synthesized at 500°C is not graphitized, which is in agreement with Raman analysis. This low temperature sample also contains traces of iron chlorides. 

Most forms of carbon interact strongly with microwaves. When irradiated at 2.45 GHz, amorphous carbon and graphite in powdered form rapidly reach ca. 1000 °C within 1 min of irradiation. An example of a solvent-free Diels-Alder reaction performed on a graphite support is shown in Scheme 4.5. Here, diethyl fuma-rate and anthracene adsorbed on graphite reacted within 1 min of microwave irradiation under open-vessel conditions to provide the corresponding cycloadduct in 92% yield [14]. The maximum temperature recorded by an IR-pyrometer was 370 °C. In other cases, it was necessary to reduce the microwave power and therefore the reaction temperature in order to avoid retro-Diels-Alder reactions [13]. 

Most forms of carbon, except diamond, which are renowned as supports for precious metal catalysts in certain applications [3], interact strongly with MW [4]. Amorphous carbon and graphite, in their powdered form, irradiated at 2.45 GHz, rapidly (within 1 min) reach very high temperatures (>1300 K). This property has been used to explain MW-assisted syntheses of inorganic solids [5], In these syntheses carbon is either a secondary susceptor which assists the initial heating but does not react with other reactants, or is one of the reactants, e. g. in the synthesis of metal carbides. MW-carbon coupling has also been widely developed ... 

Because amorphous carbon as graphite heats up strongly under MW irradiation [4], its use as a sensitizer has been widely reported [5-10] (Sect. 7.1). Recently, MW-as-sisted esterification of carboxylic acids with alcohols was performed on activated carbon in good yields (71-96%) [98]. For our part, when charcoal powder was used as a support, we had difficulty in desorbing the reaction products [15]. Even with a continuous extractor, the desorption was never quantitative. The desorption of reaction products from graphite powder is much easier than from amorphous carbon powder. 

Carbon electrodes are commercially available in many forms. These include plates, foams, felts, cloths, fibers, spherical and other particles suitable for beds or powders. Graphite or amorphous carbons exhibit quite different performances. Porosity, surface area and pretreatment are important variables to be considered in designing carbon electrodes. 

In contrast with this, Liu, Ko, and Liao [13] and Liu et al. [14] reported the fabrication of CFPs that were carbonized at temperatures between 1,300 and 1,400°C. Carbon black particles or graphite powder can also be added to the resin-based solution that is impregnated in the paper in order to improve the electrical conductivity (and decrease contact resistance) of the CFP. By adding these particles, it is not necessary to perform the final carbonization or graphitization step in order to achieve high conductivity in the paper [9,13]. 

Thermoset-based graphite composite is one of fhe composite materials often used to fabricate bipolar plates. The major filler or reinforcemenf in fhe composite is graphite in a form of powder, flake, or fiber, with additions of carbon powder/fiber (mainly to reduce the cost). 

A typical lithium-ion cell consists of a positive electrode composed of a thin layer of powdered metal oxide (e.g., LiCo02) mounted on aluminum foil and a negative electrode formed from a thin layer of powdered graphite, or certain other carbons, mounted on a copper foil. The two electrodes are separated by a porous plastic film soaked typically in LiPFe dissolved in a mixture of organic solvents such as ethylene carbonate (EC), ethyl methyl carbonate (EMC), or diethyl carbonate (DEC). In the charge/ discharge process, lithium ions are inserted or extracted from the interstitial space between atomic layers within the active materials. 

In an early experiment, metal/graphite composite anodes were made of bored graphite rods that were packed with pressed mixtures of metal oxide powder, graphite powder, and pitch (12,13). The packed graphite rods had to be heated to about 1600°C for several hours under vacuum in order to cure the pitch. Subsequently the preparation of composite anodes was simplified by simply packing with a mixed powder of metal oxide (or metal) and carbon. Several kinds of composite rods, in which metal particles are uniformly dispersed in graphite, are now commercially available (31). 

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Carbon composite electrodes have also been made by cross-linking a polymer after mixture with powdered graphite or carbon black [30]. In some cases, these electrodes incorporate modifiers such as zeolites to affect reactivity. As... 

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