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Thermal and Rheological Characterization of Aqueous Nanofluids Based on Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) with Manganese Dioxide Nanocomposites (MnO2)

Journal

NANOMATERIALS
Volume 12, Issue 17, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano12173042

Keywords

reduced graphene oxide; nanofluids; thermal conductivity; viscosity; manganese dioxide

Funding

  1. Departamento de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnologicas, Universidad de Santiago de Chile [052216VC_DAS]
  2. Nucleo Milenio Informacion y Coordinacion en Redes, ICR [ICN17_012]
  3. Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad de Santiago de Chile

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Nanofluids, with their improved thermal properties, have gained interest for microchannel heat sink applications. In this study, aqueous nanofluids based on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) decorated with manganese dioxide (MnO2) were prepared. The nanofluids were characterized and their stability, thermal conductivity and rheological behaviors were studied. The results showed that the nanofluids had higher thermal conductivity than water, making them promising alternatives for micro- and millichannel heat sinks.
Nanofluids have become of interest in recent years thanks to their improved thermal properties, which make them especially interesting for microchannel heat sink applications. In this study, we prepared two aqueous nanofluids based on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) decorated with manganese dioxide (MnO2) at a concentration of 0.1 wt.%. The difference between the two nanofluids was in the preparation of the reduced graphene oxide decorated with MnO2. In the first case, the manganese salt was mixed with ascorbic acid before GO reduction with NaOH, and in the second case, the GO reduction with NaOH occurred under ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid not only plays the role of a non-toxic and ecofriendly reducing agent but also acts as an important parameter to control the reaction kinetics. The structural, microstructural and spectral characterizations of the MnO2/rGO nanocomposite were conducted via X-ray diffractometry (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, FT-IR, TEM, SEM and EDS analyses. Moreover, the synthesized MnO2/rGO nanocomposites were utilized as nanofluids and their stability, thermal conductivity and rheological behaviors were studied. The thermal conductivity of the MnO2/rGO and MnO2 AsA/rGO nanofluids was 17% and 14.8% higher than that of water for the average temperature range, respectively, but their viscosity remained statistically equal to that of water. Moreover, both nanofluids presented Newtonian behavior in the analyzed shear rate range. Therefore, both MnO2/rGO and MnO2 AsA/rGO nanofluids are promising alternatives for use in applications with micro- and millichannel heat sinks.

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