Journal
CARBON
Volume 40, Issue 14, Pages 2713-2718Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6223(02)00183-5
Keywords
exfoliated graphite; modeling; adsorption; density; surface areas
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In a previous work [Carbon (2002) in press], the densification of expanded graphite was modelled. This very light material consists of worm- or accordion-like particles in a loose packing. Worm-like particles are made up of thin disc-shaped graphite sheets, and the average disorientation angle of the thin discs was estimated based on the excluded volume concept. Then, using a simple picture of particle densification, the mosaicity of compressed expanded graphite was calculated and compared with the results of XRD experiments. In the present paper, the same model and assumptions are taken into account for predicting the surface area variations of two kinds of expanded graphite undergoing compaction. The constitutive graphite sheets are assumed to bend and to make flat contacts with their neighbours, thus decreasing the surface of the material. It is worth noting that the proposed modelization is free of any adjustable parameter. The calculations are shown to be in good agreement with experimental results obtained from krypton adsorption at liquid nitrogen temperature. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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