TY - JOUR
T1 - Graphitizable Pitch from Microwave Plasma Pyrolysis of Natural Gas
AU - Gharpure, Akshay
AU - Viswanathan, Vignesh
AU - Mantri, Aayush
AU - Skoptsov, George
AU - Vander Wal, Randy L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.
PY - 2024/3/26
Y1 - 2024/3/26
N2 - An innovative approach of microwave plasma was utilized to convert natural gas into tar, from which a highly graphitizable pitch was derived using fractional distillation. The natural gas-derived pitch (NGDP) was thoroughly characterized, and the graphitizability of the carbonized NGDP was assessed using polarized light microscopy. The NGDP and, for comparison, needle coke, petroleum coke, and shot coke were subjected to graphitization heat treatment (GR) at 2500 °C. Results indicate that the graphitizability of the NGDP exceeds those of all industrial standard cokes. The GR-NGDP showed the highest degree of graphitization and crystallite size among all samples.
AB - An innovative approach of microwave plasma was utilized to convert natural gas into tar, from which a highly graphitizable pitch was derived using fractional distillation. The natural gas-derived pitch (NGDP) was thoroughly characterized, and the graphitizability of the carbonized NGDP was assessed using polarized light microscopy. The NGDP and, for comparison, needle coke, petroleum coke, and shot coke were subjected to graphitization heat treatment (GR) at 2500 °C. Results indicate that the graphitizability of the NGDP exceeds those of all industrial standard cokes. The GR-NGDP showed the highest degree of graphitization and crystallite size among all samples.
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U2 - 10.1021/acsomega.3c10428
DO - 10.1021/acsomega.3c10428
M3 - Article
C2 - 38559986
AN - SCOPUS:85187703382
SN - 2470-1343
VL - 9
SP - 14351
EP - 14355
JO - ACS Omega
JF - ACS Omega
IS - 12
ER -