Chemie Ingenieur Technik, Vol.89, No.9, 1185-1191, 2017
The Exfoliation of Graphite Particles intheVibratory Disk Mill
The exfoliation of graphite particles during the treatment in the vibratory disk mill containing commercial sugar was investigated. During the collision of the grinding ring with the grinding chamber wall an intensive stressing of graphite takes place. After treatment in the mill, the resulting dark paste was solved in water and subjected to 10min sonication. The suspension was centrifuged to remove the not exfoliated multilayered particles. Analysis of Raman spectra shows the presence of graphite sheets in suspension. The represented method of exfoliation is environmentally friendly and scalable.