Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene Prepared from Rice Husk by a Simple Microwave Process

Abstract:

Graphene can be prepared by many methods; a simple microwave process is used in this study. The objective of this research paper is to find the best root for preparing the graphene from rice husk with the help of microwave process. In this work the Carbon source catalyst and microwave oven is used to prepare graphene. Zeta Sizer, FTIR, UV-Vis, XRD, FESEM and EDX were utilized to characterize the prepared graphene. To find the best combination of input variables that effect the crystallite size of the particle as an output variable Taguchi L9 array used. The average crystallite size 58. 01nm comes from characterization. The presence of graphene in the prepare particles is confirmed by XRD and from EDX, and FTIR.

• Periodical: Nano Hybrids and Composites (Volume 29)
• Pages: 74-83
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/NHC.29.74
• Online since: June 2020
• Authors: Mukesh Kumar*, Anish Sachdeva, Rajiv Kumar Garg, Sehijpal Singh
• Keywords: Characterization, Graphene, Optimization, Rice Husk, Synthesis

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