| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2024 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Composite Materials: Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Materials and Application
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| Presentation Title |
Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Oxide Decorated Pitch-derived Carbon Foam Composites for Enhanced Structural and Catalytic Performances |
| Author(s) |
Muhammad Khan, Emrah Unalan |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Muhammad Khan |
| Abstract Scope |
Various amounts of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and graphene oxide (GO) were synergistically dispersed into the pitch-derived carbon foam (CF) matrix via direct pyrolysis.
The structural and catalytic behaviors of prepared CF composites were investigated. Results showed porous morphology with compressive strength and Young's modulus of 19.3 MPa and
57.4 MPa, respectively, after an additive loading of 2%. Excellent thermal and electrical conductivities of 30.92 W/m. K and 27.4 ×103 S/m were obtained from the CF sample with an additive loading of 2%. Furthermore, the catalytic decolorization performance of the CF samples against methyl orange (MO) dye was investigated and reported. Results revealed that the CF sample with an additive loading of 4% decolorized about 76% MO dye under exposure to UV light within 60 min. The decolorization of MO dye increases by increasing additive loading in the nanocomposite while dye decolorization decreases with increasing the initial dye concentration. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Composites, Environmental Effects, Mechanical Properties |