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Graphene nanoplatelets and few-layer graphene studies in thermo-physical properties and particle characterization

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The current investigation has presented a new synthesis technique to prepare pentaethylene glycol-treated graphene nanoplatelets (PEG-GnP) and pentaethylene glycol thermally treated graphene (PEG-TGr). The covalently functionalized (PEG-GnP and PEG-TGr) at various mass concentrations were dispersed in distilled water by ultrasonication for preparing nanofluids. The functionalization process effectiveness was established by using the surface characterization and morphology analysis with FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, FE-SEM, and TEM. The thermo-physical properties and stability of functionalized nanofluids were investigated utilizing numerous measuring devices. Dispersion stabilities of the functionalized nanofluids were observed for a long period of time (30 days). Water-based functionalized nanofluids revealed very Newtonian behavior with the increment in the experimental values of dynamic viscosity as temperature decreases and mass concentration of sample increases. Thermal conductivity of GnP and TGr dispersed in distilled water nanofluids show the enhancement of 32 and 31%, respectively, at 50 °C and 0.1% mass concentration.

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Abbreviations

CNT:

Carbon nanotubes

DMF:

Dimethylformamide

DSC:

Differential scanning calorimeter

DW:

Distilled water

EG:

Ethylene glycol

FE-SEM:

Field emission scanning electron microscopy

FTIR:

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

GnPs:

Graphene nanoplatelets

HCl:

Hydrochloric acid

PEG-GnP:

Pentaethylene glycol-treated graphene nanoplatelets

PEG-TGr:

Pentaethylene glycol thermally treated graphene

SSA:

Specific surface area

TEM:

Transmission electron microscopy

THF:

Tetrahydrofuran

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  1. Department of Thermofluids, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310, Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

    Omer A. Alawi & Nor Azwadi Che Sidik

  2. Department of Mechanical Precision Engineering, Malaysia – Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), University Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra (Jalan Semarak), 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Nor Azwadi Che Sidik

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    S. N. Kazi

  4. Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

    G. Najafi

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Alawi, O.A., Sidik, N.A.C., Kazi, S.N. et al. Graphene nanoplatelets and few-layer graphene studies in thermo-physical properties and particle characterization. J Therm Anal Calorim 135, 1081–1093 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-018-7585-0

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