Two unidentified powdered graphite samples, from a natural and a synthetic origin respectively, were examined. These materials are intended for use in nuclear applications, but have an unknown treatment history since ...

Additive manufacturing (3D printing), combined with computer aided design, is transforming the modern manufacturing industry. Using high temperature techniques such as “selective laser sintering”, fabricators are given ...

The oxidation, in a neat oxygen atmosphere, of high-purity and highly crystalline natural graphite and synthetic Kish graphite was investigated. The physico-geometric model function of the kinetic rate equation was ...

The deductions regarding the differences and similarities between natural and synthetic graphite would not have been possible without the combination of oxidation and high surface resolution SEM. The true behaviours of ...

The estimation of the active surface area (ASA) of various macrocrystalline graphitic materials is industrially valuable but the microstructures of these materials are still contestable. This in turn has led to difficulties ...

This study presents an innovative new alternative for utilizing phase change materials as energy storage media in solar power towers. The solar power tower prilling or granulation concept combines the existing molten ...

The active surface area progression which takes place in natural graphite flakes during oxidation is difficult to model analytically. A probability based simulation was developed to represent the observed behaviour. The ...

The objective of the investigation was to produce a high mesophase content pitch from low cost anthracene oil without the use of catalysts. The pitch product was then used to produce graphitic artefacts using only a low ...

Graphite foams of varying composition and density were prepared using a low cost, local pitch material and expandable graphite for use in solar energy capture. The foams have a high degree of graphitization but exhibit ...