Method for preparing graphene using coal as raw material

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method for the preparation of graphene from coal as a raw material, and more particularly to a method for the preparation of microporous graphene from Chinese Zhundong coal. The process consists of the following steps: first, refining the coal block or coal particle to get fine powdered coal; second, immersing the powdered coal with activation agent solution and drying water to get molten mixture; third, carbonizing the molten mixture in an inert atmosphere and at a high temperature to obtain the carbonized product; fourth, successively acid washing, water-washing and drying the carbonized product to obtain the coal-based porous graphene with the surface area up to 3345 m2/g. The invention mainly solves the problems of the current method for the preparation of the microporous graphene with high specific surface area, including high cost of raw materials, complicated procedures and low yield. The porous graphene obtained by the invention is expected to realize excellent application values in the fields of gas adsorption separation, electrochemical energy storage and catalysis.

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