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CARBON GROUP MATERIALS
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Synthesis of CNTs/CNMs/CFs from
Camphor
Waste Polyethylene
Waste cellulose/cotton
Kevlar wasted fiber
Plant derived material
Bamboo
Coconut
Sugarcane
Hazelnut
Pistachio
Biochar from wood
Bismuth based nano particles Bismuth Oxy chloride
Bismuth Oxide
Bismuth ferrite
Bismuth oxynitride
Oxode-oxide heterojunctions
Materials from partners
Biochar
Carbon soot
Carbon black
Carbon fibers
Carbon nanowalls
Graphene
CARBON GROUP ACTIVITY
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Composites (cement, polymers) with Carbon (CNT, biochar, waste) filler
Cement Epoxy resin PDMS PK
PP PEEK PAI Nylon
Composites Applications Mechanical (Tribological, Elastic, Plastic) Fire retardancy Thermal
Electrical Piezoresistive Microwave absorption
Applications of bare materials Sensors (Bio, Gas, humidity) Li-ion Batteries Supercapacitors
Photo catalysis and Water splitting Antibacterial and Antifouling
X-ray absorption As and heavy metal sequestration
MATLAB homemade software Simulation of electrical and piezoresistive properties of composites
Raman spectra (automated) fit
ESR, IR, XPS spectra fit
CARBON GROUP PROJECTS
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TITLE Subject Funding Role PARTNERS
MAT4TREAT Photocatalysis EU growth, characterization, testing UNITO, HW
Metal Sequestration,Phenole degradation
own growth, testing of sequestration properties UNITO
FIBRALSPEC Carbon fibers EU functionalization, characterization (Raman, FESEM, XPS) NTUA, UoB
MODCOMP Polymer Composites EU functionalization, characterization, electrical modeling NTUA, NCC
Sensing (humidity, ...)Biosensing
own material preparation (biochar, CNT - screen printing)EPFL
Cement composites own material preparation (biochar)
Raman of carbon mat. own measurement, analysis, modeling Ed Un
Li-ion batteries own material preparation (biochar) & characterization Texas Un
Supercapacitors own material preparation (biochar) UofT
LOW COST ... Improving propertiesof Polymer composites with biochar
FCA biochar selection, composite preparation, mechanicaltesting
CARBON RELATED ACTIVITIES
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Carbon – Carbon fibers (cellulose and cotton fabric)• CF and biochar pyrolysis• Carbon surface decoration with CNTs.• Li-ion batteries • Supercapacitor [self-standing Flexible devices] • Gas and humidity sensors, biosensors
Cement composites with carbon based materials• Mechanical properties • X-ray attenuation for bio-medical applications
Epoxy-Carbon composites• Epoxy based composite with wood based biochar as a filler. • Epoxy based composite improvement with carbon from waste
CARBON RELATED ACTIVITIES
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Improving Biosensors Sensitivity using Low Cost Nanostructured Carbons
M Noman, A Sanginario, P Jagdale, D Demarchi, A Tagliaferro - Electrochimica Acta133 (2014) 169-173
Peak envelopes
for Bamboo
and Glassy Carbon
electrodes
CARBON RELATED ACTIVITIES
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Improving Composite Properties using Low Cost Nanostructured Carbons
A.O. Okonkwo, P. Jagadale, J.E. García Herrera, V.G. Hadjiev, J. Muñoz Saldaña, A. Tagliaferro,
F.C. Robles HernandezPolymer Testing 47 (2015) 113-119
Carbon SOOT
CARBON RELATED ACTIVITIES
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A.A.Khan, P. Jagdale, ..., A. Tagliaferro - Composites Part B 132 (2018) 87-96
Improving Composite Properties using
Waste plastic bags as a source for Nanostructured Carbons
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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Prof. Alberto Tagliaferro, Head
Massimo Rovere, Raman specialistMauro Giorcelli, Researcher
Pravin Jagadale, Researcher
Prof. Carlo Rosso, Mechanical dept
Prof. Patrizia Savi, Electronical dept
Abdul Samad Memon, Phd student
