Rekayasa: Jurnal Penerapan Teknologi dan Pembelajaran
Vol 18, No 1 (2020): July

Synthesis and Characterization of Graphene Using Coconut Shell Charcoal

Sholehah, Amalia (Unknown)
Vinanza, Naufal Eka (Unknown)
Huda, Nurul (Unknown)
Rengga, Wara Dyah Pita (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Sep 2020

Abstract

Coconut shell waste has great potential as a source of carbon in the future. Graphite is one of the carbon allotropes with layers of planar layered carbon atoms. One layer of graphite is called graphene with hexagonal carbon atomic structure. In this study, the Hummers method was used to obtain graphene from coconut shell waste. This method breaks the bonding graphite layer into graphene by utilizing the process of mixing a mixture of graphite and HCl solution with the addition of KMnO4 and NaNO3. Raman Spectroscopy characterization shows the formation of multilayer graphene with D, G, and 2D values in 1365, 1585, and 2865 cm-1. The Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy characterization confirmed the bonds of C-O, C = C and C = O at 1220, 1580, and 1700 cm-1. Meanwhile, X-Ray Diffraction characterization showed a peak of diffraction of graphene at 2θ at 11.6o; 23.9o; and 43.5o. The graphene produced becomes more transparent with the length of time of stirring, and the smaller the size of the graphite particles results in the irregularity of the graphene crystal structure.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

rekayasa

Publisher

Subject

Engineering

Description

REKAYASA journal publishes exciting articles from all fields of research and Engineering Science. The journals primary focus is on research practice and engineering processes utilizing biomass or factory waste. The engineering journal is an open-access peer-reviewed journal that publishes articles ...