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supercritical CO 2 exfoliation of graphite. Mater Lett 63:1987–1989
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exfoliation of graphite using wet ball milling. J Mater Chem 20:5817–5819
163. Zhu Y, Stoller MD, Cai W, Velamakanni A, Piner RD, Chen D, Ruoff RS (2010) Exfoliation
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169. Alexandre M, Pluta M, Dubois P, Je ´ro ˆme R (2001) Metallocene catalyzed polymerization of
ethylene in the presence of graphite, 1. synthesis and characterization of the composites.
Macromol Chem Phys 202:2239–2246
170. Jiang X, Drzal LT (2010) Multifunctional high density polyethylene nanocomposites
produced by incorporation of exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets 1: morphology and mechanical properties. Polym Compos 31:1091–1098
171. Wang L, Chen G (2010) Dramatic improvement in mechanical properties of GNs-reinforced
HDPE nanocomposites. J Appl Polym Sci 116:2029–2034
172. Fim FdC, Basso NRS, Graebin AP, Azambuja DS, Galland GB (2012) Thermal, electrical,
and mechanical properties of polyethylene–graphene nanocomposites obtained by in situ
polymerization. J Appl Polym Sci 128(5):2630–2637. doi:10.1002/app.38317
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defects and applications. Nano Today 5:351–372
152. Wang G, Yang J, Park J, Gou X, Wang B, Liu H, Yao J (2008) Facile synthesis and
characterization of graphene nanosheets. J Phys Chem C 112:8192–8195
153. Zhu Y, Murali S, Cai W, Li X, Suk JW, Potts JR, Ruoff RS (2010) Graphene and graphene
oxide: synthesis, properties, and applications. Adv Mater 22:3906–3924
154. To ¨lle FJ, Fabritius M, Mu ¨lhaupt R (2012) Emulsifier-free graphene dispersions with high
graphene content for printed electronics and freestanding graphene films. Adv Funct Mater
22:1136–1144
155. Bourlinos AB, Georgakilas V, Zboril R, Steriotis TA, Stubos AK (2009) Liquid-phase
exfoliation of graphite towards solubilized graphenes. Small 5:1841–1845
156. Chung DDL (1987) Exfoliation of graphite. J Mater Sci 22:4190–4198
157. Hernandez Y, Nicolosi V, Lotya M, Blighe FM, Sun Z, De S, McGovern IT, Holland B,
Byrne M, Gun’Ko YK, Boland JJ, Niraj P, Duesberg G, Krishnamurthy S, Goodhue R,
Hutchison J, Scardaci V, Ferrari AC, Coleman JN (2008) High-yield production of graphene
by liquid-phase exfoliation of graphite. Nat Nano 3:563–568
158. Lotya M, Hernandez Y, King PJ, Smith RJ, Nicolosi V, Karlsson LS, Blighe FM, De S, Wang
Z, McGovern IT, Duesberg GS, Coleman JN (2009) Liquid phase production of graphene by
exfoliation of graphite in surfactant/water solutions. J Am Chem Soc 131:3611–3620
159. Lu J, Yang J-x, Wang J, Lim A, Wang S, Loh KP (2009) One-pot synthesis of fluorescent
carbon nanoribbons, nanoparticles, and graphene by the exfoliation of graphite in ionic
liquids. ACS Nano 3:2367–2375
160. O’Neill A, Khan U, Nirmalraj PN, Boland J, Coleman JN (2011) Graphene dispersion and
exfoliation in low boiling point solvents. J Phys Chem C 115:5422–5428
161. Pu N-W, Wang C-A, Sung Y, Liu Y-M, Ger M-D (2009) Production of few-layer graphene by
supercritical CO 2 exfoliation of graphite. Mater Lett 63:1987–1989
162. Zhao W, Fang M, Wu F, Wu H, Wang L, Chen G (2010) Preparation of graphene by
exfoliation of graphite using wet ball milling. J Mater Chem 20:5817–5819
163. Zhu Y, Stoller MD, Cai W, Velamakanni A, Piner RD, Chen D, Ruoff RS (2010) Exfoliation
of graphite oxide in propylene carbonate and thermal reduction of the resulting graphene
oxide platelets. ACS Nano 4:1227–1233
164. Jang BZ, Zhamu A (2012) Process for producing dispersible and conductive nano graphene
platelets from non-oxidized graphitic materials. Patent US 2010/8216541
165. Zhamu A (2011) Mass production of pristine nano graphene materials. Patent WO/2011/
014,347
166. Peukert W, Wasserscheid P, Hirsch A (2011) From molecules to materials: the cluster of
excellence “Engineering of Advanced Materials” at Friedrich-Alexander University of
Erlangen-Nuremberg. Adv Mater 23:2508–2513
167. Knieke C, Berger A, Voigt M, Taylor RNK, Ro ¨hrl J, Peukert W (2010) Scalable production
of graphene sheets by mechanical delamination. Carbon 48:3196–3204
168. Knieke C, Berger A, Peukert W (2010) Graphene production with stirred media mills. MRS
Proc 1259:1259-S12-01. doi:10.1557/PROC-1259-S12-01
169. Alexandre M, Pluta M, Dubois P, Je ´ro ˆme R (2001) Metallocene catalyzed polymerization of
ethylene in the presence of graphite, 1. synthesis and characterization of the composites.
Macromol Chem Phys 202:2239–2246
170. Jiang X, Drzal LT (2010) Multifunctional high density polyethylene nanocomposites
produced by incorporation of exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets 1: morphology and mechanical properties. Polym Compos 31:1091–1098
171. Wang L, Chen G (2010) Dramatic improvement in mechanical properties of GNs-reinforced
HDPE nanocomposites. J Appl Polym Sci 116:2029–2034
172. Fim FdC, Basso NRS, Graebin AP, Azambuja DS, Galland GB (2012) Thermal, electrical,
and mechanical properties of polyethylene–graphene nanocomposites obtained by in situ
polymerization. J Appl Polym Sci 128(5):2630–2637. doi:10.1002/app.38317
Polyolefin Nanocomposites and Hybrid Catalysts
307