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Influence of external heating rate on the structure and porosity of thermally exfoliated graphite oxide by Qiu, Yang, Moore, Samuel, Hurt, Robert, Külaots, Indrek

“…Fast external heating rates in graphite oxide thermal exfoliation have been reported to be advantageous for generating high surface area graphene-based…”
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Oil shale kerogen-derived adsorbents and their application to trichloroethylene adsorption from aqueous solutions by Lees, Heidi, Külaots, Indrek, Suuberg, Eric M.

“…This paper examines microporous oil shale kerogen-derived semicokes as potential sorbents for environmental cleanup applications. This carbonaceous residue…”
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Controlling pore structure and conductivity in graphene nanosheet films through partial thermal exfoliation by Kwon, Yongbeom, Liu, Muchun, Castilho, Cintia, Saleeba, Zachary, Hurt, Robert, Külaots, Indrek

“…Thermal exfoliation is an efficient and scalable method for the production of graphene nanosheets or nanoplatelets, which are typically re-assembled or blended…”
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Aerosol Synthesis of Cargo-Filled Graphene Nanosacks by Chen, Yantao, Guo, Fei, Jachak, Ashish, Kim, Sang-Pil, Datta, Dibakar, Liu, Jingyu, Kulaots, Indrek, Vaslet, Charles, Jang, Hee Dong, Huang, Jiaxing, Kane, Agnes, Shenoy, Vivek B, Hurt, Robert H

“…Water microdroplets containing graphene oxide and a second solute are shown to spontaneously segregate into sack-cargo nanostructures upon drying. Analytical…”
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Antioxidant Deactivation on Graphenic Nanocarbon Surfaces by Liu, Xinyuan, Sen, Sujat, Liu, Jingyu, Kulaots, Indrek, Geohegan, David, Kane, Agnes, Puretzky, Alex A., Rouleau, Christopher M., More, Karren L., Palmore, G. Tayhas R., Hurt, Robert H.

“…This article reports a direct chemical pathway for antioxidant deactivation on the surfaces of carbon nanomaterials. In the absence of cells, carbon nanotubes…”
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Size distribution of unburned carbon in coal fly ash and its implications by Külaots, Indrek, Hurt, Robert H., Suuberg, Eric M.

“…A set of nine coal fly ashes, obtained from various US utilities, were fractionated by standard dry-sieving techniques. The carbon contents of the different…”
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Explosive thermal reduction of graphene oxide-based materials: Mechanism and safety implications by Qiu, Yang, Guo, Fei, Hurt, Robert, Külaots, Indrek

“…Thermal reduction of graphene oxide or graphite oxide (GO) is an important processing step in the fabrication of many graphene-based materials and devices…”
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Biocompatible, Hydrophilic, Supramolecular Carbon Nanoparticles for Cell Delivery by Yan, A., Lau, B. W., Weissman, B. S., Külaots, I., Yang, N. Y. C., Kane, A. B., Hurt, R. H.

“…Liquid‐crystal self‐assembly is used to fabricate carbon nanoparticles specially suited for cell‐delivery applications (see figure). The nanoparticles possess…”
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Melting points and enthalpies of fusion of anthracene and its heteroatomic counterparts by Goldfarb, Jillian L., Külaots, Indrek

“…Anthracene is a common byproduct of incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and other anthropogenic sources. Its heteroatomic counterparts, including…”
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High capacity mercury adsorption on freshly ozone-treated carbon surfaces by Manchester, Shawn, Wang, Xuelei, Kulaots, Indrek, Gao, Yuming, Hurt, Robert H.

“…A set of carbon materials was treated by a choice of common oxidizers to investigate the mercury capture capacities at varying temperature conditions. It was…”
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Mechanisms of surfactant adsorption on non-polar, air-oxidized and ozone-treated carbon surfaces by Chen, Xu, Farber, Mark, Gao, Yuming, Kulaots, Indrek, Suuberg, Eric M., Hurt, Robert H.

“…Ozone treatment of fly ash carbon has recently been reported to inhibit the adsorption of commercial surfactants in concrete paste, thus mitigating the known…”
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Libraries of Uniform Magnetic Multicore Nanoparticles with Tunable Dimensions for Biomedical and Photonic Applications by Xiao, Zhen, Zhang, Qingbo, Guo, Xiaoting, Villanova, Jake, Hu, Yue, Külaots, Indrek, Garcia-Rojas, Daniel, Guo, Wenhua, Colvin, Vicki L

“…Multicore iron oxide nanoparticles, also known as colloidal nanocrystal clusters, are magnetic materials with diverse applications in biomedicine and…”
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Thermochemistry and kinetics of graphite oxide exothermic decomposition for safety in large-scale storage and processing by Qiu, Yang, Collin, Felten, Hurt, Robert H., Külaots, Indrek

“…The success of graphene technologies will require the development of safe and cost-effective nano-manufacturing methods. Special safety issues arise for…”
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The role of porosity in char combustion by Külaots, Indrek, Hsu, Alex, Suuberg, Eric M.

“…A detailed study has been conducted on the nature of porosity developed during the combustion of chars prepared from different coals, and how this relates to…”
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Reconstruction and hydrophobicity of nanocarbon surfaces composed solely of graphene edges by Jian, Kengqing, Yan, Aihui, Külaots, Indrek, Crawford, Gregory P., Hurt, Robert H.

“…An important minority class of carbon materials selfassemble in a manner that leaves ordered graphene layers lying perpendicular to the outer material surface…”
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Porous structures in stacked, crumpled and pillared graphene-based 3D materials by Guo, Fei, Creighton, Megan, Chen, Yantao, Hurt, Robert, Külaots, Indrek

“…Graphene, an atomically thin material with the theoretical surface area of 2600m2g−1, has great potential in the fields of catalysis, separation, and gas…”
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Access to Stereoblock Polyesters via Irreversible Chain-Transfer Ring-Opening Polymerization (ICT-ROP) by Chellali, Jonathan E., Woodside, Audra J., Yu, Ziyan, Neogi, Srijan, Külaots, Indrek, Guduru, Pradeep R., Robinson, Jerome R.

“…Precise control over polymer microstructure can enable the molecular tunability of material properties and represents a significant challenge in polymer…”
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Review of oil shale semicoke and its combustion utilization by Han, Xiangxin, Kulaots, Indrek, Jiang, Xiumin, Suuberg, Eric M.

“…This is the age of oil when many parts of the economy, particularly transportation, still rely heavily upon oil. The uncertainty in petroleum prices, its…”
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Development of porosity during coal char combustion by Külaots, Indrek, Aarna, Indrek, Callejo, Melissa, Hurt, Robert H., Suuberg, Eric M.

“…A detailed study has been conducted on the nature of porosity developed during the combustion of coal chars. This information is used to provide information on…”
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Reactivity of the Biomass Chars Originating from Reed, Douglas Fir, and Pine by Link, Siim, Arvelakis, Stelios, Hupa, Mikko, Yrjas, Patrik, Külaots, Indrek, Paist, Aadu

“…In this study, the oxidation reactivity of the chars derived from the pyrolysis of reed, pine pellets, and Douglas fir wood chips was investigated. The direct…”
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