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ArticleACS omega2024

Graphitizable Pitch from Microwave Plasma Pyrolysis of Natural Gas.

Akshay Gharpure, Vignesh Viswanathan, Aayush Mantri, George Skoptsov, Randy L Vander Wal

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Article in ACS omega, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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0citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

No citing paper in PubMed yet.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Akshay GharpureJohn and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering and the EMS Energy Institute, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8823-3949
Vignesh ViswanathanH Quest Vanguard, Inc., 750 William Pitt Way, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238, United States.
Aayush MantriH Quest Vanguard, Inc., 750 William Pitt Way, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238, United States.
George SkoptsovH Quest Vanguard, Inc., 750 William Pitt Way, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15238, United States.
Randy L Vander WalJohn and Willie Leone Family Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering and the EMS Energy Institute, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5847-9726
Vanguard University · USPennsylvania State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An innovative approach of microwave plasma was utilized to convert natural gas into tar, from which a highly graphitizable pitch was derived using fractional distillation. The natural gas-derived pitch (NGDP) was thoroughly characterized, and the graphitizability of the carbonized NGDP was assessed using polarized light microscopy. The NGDP and, for comparison, needle coke, petroleum coke, and shot coke were subjected to graphitization heat treatment (GR) at 2500 °C. Results indicate that the graphitizability of the NGDP exceeds those of all industrial standard cokes. The GR-NGDP showed the highest degree of graphitization and crystallite size among all samples.

Identifiers

PMID38559986
PMCPMC10975635
OpenAlexW4392762500

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