Research Article

Effect of Ammonium Bicarbonate on Intercalation and Exfoliation of Graphite Materials

Table 2

The elemental composition of the three graphite materials before and after treatment.

C (wt.%)N (wt.%)O (wt.%)Na (wt.%)S (wt.%)

GOriginal85.365013.1320.5730.930
After exfoliation81.474017.6000.4190.507
EGOriginal79.404018.9840.7780.833
After exfoliation89.67509.5300.6460.149
GOOriginal47.390047.4290.6974.484
After exfoliation58.936036.5121.3163.236