• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 33, Issue 6, 065021 (2021)
Yue Cheng1, Zhe Yu1, Jinmao Li2, Chunlian Song2, Zhihao Zhao1, Dandan Lu2, and Xiaofang Zhang2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Physics, Dalian Maritime University, Dalian 116026, China
  • 2Plasma Biomass Materials Research and Testing Provincial Laboratory, Heilongjiang University of Technology, Jixi 158100, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202133.210118 Cite this Article
    Yue Cheng, Zhe Yu, Jinmao Li, Chunlian Song, Zhihao Zhao, Dandan Lu, Xiaofang Zhang. Study on purification of flaky graphite by argon arc plasma torch[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2021, 33(6): 065021 Copy Citation Text show less
    Scanning electron micrograph of flaky graphite samples from Jixi
    Fig. 1. Scanning electron micrograph of flaky graphite samples from Jixi
    Experimental system of arc plasma torch purification graphite
    Fig. 2. Experimental system of arc plasma torch purification graphite
    Physical image of experimental setup
    Fig. 3. Physical image of experimental setup
    Structure of arc plasma torch electrode
    Fig. 4. Structure of arc plasma torch electrode
    Voltage-current characteristics of argon arc plasma torch
    Fig. 5. Voltage-current characteristics of argon arc plasma torch
    Photos of arc plasma torch at different gas flowrate
    Fig. 6. Photos of arc plasma torch at different gas flowrate
    Temperature distribution of arc plasma torch
    Fig. 7. Temperature distribution of arc plasma torch
    Diagram of the voltage-current characteristic of arc plasma torch after adding the graphite sample
    Fig. 8. Diagram of the voltage-current characteristic of arc plasma torch after adding the graphite sample
    Arc plasma torch’s maximum temperature varies with the current
    Fig. 9. Arc plasma torch’s maximum temperature varies with the current
    Changes of arc plasma before and after adding graphite
    Fig. 10. Changes of arc plasma before and after adding graphite
    Graphite purity by outer shipping at 5 g/min of delivery speed
    Fig. 11. Graphite purity by outer shipping at 5 g/min of delivery speed
    Graphite purity by outer shipping at 10 g/min of delivery speed
    Fig. 12. Graphite purity by outer shipping at 10 g/min of delivery speed
    Graphite purity by outer shipping at 15 g/min of delivery speed
    Fig. 13. Graphite purity by outer shipping at 15 g/min of delivery speed
    Photo of graphite sample after purification
    Fig. 14. Photo of graphite sample after purification
    Photo of graphite ash after calcination
    Fig. 15. Photo of graphite ash after calcination
    elementmass fraction/%melting point/℃boiling point/℃
    C94.1838504830
    Si1.1217232230
    Al0.2720452980
    Fe0.1715653414
    S0.06112444
    Ca0.0525722850
    Mg0.00428003600
    Table 1. [in Chinese]
    current/Apower/kWflow rate/(nL·min−1) voltage/V
    200~5002.4~18.010~3020~30
    Table 2. [in Chinese]
    elementmass fraction before process/%mass fraction after process/%
    C94.1899.21
    Si1.120.52
    Al0.270.07
    Fe0.170.17
    S0.060.001
    Ca0.050.003
    Mg0.0040.001
    Table 3. [in Chinese]
    Yue Cheng, Zhe Yu, Jinmao Li, Chunlian Song, Zhihao Zhao, Dandan Lu, Xiaofang Zhang. Study on purification of flaky graphite by argon arc plasma torch[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2021, 33(6): 065021
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