Converting nanocrystalline cellulose into artificial diamond
Participant
Prof. Dr. Sherif Shawki Zaki Hindi
Entity
Center of Excellence in Environmental Studies (CEES)
Entity Type
Research Center | مركز بحثي
Project Type
Notable Innovative Project | مشروع ابتكاري متميز
Technical Readiness Level
TRL 6
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Project Description
Converting carbon into the most precious material diamond has been a cherished goal of scientists all over the world for a long time. I succeeded to convert the nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) into compressed–grown diamond (CGD) crystals using novel a device and procedure. At first, the NCCs were oven–dried, saturated with artificial diamonds’ seeds and tungsten atoms as an ideal catalyst enduring elevated temperature conditions. The powder blend was briquetted into pellets that were exposure to instantaneous plasma state under mounting dynamic pressure. The obtained diamond was characterized using FTIR, XRD, XPS, Raman, 13 C solid–state NMR, optical microscopy, SEM, and Hi–TEM. According to the crystal size, the resultant diamond is suitable for many applications ranging from abrasives, protective coatings, and biomedical applications to superior diamond electronics, photonics, and display devices.
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