The cementation technique for coating carbon fibres

Deposition of Copper Nanoparticles on 2D Graphene NanoPlatelets via Cementation Process

“…The underlying principle of the cementation reaction process is based on the activity series of metals. This process employs a more reactive metal to displace a less reactive metal ion from its salt solution [9]. …”

“…Cementation reactions have been studied as a viable option to coat carbon fibers and graphite particles for composite applications [9][10][11]. As exemplified by equations 1, the cementation process produces pure metal precipitates.…”

“…As exemplified by equations 1, the cementation process produces pure metal precipitates. In this work, glacial acetic acid is used as a surface activator in order for the pure metal particles to be deposited onto the GNP surface instead of freely precipitating out into solution [9][10][11]. …”

“…Cementation reactions have been studied as a viable option to coat carbon fibers and graphite particles for composite applications [9][10][11]. Uniform coatings of copper, nickel, and cobalt have been previously investigated in addition to using magnesium, aluminum, zinc, and iron as reducers [9].…”

“…Uniform coatings of copper, nickel, and cobalt have been previously investigated in addition to using magnesium, aluminum, zinc, and iron as reducers [9]. Previous investigations concluded that the thickness, uniformity and adherence of the metal coating was dependent upon the concentrations of metal ion solution, surface activator, reducer type and size.…”