Excellent microwave absorbing performance of biomass-derived activated carbon decorated with <i>in situ</i>-grown CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> nanoparticles
Praveen Negi, Sanjeev Kumar Joshi, Himangshu B. Baskey, Sumit Kumar, Ashish Kumar Mishra, Ashavani Kumar
Abstract
In this study, in situ -grown cobalt ferrite (CoFe 2 O 4 , CF) nanoparticles on waste biomass-derived porous activated carbon (AC) were grown via a facile hydrothermal technique to develop a CF/AC nanocomposite.
Topics & Concepts
In situNanocompositeMaterials scienceNanoparticleCobaltHydrothermal circulationFerrite (magnet)Activated carbonChemical engineeringMicrowaveBiomass (ecology)Cobalt ferriteCarbon fibersPorosityNanotechnologyComposite materialMetallurgyChemistryAdsorptionOrganic chemistryComposite numberOceanographyGeologyEngineeringQuantum mechanicsPhysicsElectromagnetic wave absorption materialsFlame retardant materials and propertiesAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies