Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Book Chapter Book Chapter Faculty Publications- Book Chapter Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Extraction of preformed mixed phase graphene sheets from graphitized coal by fungal leaching Description An account of the resource The potential use of coal as source of carbon nano structure is seldom investigated. Herein we report a facile fungal solubilization method to extract mixed phase carbon structure from low grade coal. Coal had been used as a primary source for the production of carbon nanostructure with novel property, in addition to its main utility as a fuel. The major hurdle in its application is the inherent mineral embedded in it. An environmentally benign demineralization procedure make coal as a widely accepted precursor for the novel carbon materials. With Aspergiilus niger leaching, the randomly oriented preformed crystalline mixed phase nanocarbon in coal can be extracted. Raman studies revealed the presence of E2g scattering mode of graphite. The sp3 domains at ~1355 cm-1 (D band) is an indication of diamond like structure with disorder or defect. In the 2D region, multilayer stacking of graphene layers is noticed. The ratio of the defect to graphitic bands was found to be decreasing with increasing rank of coal. Bio leaching of coal enhances the carbon content in coal while eliminating the associated minerals in it. These defected carbon is an ideal material for graphene quantum dots and carbon dots, which are useful in drug delivery and bio imaging applications. 2017, IGI Global. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Balachandran M. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Handbook of Research on Inventive Bioremediation Techniques, pp. 287-299. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IGI Global Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2017-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2325-3.ch012" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2325-3.ch012</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85027700551&amp;doi=10.4018%2F978-1-5225-2325-3.ch012&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=914a320a2883dc6043ed1707eb0cd41c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85027700551&amp;doi=10.4018%2f978-1-5225-2325-3.ch012&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=914a320a2883dc6043ed1707eb0cd41c</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISBN: 978-152252326-0; 1522523251; 978-152252325-3 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Book chapter Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Balachandran M., Christ University, India