Comparative LCA of different graphene production routes

This study is an LCA of three graphene production routes: electrochemical exfoliation of graphite rods, chemical oxidation and subsequent chemical or thermal reduction and chemical vapour deposition (CVD). Different processes for each route are analysed and their cradle-to-gate LCA is presented. A c...

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Main Authors: Cossutta, Matteo, McKechnie, Jon, Pickering, Stephen J.
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Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2017
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48137/
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McKechnie, Jon
Pickering, Stephen J.
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Pickering, Stephen J.
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description This study is an LCA of three graphene production routes: electrochemical exfoliation of graphite rods, chemical oxidation and subsequent chemical or thermal reduction and chemical vapour deposition (CVD). Different processes for each route are analysed and their cradle-to-gate LCA is presented. A comparative LCA of the least impacting processes for each route is also presented showing that the chemical oxidation process followed by thermal reduction is the least impacting to produce large quantities of graphene when lab equipment is used to its full potential. A prospective LCA on a likely commercial scale of the least impacting processes is also presented and shows that almost all processes benefit from a scale-up activity and that the least impacting material route remains the chemical oxidation followed by thermal reduction. An optimistic scenario in which all electricity comes from renewable sources is also presented. While this last scenario promotes the more energy intensive processes, the least impacting technology to produce large quantities of graphene remains the chemical oxidation followed by thermal reduction.
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spelling nottingham-481372020-05-04T19:16:50Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/48137/ Comparative LCA of different graphene production routes Cossutta, Matteo McKechnie, Jon Pickering, Stephen J. This study is an LCA of three graphene production routes: electrochemical exfoliation of graphite rods, chemical oxidation and subsequent chemical or thermal reduction and chemical vapour deposition (CVD). Different processes for each route are analysed and their cradle-to-gate LCA is presented. A comparative LCA of the least impacting processes for each route is also presented showing that the chemical oxidation process followed by thermal reduction is the least impacting to produce large quantities of graphene when lab equipment is used to its full potential. A prospective LCA on a likely commercial scale of the least impacting processes is also presented and shows that almost all processes benefit from a scale-up activity and that the least impacting material route remains the chemical oxidation followed by thermal reduction. An optimistic scenario in which all electricity comes from renewable sources is also presented. While this last scenario promotes the more energy intensive processes, the least impacting technology to produce large quantities of graphene remains the chemical oxidation followed by thermal reduction. Royal Society of Chemistry 2017-11-10 Article PeerReviewed Cossutta, Matteo, McKechnie, Jon and Pickering, Stephen J. (2017) Comparative LCA of different graphene production routes. Green Chemistry, 19 (24). pp. 5874-5884. ISSN 1463-9270 Graphene LCA Life Cycle Assessment rGO commercial scale graphene http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2017/GC/C7GC02444D#!divAbstract doi:10.1039/C7GC02444D doi:10.1039/C7GC02444D
spellingShingle Graphene
LCA
Life Cycle Assessment
rGO
commercial scale graphene
Cossutta, Matteo
McKechnie, Jon
Pickering, Stephen J.
Comparative LCA of different graphene production routes
title Comparative LCA of different graphene production routes
title_full Comparative LCA of different graphene production routes
title_fullStr Comparative LCA of different graphene production routes
title_full_unstemmed Comparative LCA of different graphene production routes
title_short Comparative LCA of different graphene production routes
title_sort comparative lca of different graphene production routes
topic Graphene
LCA
Life Cycle Assessment
rGO
commercial scale graphene
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