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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| author | Cossutta, Matteo McKechnie, Jon 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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