Flash graphene from rubber waste

Advincula, Paul A.; Luong, Duy Xuan; Chen, Weiyin; Raghuraman, Shivaranjan; Shahsavari, Rouzbeh; Tour, James M.

doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2021.03.020

Flash graphene from rubber waste

Journal Article · Sun Mar 28 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Carbon

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2021.03.020· OSTI ID:1798513

^[1]; Luong, Duy Xuan ^[2]; ^[2]; Raghuraman, Shivaranjan ^[3]; Shahsavari, Rouzbeh ^[3]; ^[2]

Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States); Rice University
Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)
C-Crete Technologies, Stafford, TX (United States)

Most conventional production processes for graphene are time-consuming, solvent-intensive, and energetically demanding. To circumvent these limitations for mass production, flash Joule heating (FJH) has been shown to be an effective method to synthesize graphene. Here, methods for optimizing production of graphene from rubber waste feedstocks are shown. Through careful control of system parameters, such as pulse voltage and pulse time, turbostratic flash graphene (tFG) can be produced from rubber waste. It is characterized by Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis. Here, the resulting tFG can be easily exfoliated and dispersed into various solvents because of its turbostratic arrangement. Addition of tFG into Portland cement results in a significant increase in the compressive strength of the composite. From a materials perspective, FJH offers a facile and inexpensive method for producing high quality tFG from rubber waste materials, which would otherwise be disposed of in landfills or burned for fuel. FJH allows for upcycling of low-value rubber waste into high-value carbon nanomaterials for use as reinforcing additives.

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Research Organization:: Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0031794

OSTI ID:: 1798513

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1782318

Journal Information:: Carbon, Journal Name: Carbon Vol. 178; ISSN 0008-6223

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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