Automated Laboratory Kilogram-Scale Graphene Production from Coal

Eddy, Lucas; Luong, Duy Xuan; Beckham, Jacob L.; Wyss, Kevin M.; Cooksey, Tyler J.; Scotland, Phelecia; Choi, Chi Hun; Chen, Weiyin; Advincula, Paul A.; Zhang, Zhiyong; Mancevski, Vladimir; Kittrell, Carter; Han, Yimo; Tour, James M.

doi:10.1002/smtd.202301144

Automated Laboratory Kilogram-Scale Graphene Production from Coal

Journal Article · Sun Nov 26 23:00:00 EST 2023 · Small Methods

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202301144· OSTI ID:2311871

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Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States); Rice University
Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States); Universal Matter Inc., Houston, TX (United States)
Rice Univ., Houston, TX (United States)
Universal Matter Inc., Houston, TX (United States)

The flash Joule heating (FJH) method converts many carbon feedstocks into graphene in milliseconds to seconds using an electrical pulse. This opens an opportunity for processing low or negative value resources, such as coal and plastic waste, into high value graphene. Here, in this work, a lab-scale automation FJH system that allows the synthesis of 1.1 kg of turbostratic flash graphene from coal-based metallurgical coke (MC) in 1.5 h is demonstrated. The process is based on the automated conversion of 5.7 g of MC per batch using an electrical pulse width modulation system to conduct the bottom-up upcycle of MC into flash graphene. This study then compare this method to two other scalable graphene synthesis techniques by both a life cycle assessment and a technoeconomic assessment.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM)

Grant/Contract Number:: FE0031794

OSTI ID:: 2311871

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 2222548

Journal Information:: Small Methods, Journal Name: Small Methods Journal Issue: 2301144 Vol. 2023; ISSN 2366-9608

Publisher:: WileyCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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