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Continuous production prototype for scaling up of graphene oxide/carbon nanotube composite synthesis towards efficient hydrogen storage

Wang, Yunting  
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Xue, Yudong  
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Züttel, Andreas  
2024
Green Chemistry

A continuous production prototype for scaling up the synthesis of a graphene oxide/multi-walled carbon nanotubes (GO/MWCNTs) composite as a hydrogen storage material has been proposed in this study. This prototype consists of an automatic feeding and mixing step wherein KMnO4 and graphite are individually fed into concentrated H2SO4 and then mixed to form a graphite/oxidant mixture. Following this, the oxidation step involves oxidizing the graphite/oxidant mixture through two-step oxidation to produce a graphene oxide dispersion. Then, the composite synthesis step includes mixing, sonicating, and stirring the graphene oxide dispersion with a sonicated dispersion of MWCNTs to obtain the final product. As a result, the morphology and structure of the GO/MWCNTs composite synthesized by the large-scale method exhibit high similarity to those of the gram-scale sample. The GO/MWCNTs exhibited a 3D nanostructure composed of MWCNTs linked to the graphene oxide layers. The hydrogen storage test results, simulated to practical hydrogen storage tanks with large amounts of adsorbents, indicated that the hydrogen storage capacity of GO/MWCNTs can reach 3.1 wt% at ambient temperature and 50 bar. The analysis of life cycle impacts in terms of energy consumption, carbon footprint, cost, and environmental impact indicated that the proposed large-scale continuous production prototype is greener compared to other methods. Therefore, this approach holds great potential for industrial applications, paving the way for commercialization and facilitating the development of small storage units to explore the properties of the new storage system.

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DOI
10.1039/d4gc04753b
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85212573620

Author(s)
Wang, Yunting  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Xue, Yudong  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Züttel, Andreas  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Date Issued

2024

Published in
Green Chemistry
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LMER  
FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme

Swiss Agency for Innovation

56053.1 IP-EE

Marie Skłodowska-Curie

101034260

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January 25, 2025
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/244398
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