Graphene History, Technical Applications and Production: A Brief Review
Klaus Dölle *
Department of Chemical Engineering (CE), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), State University of New York (SUNY), 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, New York, 13210, USA.
Lauren Purvis
Department of Chemical Engineering (CE), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), State University of New York (SUNY), 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, New York, 13210, USA.
Mingyu Cai
Department of Chemical Engineering (CE), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), State University of New York (SUNY), 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, New York, 13210, USA.
Chengyu Jin
Department of Chemical Engineering (CE), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), State University of New York (SUNY), 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, New York, 13210, USA.
Puxi Qiu
Department of Chemical Engineering (CE), College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), State University of New York (SUNY), 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, New York, 13210, USA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The review paper gives a brief overview of the historical use of carbon materials like graphite and charcoal and graphene and its production.
It reviews the application of graphene for industrial application such as energy storage, electronics, biomedical, and environmental fields, including and sustainable methods for producing graphene from waste products, addressing both the need for advanced materials and the growing problem of plastic pollution. It reviews various graphene production techniques such as catalytic carbonization, flash joule heating, and solid-state chemical vapor deposition for the production of graphene.
Keywords: Carbon, graphene, industrial application, production methods, plastic waste, upcycling, recycling