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Downing, Julia R.; Diaz‐Arauzo, Santiago; Chaney, Lindsay E.; Tsai, Daphne; Hui, Janan; Seo, Jung‐Woo T.; Cohen, Deborah R.; Dango, Michael; Zhang, Jinrui; Williams, Nicholas X.; Qian, Justin H.; Dunn, Jennifer B.; Hersam, Mark C.
Advanced materials, 06/2023, Volume: 35, Issue: 24Journal Article
Solution‐processed graphene is a promising material for numerous high‐volume applications including structural composites, batteries, sensors, and printed electronics. However, the polydisperse nature of graphene dispersions following liquid‐phase exfoliation poses major manufacturing challenges, as incompletely exfoliated graphite flakes must be removed to achieve optimal properties and downstream performance. Incumbent separation schemes rely on centrifugation, which is highly energy‐intensive and limits scalable manufacturing. Here, cross‐flow filtration (CFF) is introduced as a centrifuge‐free processing method that improves the throughput of graphene separation by two orders of magnitude. By tuning membrane pore sizes between microfiltration and ultrafiltration length scales, CFF can also be used for efficient recovery of solvents and stabilizing polymers. In this manner, life cycle assessment and techno‐economic analysis reveal that CFF reduces greenhouse gas emissions, fossil energy usage, water consumption, and specific production costs of graphene manufacturing by 57%, 56%, 63%, and 72%, respectively. To confirm that CFF produces electronic‐grade graphene, CFF‐processed graphene nanosheets are formulated into printable inks, leading to state‐of‐the‐art thin‐film conductivities exceeding 104 S m−1. This CFF methodology can likely be generalized to other van der Waals layered solids, thus enabling sustainable manufacturing of the diverse set of applications currently being pursued for 2D materials. The polydisperse nature of graphene dispersions following liquid‐phase exfoliation poses major manufacturing challenges since incumbent separation schemes rely on centrifugation, which is highly energy‐intensive and possesses limited scalability. Here, cross‐flow filtration is introduced as a centrifuge‐free processing method that improves the throughput of graphene separation by two orders of magnitude in addition to substantially reducing environmental impact via inline recycling.
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