15 April 2024 | Xiangdong Zhu, Litao Lin, Mingyue Pang, Chao Jia, Longlong Xia, Guosheng Shi, Shicheng Zhang, Yuanda Lu, Liming Sun, Fengbo Yu, Jie Gao, Zhelin He, Xuan Wu, Aodi Li, Liang Wang, Meiling Wang, Kai Cao, Weiguo Fu, Huakui Chen, Gang Li, Jiaobao Zhang, Yujun Wang, Yi Yang, Yong-Guan Zhu
The study presents an integrated automatic system for the continuous production of biomass flash graphene (FG) with a significantly reduced carbon footprint. The system, controlled by a programmable logic controller, automates the entire process, including mechanical control, FJH reaction, and electrical control. This approach overcomes the limitations of traditional manual and semi-automatic systems, achieving a production rate four times higher than first-generation technologies. The system employs a pyrolysis-FJH nexus, where pyrolysis releases pyrolytic volatiles from biomass, followed by FJH to optimize the FG structure. This method reduces carbon emissions by 80.1% to 86.1% compared to biomass-based FG production, making it a more environmentally friendly and cost-effective solution. The system can produce high-purity FG from various biomass sources, including sawdust, bamboo, and rice straw, with excellent properties such as dispersibility, catalytic activity, and solar absorption. The continuous production process is validated through Raman, XPS, AFM, and TEM analyses, demonstrating the few-layer structure and high purity of the FG. The economic benefits and environmental impacts of the system are also evaluated, showing its potential for large-scale industrial application.The study presents an integrated automatic system for the continuous production of biomass flash graphene (FG) with a significantly reduced carbon footprint. The system, controlled by a programmable logic controller, automates the entire process, including mechanical control, FJH reaction, and electrical control. This approach overcomes the limitations of traditional manual and semi-automatic systems, achieving a production rate four times higher than first-generation technologies. The system employs a pyrolysis-FJH nexus, where pyrolysis releases pyrolytic volatiles from biomass, followed by FJH to optimize the FG structure. This method reduces carbon emissions by 80.1% to 86.1% compared to biomass-based FG production, making it a more environmentally friendly and cost-effective solution. The system can produce high-purity FG from various biomass sources, including sawdust, bamboo, and rice straw, with excellent properties such as dispersibility, catalytic activity, and solar absorption. The continuous production process is validated through Raman, XPS, AFM, and TEM analyses, demonstrating the few-layer structure and high purity of the FG. The economic benefits and environmental impacts of the system are also evaluated, showing its potential for large-scale industrial application.