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Concurrent development and assessment of emerging technology: a case study on carbon nanotube production

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K21106
Project/Area Number (Other) 18H05942 (2018)
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund (2019)
Single-year Grants (2018)
Review Section 0401:Materials engineering, chemical engineering, and related fields
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

Teah Heng Yi  早稲田大学, 理工学術院, 次席研究員(研究院講師) (70822485)

Project Period (FY) 2018-08-24 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2019)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywordssingle-wall CNT / CVD synthesis / LCA / industrial ecology / nanotechnology / Carbon Nanotube / Life Cycle Assessment / Emerging Technology / Cleaner Production / Carbon nanotube / Life cycle assessment / Emerging technology / Cleaner production
Outline of Research at the Start

Emerging technologies in chemistry are often developed in laboratory with the sole goal of maximizing the technological performance. Such approach neglects the potential impact of the technology on natural environment. This study aims to develop a framework that guides the development of emerging carbon nanotube synthesis technologies. By evaluating the environmental impact of synthesis processes with prospective life cycle assessment, synthesis methods with a better environmental performance are identified. Then, the potential technology improvement are discussed.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Improvement in chemical vapor deposition (CVD) methods to efficiently synthesize high-quality carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is critical to commercialization of CNTs. Methods with less environmental impacts are preferable for sustainable chemistry. However, in the field of material sciences, the environmental impacts are rarely quantified. Here we provide a systematic investigation on the life cycle greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission of two emerging CNT synthesis methods: on-substrate and fluidized-bed CVD. Based on years-long experiments, we show the impacts of important configurations. We find that the life cycle GHGs of CNT production ranged from 28.55 (on-substrate) to 0.48 (fluidized-bed) kg CO2e/g CNTs. Considering the scale-up effects to industrialized levels, CNT production can be as low as to present carbon fiber (0.02 kg CO2e/g materials).

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

This research promotes an environmentally-conscious framework to develop emerging nano-materials in laboratory. We ensure the recommended CNT synthesis pathway is practical and well-aligned with the Japanese vision of achieving a low-carbon society for sustainable future.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2019 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (7 results)

All 2020 2019

All Journal Article (1 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Long and Pure Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized via On-Substrate and Fluidized-Bed Chemical Vapor Deposition2020

    • Author(s)
      Teah Heng Yi、Sato Toshihiro、Namiki Katsuya、Asaka Mayu、Feng Kaisheng、Noda Suguru
    • Journal Title

      ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

      Volume: 8 Issue: 4 Pages: 1730-1740

    • DOI

      10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b04542

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Concurrent development and assessment for sustainable innovation2019

    • Author(s)
      Teah Heng Yi、Sato Toshihiro、Namiki Katsuya、Asaka Mayu、Feng Kaisheng、Noda Suguru
    • Organizer
      The 25th International Sustainable Development Research Society Conference: Sustaining Resources for the Future
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Life Cycle Assessment of Long and Pure Carbon Nanotube Synthesized via On-Substrate and Fluidized-Bed Chemical Vapor Deposition2019

    • Author(s)
      Teah Heng Yi、Sato Toshihiro、Namiki Katsuya、Asaka Mayu、Feng Kaisheng、Noda Suguru
    • Organizer
      The 9th International Conference on Life Cycle Management
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Environmental Evaluation of Carbon Nanotube Production via On-Substrate and Fluidized-Bed Chemical Vapor Deposition2019

    • Author(s)
      Teah Heng Yi、Sato Toshihiro、Namiki Katsuya、Asaka Mayu、Feng Kaisheng、Noda Suguru
    • Organizer
      Asian Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Concurrent Development and Assessment of Emerging Technologies: Case of Carbon Nanotubes2019

    • Author(s)
      Teah Heng Yi
    • Organizer
      International Symposium on Chemical-Environmental-Biomedical Technology
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Environmental Evaluation of CNT Production Technologies via On-Substrate and Fluidized-Bed CVD2019

    • Author(s)
      Teah Heng Yi、Sato Toshihiro、Namiki Katsuya、Asaka Mayu、Feng Kaisheng、Noda Suguru
    • Organizer
      he 84th Annual Meeting of Society of Chemical Engineering
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Environmental Evaluation of Carbon Nanotube Production via On-Substrate and Fluidized-Bed Chemical Vapor Deposition2019

    • Author(s)
      H.Y. Teah, T. Sato, K. Namiki, M. Asaka, K. Feng, S. Noda
    • Organizer
      The 84th Annual Meeting of Society of Chemical Engineering, Japan.
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2018-08-27   Modified: 2024-03-26  

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