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Establishment of Innovative Carbon Nanofiber Synthesis Technology Utilizing Carbon Dioxide

The 18th century industrial revolution dramatically changed people’s lives and allowed for rapid growth of the global economy. However, since that time, the mass consumption of fossil fuels has resulted in the release of large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, creating a greenhous...

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Published in:ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering 2020-03, Vol.8 (9), p.3844-3852
Main Authors: Nakabayashi, Koji, Matsuo, Yoshinori, Isomoto, Kazuya, Teshima, Kazunari, Ayukawa, Tsubasa, Shimanoe, Hiroki, Mashio, Takashi, Mochida, Isao, Miyawaki, Jin, Yoon, Seong-Ho
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Language:English
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Summary:The 18th century industrial revolution dramatically changed people’s lives and allowed for rapid growth of the global economy. However, since that time, the mass consumption of fossil fuels has resulted in the release of large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, creating a greenhouse effect and global warming. In turn, global warming poses a serious threat to the workings of society. Thus, the immobilization of emitted CO2 and the development of effective CO2 utilization technologies are currently being investigated toward the development of a sustainable society. This study proposes the manufacture of carbon nanofiber (CNF) materials using CO2 gas as a carbon source. It is expected that this technology will be valuable as a means of recapturing CO2. We report herein the effects of CO2 on CNF growth using CO2 and hydrocarbon gases on simple catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) catalysts, including Fe, Ni, and Co. Four factors were examined: the effectiveness of the catalyst, the reaction temperature, the CO2 concentration, and the specific hydrocarbons supplied in the feed gas. Use of these techniques will enable one to expect (1) future utilization of exhaust gas emitted from thermal power stations and factories as a carbon source and (2) the future possibility of directly converting CO2 to CNF by utilizing the heat given off by emission from factories and other thermal power-generating facilities as a heat source in CNF synthesis, as well as the future possibility of proposing an effective CO2 utilization system that will be revolutionary in its impact.
ISSN:2168-0485
2168-0485
DOI:10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b07253