Development, production and utilization of functional carbon materials using chemical engineering approaches

Mukai Shin

doi:10.7209/tanso.2016.83

The production of materials involves various mass and heat transfer processes which are usually intertwined in a complicated manner. Therefore how to harmonize such processes often becomes the key for efficient material production. Various mass and heat transfer processes must also be carefully considered in order to efficiently utilize the produced materials. However in many cases, materials are produced or used under conditions in which the mass and heat transfer processes involved are far from a harmonized state. In order to improve efficiency, precise analysis of the involved mass and heat transfer processes is required, as processes which lead to the decrease in efficiency must be clarified first. Considering the fact that chemical engineers are very proficient in such analyses, approaches based on chemical engineering are expected to be very helpful in improving the efficiency of the production and/or utilization of materials. The author has frequently used such approaches to develop or improve processes to produce various functional carbon materials. This article describes how such approaches led to the improvement of the production processes of carbon nanofibers, monolithic carbon gels with a microhoneycomb structure and graphene oxide.

Development, production and utilization of functional carbon materials using chemical engineering approaches

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