Project's information
| Project's title | Research on the technology and equipment for manufacturing graphen materials on a semi-industrial scale (pilot) |
| Project’s code | UDPTCN 04/20-22 |
| Research hosting institution | Institute of Physics |
| Project leader’s name | Dr. Au Duy Tuan |
| Project duration | 01/01/2020 - 30/06/2023 |
| Project’s budget | 600 million VND |
| Classify | Excellent |
| Goal and objectives of the project | - Develop technical solutions for manufacturing multi-layer graphen materials exfoliated from graphite compounds at pilot-scale.
- Develop quality control solutions for the output of multilayer graphen material manufacturing technology.
- Testing some applications of multilayer graphen products in new materials with special properties.
- Enhance the expertise of personnel in the field of design, manufacturing of devices, and application of graphen materials. |
| Main results | Technological results: Successfully manufacture equipment for producing multilayer graphen materials with adjustable capacity up to 01kg/day.
Theoretical results: Develop a process with technological parameters for producing multilayer graphen at a capacity of 01kg/day.
Applied results: Initial results achieved in introducing the nano graphen leaf product of the task to the following companies:
+ No 75 Rubber Company Limited, General Department of Defense Industry
+ QC Technical Rubber Company Limited. |
| Novelty and actuality and scientific meaningfulness of the results | The research results have provided a method and a complete system for manufacturing multilayer graphen sheets from graphite compounds through rapid thermal shock heating to separate the graphen layers. This is a relatively new technology with key advantages including simplicity and feasibility of the method and equipment, energy efficiency, easy scalability to large-scale production, enabling the manufacture of large quantities of high-quality materials at a lower cost. |
| Products of the project | - Patents (list): + 01 Patent No. 34682 dated December 13, 2022 from the Intellectual Property Office on the "Method and equipment for manufacturing multilayer nano graphen sheets from graphite compounds." - Scientific papers in referred journals (list): + 01 published article in the "Vietnam Environment Journal" in 2022 on the "Adsorption capacity of some industrial waste substances by multilayer graphen manufactured using rapid thermal shock heating method." - Technological products (describe in details: technical characteristics, place): + Process for manufacturing multilayer graphen with a maximum capacity of 1000g/day. + 01 equipment system for manufacturing multilayer graphen materials with adjustable capacity up to 1000g/day. + 05 kg of multilayer graphen products with electrical conductivity: 400- 1100 S/cm and bulk density 0,12 - 0,18 g/cm3 These products are stored at the Center for Applied Physics and Scientific Instruments, Institute of Physics, Building A26, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi. |
| Research area | A proposal has been done with No 75 Rubber Company Limited - General Department of Defense Industries to incorporate the nano graphen materials into certain rubber products of the Company`s factory in 2022 |
| Recommendations | - Continue researching the applications of multilayer graphen materials: - Use in technical rubber industries to create specialized products such as anti-static rubber materials for electronics production; conductive rubber for thermal applications in the leather and footwear industry; gasket materials for use in harsh conditions, heat resistance, acid/base resistance, etc. - Use in environmental protection field such as oil spill cleanup on rivers, seas, etc. |
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