The Carbon Footprint of Graphene: Life Cycle Assessment by Production Route
Graphene’s environmental pitch is compelling: use a small amount to make concrete stronger, batteries lighter, coatings longer-lasting, and the avoided emissions dwarf …
Topic
Sustainability
Environmental impact, LCA data, and decarbonization
The Environmental Fate of Graphene: Ecotoxicology, Degradation, and End-of-Life
Discussion of graphene safety is dominated by human health — inhalation, occupational exposure, the persistent and reasonable question of whether high-aspect-ratio carbon materials …
Graphene Corrosion Protection: Extending Infrastructure Lifetime to Reduce Waste
The environmental cost of materials is most often discussed in terms of production: the energy consumed, the emissions generated, the waste produced in making a tonne of steel, a …
Nanoclay vs. Graphene for Concrete Decarbonization: Complementary or Competing?
The construction industry’s search for cement-reduction strategies has converged on a core principle: add a small amount of a high-performance nanomaterial to concrete, …
Graphene for Decarbonization: Five Applications That Could Move the Needle
The graphene industry’s sustainability narrative has historically focused on graphene’s own environmental footprint — is production energy-intensive, what waste streams …