Graphene Extraction from Waste: A Sustainable Synthesis Approach for Graphene and Its Derivatives

Graphene Extraction from Waste: A Sustainable Synthesis Approach for Graphene and its Derivatives introduces readers to strategies of graphene extraction from waste, an important advance in graphene material development to support the low-cost and large-scale production of this valuable material. The book compares the various green synthesis routes for graphene materials and its derivatives, with a view on environmental consequences, cost-effectiveness, scalability, possible health hazards and toxicity. Other sections discuss different categories of waste, such as plastic waste, agricultural waste and household waste and the specific considerations of deriving graphene from these sources.

Throughout the book, attention is paid to the potential applications of graphene-derived from waste, including challenges and emerging strategies. The book is suitable for researchers and practitioners in research and development in industry who work in the disciplines of materials science and engineering, green chemistry and sustainability.

• Reviews the latest advances in sustainable approaches for the extraction of graphene from common sources of waste
• Discusses waste management strategies for plastics, household waste, agricultural waste, and their treatment for graphene extraction
• Provides the most relevant green synthesis methods for graphene and its derivatives, considering cost, scalability and environmental and health impact

Dr. Ajeet K. Srivastav is an Assistant Professor in Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India. He has been a DAAD Fellow at Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, Dresden (Germany). He is also a recipient of the Early Career Research Award from the Science and Engineering Research Board (Department of Science and Technology, Government of India). He has been recently featured as 2021 Crystal Growth & Design Emerging Investigator in a special virtual issue by American Chemical Society. His research mainly focuses on designing nanostructured materials for structural, functional and environmental applications. His group has published numerous research papers in various reputed international journals from Elsevier, Cambridge University Press, Springer-Nature, and Taylor and Francis.

Chandra Sekhar Tiwary completed his Ph.D. studies in 2014 in Materials Science from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), India. He then went for his post-doctorate training at the Rice University, Texas, USA and finished it in 2017. In 2017 he joined IIT Gandhinagar as an Assistant Professor and then since 2018, he is an Assistant Professor in IIT Kharagpur in the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. Prof. Tiwary’s research group works in the multiple fields including – porous materials, 2D materials, metal-intermetallic composites, 3D printing and bio-inspired materials. His aim is to explore the possibility of usage of these materials to solve global challenges facing human society.

James M. Tour completed his PhD at Purdue University followed by postdoctoral research at the University of Wisconsin and Stanford University. After spending 11 years on the faculty of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of South Carolina, he joined the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology at Rice University in 1999 where he is presently the T. T. and W. F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Computer Science, and Professor of Materials Science and NanoEngineering. Prof. Tour’s scientific research areas include nanoelectronics, graphene electronics, silicon oxide electronics, carbon nanovectors for medical applications, green carbon research for enhanced oil recovery and environmentally friendly oil and gas extraction, graphene photovoltaics, carbon supercapacitors, lithium ion batteries, CO2 capture, water splitting to H2 and O2, water purification, carbon nanotube and graphene synthetic modifications, graphene oxide, carbon composites, hydrogen storage on nanoengineered carbon scaffolds, and synthesis of single-molecule nanomachines which includes molecular motors and nanocars. Prof. Tour has more than 700 research publications and 140 patent families. Notably, Prof. Tour has pioneered the area of graphene synthesis by utilizing the variety of waste materials encountered in day-to-day life.

Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an adjunct professor and director of laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around 200 books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with several reputable publishers including Elsevier.