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CSIRO Scientist Dr Dong Han Seo, co-author of the study, holds a piece of graphene film, the world’s strongest material, produced from soybean oil (Photo: CSIRO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

February 1, 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

A breakthrough by CSIRO-led scientists has made the world’s strongest material more commercially viable, thanks to the humble soybean.<\/p>\n

Graphene is a carbon material that is one atom thick.<\/p>\n

Its thinness and high conductivity means it is used in applications ranging from miniaturised electronics to biomedical devices.<\/p>\n

These properties also enable thinner wire connections, providing extensive benefits for computers, solar panels, batteries, sensors and other devices.<\/p>\n

Until now, the high cost of graphene production has been the major roadblock to its commercialisation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Previously, graphene was grown in a highly-controlled environment with explosive compressed gases, requiring long hours of operation at high temperatures and extensive vacuum processing.<\/p>\n

Now CSIRO scientists have developed a novel “GraphAir” technology which eliminates the need for such a highly-controlled environment.<\/p>\n

The technology grows graphene film in ambient air with a natural precursor, making its production quicker and easier.<\/p>\n

“This ambient-air process for graphene fabrication is fast, simple, safe, potentially scalable, and integration-friendly,” CSIRO scientist Dr Zhao Jun Han said.<\/p>\n

“Our unique technology is expected to reduce the cost of graphene production and improve the uptake in new applications.”<\/p>\n

GraphAir transforms soybean oil – a renewable, natural material – into graphene films in a single step.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Our GraphAir technology results in good and transformable graphene properties, comparable to graphene made by conventional methods,” Dr Dong Han Seo said.<\/p>\n

With heat, soybean oil breaks down into a range of carbon building units that are essential for the synthesis of graphene.<\/p>\n

The team also transformed other types of renewable and even waste oil, such as those left over from barbecues or cooking, into graphene films.<\/p>\n

“We can now recycle waste oils that would have otherwise been discarded and transform them into something useful,” Dr Seo said.<\/p>\n

The potential applications of graphene include water filtration and purification, renewable energy, sensors, personalised healthcare and medicine, to name a few.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Graphene has excellent electronic, mechanical, thermal and optical properties as well.<\/p>\n

The CSIRO are also looking to partner with industry to find new uses for graphene.<\/p>\n

Dr Han and Dr Seo co-authored a paper published in Nature Communications which announced their discovery.<\/p>\n

Researchers from The University of Sydney, the University of Technology Sydney and the Queensland University of Technology also contributed to the work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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