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graphene, waste - August 01, 2021

Graphene typically costs $200,000 per ton. Now, scientists can make it from trash.

Graphene is a lattice of carbon atoms arranged in a chicken-wire formation, a structure that makes it very useful for a wide range of applications. However, it's been very difficult and expensive to make. This new technique cuts down on the cost and difficulty by flash heating any carbon-based material, such as used coffee grounds or plastic waste. Recent technology developed at Rice University is taking the idea that one man's trash is another man's treasure to its extreme. Banana peels, coffee grounds, single-use plastic containers, coal — all of these and more are being turned into one of...

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Graphene typically costs $200,000 per ton. Now, scientists can make it from trash.

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