Electric shock to petroleum coke generates sustainable graphene

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By mmillikinJun 20, 2022, 9:00 am179 pts
Researchers at Texas A&M University and ExxonMobil are developing a method to reprocess petroleum coke—a byproduct of refining crude oil—into graphene, using a chemical process called electrochemical exfoliation. This open-access study was published in NPJ 2D Materials and Applications. Simplified schematic…

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