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Electric Shock to Petroleum Coke Generates Sustainable Graphene

2022-06-19

Electric Shock to Petroleum Coke Generates Sustainable Graphene

Funded by the ExxonMobil Chemical Company, researchers at Texas A&M University and ExxonMobil are developing a method to reprocess petroleum coke — a byproduct of refining crude oil — into a sustainable, high-value alternative. Using a chemical process called electrochemical exfoliation, they have converted petroleum coke into graphene, a nanomaterial with applications in electronics, medicine...