Graphite has swung into focus in recent years, largely due to its key role in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. Concerns about China's supply stranglehold and anticipated demand from lithium-ion ...

Why it matters: Graphite is the largest component in lithium-ion batteries by weight. Accounting for losses during the manufacturing process, it takes over 30 times more graphite than lithium to make ...

Turning plastic into solid carbon is not easy. Heat the polymers to rearrange their carbon atoms, and they decompose into light hydrocarbons and gases. But researchers at the US National Energy ...