Firms search for greener supplies of graphite for EV batteries - They hope to break China’s dominance of the industry - The Economist, March 1, 2023.
America's EV Ambitions Need a Graphite Plan. Fast. - China dominates the processing and mining of what is an essential material in batteries. Even in the best of geopolitical times, its carbon-intensive grid means the US needs domestic capacity by Liam Denning - Bloomerg, February 9, 2023.
Rising demand for batteries is expected to fuel a shortage of graphite in the coming years by Scott Patterson and Amrith Ramkumar, The Wall Street Journal, January 25, 2023.
Biden's Graphite Headscratcher - The U.S. needs new sources of graphite for electric vehicles. Where is it all going to come from? by Molly Taft, Gizmodol, November 4, 2022.
Our paper named a Top 100 Paper of 2022 (number 17)!
Banek, N. A., McKenzie, K. R. Jr., Abele, D. T. and Wagner, M. J.,; Sustainable Conversion of Biomass to Rationally Designed Lithim-Ion Battery Graphite. Nature Scientific Reports, 2022, 12, 8080. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-11853-x
Top 100 Paper of 2022 (number 17)!
Department of Energy Awards Wagner Lab $937,108 to Develop Graphitization Process
Conversion of Coal to Li-ion Battery Grade “Potato” Graphite - The project will result in the development of scalable processes for economically upgrading lignite to Li-ion quality graphite, enabling the domestic production of graphite—a strategic and critical material—and significantly reducing the cost of Li-ion batteries used to power a wide range of portable electronic and electric vehicles.
Highlighted in C&E News, Chembites & Environmental Bits
Making sustainable battery electrodes from sawdust - A simple process makes high-quality graphite for lithium-ion batteries from lignocellulosic waste by Katherine Bourzac, C&E News, Volume 96, Issue 35, August 29, 2018.
Making New Batteries Using Burnt Plants by Charlie Crowe, Chembites, November 14, 2018.
Making sustainable battery electrodes from sawdust Environmental News Bits, September 5, 2018.