Soft, dark-gray graphite is not just useful in pencils: The highly conductive and heat-resistant mineral is uniquely suited for advanced manufacturing. Yet the United States imports nearly half of the graphite it needs to forge steel, batteries, and manufacturing equipment from China, which currently supplies the majority of global graphite. But what if the United States could produce that graphite domestically—from waste we would normally toss into a landfill or burn?
Turning biomass into graphite could help the US secure a critical mineral supply
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