Both synthetic and natural graphite, in the form of the intermediate product spherical graphite, are products that are used in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries. As lithium-ion battery demand ...

Diamond is well-known for being the hardest natural material on Earth, though synthetic forms have been developed that are even tougher – a feat that researchers have managed again, through a new ...

This by-product is considered a low-cost graphite material and some forms of it can compete with natural graphite in applications like brake linings and lubricants. ・Primary synthetic graphite ...

Researchers in Sweden report a green alternative to reduce reliance on mining graphite, the raw source behind the "wonder material" graphene. In the journal Small, researchers at KTH Royal Institute ...

A study in 2022 confirmed that lonsdaleite likely forms from “shock compressions” and high temperatures created during a meteor’s impact with Earth, transforming graphite into this ultra ...

With this new increase, imported Chinese natural graphite tariffs now total 45% ... Those uncertainties and other factors are discussed in Westwater’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended ...