Critical minerals such as those used in lithium-ion batteries come in limited supply and are concentrated in specific regions ...

Microwave plasma method recovers 95% of battery metals and regenerates graphite using mild, low-impact solvents.

A lab in the United States has made high-quality graphite from coal waste. Researchers at the NETL unlocked a low-temperature synthesis process to turn coal into critical mineral graphite with a lower ...

Classic graphite pencils can be used and transformed into colorful works using plasma irradiation, without a drop of colored ink used. New developments for achieving structural coloring through plasma ...

Rice University researchers have created a breakthrough plasma-assisted recycling method that recovers every critical mineral from lithium-ion battery waste — all in one fast, powerful pretreatment ...