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Microwave Oven Used to Turn Coal Powder into Graphite


LARAMIE  Using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven, University of Wyoming researchers have demonstrated that pulverized coal powder can be converted into higher-value nano-graphite.
The discovery is another step forward in the effort to find alternative uses for Wyoming’s Powder River Basin coal, at a time when demand for coal to generate electricity is declining due to concerns about climate change.
In a paper published in the journal Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, the UW researchers report that they created an environment in a microwave oven to successfully convert raw coal powder into nano-graphite, which is used as a lubricant and in items ranging from fire extinguishers to lithium ion batteries. This “one-step method with metal-assisted microwave treatment” is a new approach that could represent a simple and relatively inexpensive coal-conversion technology. ....

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UW Researchers Turn Coal Powder into Graphite in Microwave Oven – Sheridan Media


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Using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven, University of Wyoming researchers have demonstrated that pulverized coal powder can be converted into higher-value nano-graphite.
The discovery is another step forward in the effort to find alternative uses for Wyoming’s Powder River Basin coal, at a time when demand for coal to generate electricity is declining due to concerns about climate change.
In a paper published in the journal Nano-Structures & Nano-Objects, the UW researchers report that they created an environment in a microwave oven to successfully convert raw coal powder into nano-graphite, which is used as a lubricant and in items ranging from fire extinguishers to lithium ion batteries. This “one-step method with metal-assisted microwave treatment” is a new approach that could represent a simple and relatively inexpensive coal-conversion technology. ....

University Of Wyoming , United States , Bang Xu , Joann Hilman , Chris Masi , Teyu Chien , Jinke Tang , Rabindra Dulal , Teneil Schumacher , Gaurab Rimal , Brian Leonard , Department Of Chemistry , Uw Department Of Physics , Department Of Petroleum Engineering , Department Of Physics , School Of Energy Resources , Powder River Basin , Associate Professor Teyu Chien , Professor Jinke Tang , Associate Professor Brian Leonard , Professor Maohong Fan , Petroleum Engineering , Energy Resources , பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் வயோமிங் , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , இடி ஐயூ ,