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EVsDigital Trendsabout 17 hours ago
Plastic bottles turned into EV battery graphitePenn State University researchers converted discarded PET plastic into high-quality synthetic graphite for lithium-ion batteries. The process uses 2.5% graphene oxide as a template, producing graphite with a more ordered crystal structure than some commercial natural graphite. This method avoids metal catalysts, reducing impurities and chemical waste.
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