Asphaltenes, a by-product of oil production, are a waste material with potential. Rice University scientists are determined to find it by converting the carbon-rich resource into useful graphene.
Muhammad Rahman, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, uses Rice’s unique Flash Joule heating process to instantly convert asphaltenes into turbostratic (loosely aligned) graphene and mix it into composites for thermal, anti-corrosion and 3D printing processes…
