The company said that the graphene was obtained through a cost effective process developed by Dr. Nitin Chopra of the University of Alabama, which was developed under the company’s research partnership.
Alabama Graphite CEO Ron Roda said: "We believe that the discovery of naturally occurring single and multi-layer graphene, on the Coosa Property opens a completely new and unique business dimension for the Company.
"The biggest challenge today for commercial viability of graphene is cost."
Graphene, a single layer of two dimensional (2-D) carbon atoms, is made up of multiple layers of graphene stacked on top of each other. It exhibits good electrical, optical, mechanical and thermal properties.
Synthetic graphene is produced using various methods, including chemical vapor deposition (CVD), mechanical exfoliation, solution exfoliation, and chemo-mechanical methods.
Chopra said: "The work done on the Company’s material has the potential to enhance the process of producing scalable, nano-manufactured graphene and graphene-based derivatives."
Alabama Graphite and Chopra said they will continue to develop methodologies to isolate graphene and graphene-based applications.
