Shell Shock! Peanut Waste Can Be Turned Into High-Quality Futuristic Graphene

Shell shock! Peanut waste can be turned into high-quality futuristic graphene

UNSW Sydney engineers have developed a cheaper and greener way to make graphene from leftover peanut shells.

Peanut shells spark graphene breakthrough

Image: UNSWEngineers at UNSW Sydney have developed a cheaper and greener way to produce graphene using discarded peanut shells, opening the door to more sustainable electronics and energy storage technologies. The research demonstrates how agricultural waste can be transformed into high-value materials found in phones and computers used daily by billions worldwide. Graphene – often described as a ‘wonder material’ – is renowned for its exception…

UNSW turns peanut shells into sustainable graphene in manufacturing advance

Researchers at University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) have developed a new process that can convert discarded peanut shells into high-quality graphene, offering a cheaper and more sustainable pathway for advanced material production and future manufacturing applications.

Researchers use peanut shells to make high-quality graphene

Researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have discovered a new way to make graphene, a remarkable ‘wonder material’, using just discarded peanut shells. The development opens the door to cheaper, more sustainable electronics and energy storage devices and could help transform agricultural waste into valuable products inside phones and computers that are used every day by billions of people around the world. “Graphene is famous f…