To unlock a more sustainable future, graphite is key. The issue: there’s a $14 billion shortage of the crucial resource on the horizon. In this episode, David Karsten is joined by Dr Jason Fogg from the Curtin Carbon Group to explore how his innovation, RapidGraphite, can turn carbon into battery-grade graphite within seconds.
What is graphite and why is it important? [00:09]
Pioneering a game-changing approach to graphite production [02:34]
Projections of growth: meeting the demands of the graphite market [06:38]
Sustainable production methods: flipping the script on traditional mining and manufacturing processes [9:23]
What RapidGraphite means for the green energy transition [14:30]
RapidGraphite research and production: Where to from here? [16:24]
Dr Jason Fogg is a researcher in the Curtin Carbon Group carbon and the co-developer of RapidGraphite. Dr Fogg is a specialist in materials science, conducting experiments at ultra-high temperatures up to 3000˚C. Fogg has innovated new furnace techniques to access extreme temperatures and study advanced carbon materials for decarbonisation.
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