Carbon & graphite

Adding value to coal chemicals in high-tech applications and green technologies

Coal chemicals have an extremely high carbon content, and their molecular structure makes them ideal materials to be transformed into pure carbon and graphite. 

This is particularly useful in applications where metals cannot meet the high-temperature or chemical-resistance requirements. In these specific conditions carbon will resist.

Many compounds containing pure carbon can be found in high-tech applications: high temperature smelting, carbon reinforced disc brakes, electrodes in Li-ion batteries and brushes for electric motors.

 

Batteries depend on carbon electrodes to function.
Batteries depend on carbon electrodes to function.
 
Everyday batteries, which contain carbon electrodes.
Everyday batteries, which contain carbon electrodes.
 
Batteries in electric cars also depend on carbon components.
Batteries in electric cars also depend on carbon components.
 
Carbon anodes, used in the electrolysis of Bauxite, are essential to produce aluminium.
Carbon anodes, used in the electrolysis of Bauxite, are essential to produce aluminium.
 
Modern graphite brakes, providing optimal brake performance. 
Modern graphite brakes, providing optimal brake performance. 

  

Different crystals, but still carbon…

Carbon & graphite

Many different applications for the same element: carbon.

And as many different processes to convert coal chemicals to carbon.

Each process results in a different crystal structure and properties of the carbon components: 

  • the rigid hexagonal planes of graphene and graphite
  • partly graphitic structures of anodes for aluminium
  • to the spherical agglomerates for carbon black

PAH : unique heat-polymerisation process

Carbon & graphite

  • Liquid to solid conversion, with crystalline structure
  • Final structure, after long high-temperature reaction = graphite. 
  • Intermediate = smaller graphitised patches/crystallites

end faq