RE:in a lab tick under ideal conditionsI wish I knew those answers ZZZ, It's just something I came accross this morning.
The article seems to imply that the scale of production may be as limitless as is the supply of coal.
Trust me when I tell you that I'm no rocket scientist when it comes to this kind of stuff.
They talk of
"Graphenequantum dots (GQDs),""“You can’t just take a piece of Graphene and easily chop it up this small,” he said.
What does that even mean! On one hand we hear of "large flake graphite" and now "quantum dot graphene"?
Duh.... I dunno!
The following bit is what caught my eye and my breath,
"Low cost will also be a draw, according to Tour. “Graphite is $2,000 a ton for the best there is, from the U.K.,” he said. “Cheaper graphite is $800 a ton from China. And coal is $10 to $60 a ton.
“Coal is the cheapest material you can get for producing GQDs, and we found we can get a 20 percent yield.So this discovery can really change the quantum dot industry. It’s going to show the world that inside of coal are these very interesting structures that have real value.”
20% yield! What kind of yield do they normally get from say a ton of mined ore, and at what cost?
Again.... Duh.... I dunno!
I'm not trying to rain on anybody's parade, I just think that the best informed investors make the most successful investors.
It's worth watching the video and carefully reading the article.
Maybe more knowledgeable posters can respond on a technical basis.
Read more at https://www.tgdaily.com/general-sciences-features/82316-coal-yields-plenty-of-graphene-quantum-dots#TYe5GceUCW7BBwZk.99