RE:RE:synthetic vs natural..m8magic wrote: Natural graphite is also the basis of graphene, the uses of which seem limited only by scientists’ imaginations, given the host of new applications announced daily. Synthetic graphite is very limited when it comes to graphene. Indeed, the new wonder material has been considered so important as to have prompted the EU to contribute a billion Euros to private and public entities to fund graphene research, can only be made using natural graphite. The problem is to bring these technological developments on an industrial scale, but there’s no denying the future is in natural graphite. Natural graphite is much cheaper and environmentally responsible than synthetic. - See more at: https://investorintel.com/technology-metals-intel/synthetic-graphite-is-purer-but-the-future-belongs-to-natural-graphite/#sthash.9eTw6odu.dpuf
https://investorintel.com/technology-metals-intel/synthetic-graphite-is-purer-but-the-future-belongs-to-natural-graphite/
You are right graphene is very promising, the only issue I could see is explained here:
https://www.materialstoday.com/carbon/articles/s1369702112701013/