LARAMIE – University of Wyoming researchers have demonstrated that pulverized coal powder can be converted into higher-value nano-graphite in a microwave oven. The discovery is another step forward in ...

Researchers at the University of Wyoming were looking for new ways to use coal, especially coal from Wyoming’s Powder River Basin, as demand for the coal to generate electricity declines due to ...

GILLETTE – A research team at the University of Wyoming has found a way to use a microwave to turn coal into graphite.

Researchers created an environment in a microwave oven to successfully convert raw coal powder into nano-graphite, which is used as a lubricant and in items ranging from fire extinguishers to lithium ...