Turning Carbon Emissions into High-Value Graphene

Microwave plasma–based methane cracking enables a localisable route to industrial decarbonisation while delivering scalable production of advanced carbon materials. By stripping carbon from methane pre-combustion, the process avoids CO2 emissions and converts a high-global-warming-potential gas into a cleaner, hydrogen-rich fuel. Simultaneously, it produces a continuous stream of graphene as a solid carbon co-product.

Tight control of plasma conditions allows graphene to be manufactured with consistent specification and reproducible quality at industrial scale and at the point of use, addressing supply chain security and material variability—key barriers to widespread graphene adoption. This assured supply enables integration of graphene into multiple applications, where it delivers enhanced material and processing performance alongside measurable reductions in embodied carbon and operational emissions.

By coupling methane decarbonisation with the production of high-value graphene, microwave plasma technology transforms emissions mitigation into a commercially attractive pathway, aligning climate impact reduction with industrial value creation.