Plasma-Based Graphene Oxide Manufacturing Process

prototype development

Researchers at Texas A&M University developed a plasma process that converts natural gas (methane) into high-purity graphene oxide and clean hydrogen. This process uses a non-thermal atmospheric nano-second pulsed plasma system to separate carbon from hydrogen at room temperature and ambient conditions, producing single-layer graphene oxide sheets on a water surface substrate. The method offers a scalable, energy-efficient alternative to traditional graphite-based manufacturing techniques and co-produces hydrogen gas as a clean energy byproduct.