

Why
GRAPHENE?
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Unbeatable strength to weight
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Extreme electrical & thermal properties
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Improved mechanical & barrier properties
Perfect For...
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Conductive coatings & inks
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Battery & energy storage additives
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Composite & polymer reinforcement
Graphene Powders & Dispersions for Industrial Applications
American Carbon is at the forefront of graphene development, working with manufacturers, research institutions, and product engineers to bring graphene out of the laboratory and into real commercial use. Graphene is a one atom thick carbon sheet arranged in a honeycomb lattice. It is more than 100 times stronger than steel by weight, more electrically conductive than copper, and has exceptional thermal conductivity. These characteristics make graphene one of the most promising advanced materials for next generation coatings, conductive inks, lubricants, composites, battery systems, and water treatment technologies.
BADGERADVANCED Graphene includes few layer graphene powders and stable dispersions supplied in ready to use forms that integrate into standard manufacturing processes. Whether the goal is electrical conductivity, thermal dissipation, barrier performance, or mechanical reinforcement, American Carbon provides graphene materials that help customers evaluate, prototype, and scale graphene into new and existing products.
Applications
Graphene powders and dispersions are used in conductive coatings, inks, and paints where improved electrical performance is required at very low loading levels. Graphene enables EMI shielding, anti-static properties, and printed electronic traces without adding weight or changing the rheology of the coating system, making it easy to integrate into existing formulations.
In composites and polymers, graphene improves mechanical strength, stiffness, wear resistance, and barrier performance. Adding even small amounts of few layer graphene reduces permeability and improves dimensional stability, making it a valuable reinforcement additive in plastics, thermosets, adhesives, and structural resins. Graphene can be introduced during compounding or supplied as a masterbatch to simplify dosing and dispersion.
In battery and energy storage applications, graphene enhances charge transfer and improves cycle life by reducing internal electrical resistance at the electrode surface. As a conductive additive, few layer graphene supports faster ion movement in lithium ion, sodium ion, and emerging solid state chemistries. Graphene’s morphology also improves lubricant and functional fluid performance by reducing coefficient of friction and creating a protective low shear layer between mating surfaces.
Graphene is also used in thermal management systems. Its extremely high thermal conductivity allows it to move heat efficiently when blended into thermal interface materials, coatings, resins, and polymer heat-spreading components, providing improved heat dissipation without adding mass or bulk.
Manufacturing Process
Graphene supplied by American Carbon is produced through controlled exfoliation that separates carbon layers into few layer graphene flakes. This process creates a consistent particle size distribution and maintains the high aspect ratio needed for electrical and thermal performance. After exfoliation, the material is refined through classification and screening to remove oversized particles and improve uniformity. The material is then dried, milled, and packaged as a free flowing powder.
For liquid systems, graphene is dispersed into a water or solvent based carrier using controlled shear mixing and sonication. This step prevents agglomeration and ensures that graphene remains evenly distributed throughout the fluid. Dispersions allow customers to introduce graphene directly into coatings, resins, adhesives, and polymer systems without the challenges of dry powder handling. Customers may select the solids loading and the carrier type that works best with their existing process.
American Carbon also prepares pre-dosed concentrates for thermoplastics and resins. In these cases, graphene powder is combined with a compatible base polymer to create an easy to handle masterbatch that simplifies dosing during compounding. Each format is built to match how the material will be processed downstream, whether that is mixing, spraying, molding, printing, or blending into a liquid system.
From dry powder to ready to use dispersion, the goal is always the same. Make graphene easy to adopt in real manufacturing environments.
Specifications
BADGERADVANCED Graphene is available in powder form or as stabilized dispersions. All materials are supplied with controlled particle size distribution and verified carbon purity.
Product Format
Dispersion Options
Powder Specifications
Our product technical data sheets are also available in PDF form. Please click below to download a PDF version of the data sheet.
Types of Graphene | Number of Layers | Description | Anticipated Uses |
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Masterbatch Concentrate | NA | Graphene premixed in polymer or resin carrier | Injection molding, compounding, extruding |
Monolayer Graphene | 1 | single atom thick sheet of hexagonally arranged carbon atoms | R&D, advanced coatings, sensors, touch screens, transparent conductive films, nanoelectronics |
Few-layer Graphene Powder (FLG) | 3-10 | stacked graphene layers of similar lateral dimensions, balanced performance and cost | Composites, resins, lubricants, plastics |
Graphene NanoPlatelets (GNP) | >10 | 2D graphite material with thickness and/or laterial dimensions less than 100 nm | conductive inks; lubricants; additive material to plastics, composites, etc |
Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) | NA | similar to GO below but reduced carbon to oxygen atom ratio to 2.0 and 1.0 | more stable than GO, but still changed under conductance |
Graphene Oxide (GO) | NA | modified graphene with C/O atom ratio between 3.0 and 2.0 | extremely conductive, however loses oxide each time conductivity occurs |
Carrier System | Solids Loading Range | Notes |
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Water Based Dispersion | 0.5% to 10% solids | Easy handling for coatings and inks |
Solvent Based Dispersion | 1% to 20% solids | Higher performance coatings |
Resin or Polymer Dispersion | Custom | Designed for direct integration |
Property | Typical Range or Value |
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Layer Count | 3 to 10 layers |
Surface Area | 300 to 800 m² per gram |
Particle Size (D50) | 5 to 25 microns |
Carbon Purity | 95% to 99% minimum |
Bulk Density | 0.02 to 0.06 g per cubic centimeter |
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