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As the thinnest, strongest, and most conductive and thermally conductive new nanomaterial discovered so far, graphene is called "black gold" and the "king of new materials".

In recent years, graphene materials have been very popular. Due to their excellent optical, electrical, and mechanical properties, they have broad application prospects in materials science, micro-nano processing, energy, biomedicine, and optoelectronic devices. They have also become a hot spot for relevant scientific research institutes and enterprises to conduct research and promote industrial applications.

The low-cost mass production of graphene is a key link in the development of the graphene industry.

Only after low-cost mass production can graphene be widely used in new materials.

In this regard, Nanshan Chemical has naturally made great efforts.

"Mr. Cao, single-layer graphene oxide is a single-atomic-layer two-dimensional macromolecule with oxygen-containing functional groups. It is generally obtained by graphite oxidation and can be efficiently and conveniently converted into graphene through chemical and thermal reduction."

"Although there are certain structural defects and its photoelectric properties are attenuated, graphene oxide can be dissolved or dispersed in water and polar organic solvents. Through wet processes, it can be processed into various macro materials. It is easy to modify and dope, can be mass-produced, and has a wide range of applications."

"Through years of continuous technical research and process optimization, we have made breakthroughs in dozens of key technologies such as high-quality and large-scale preparation of single-layer graphene oxide, stable preparation of single-layer graphene oxide powder, in-situ polymerization technology of single-layer graphene powder, uniform dispersion, and high-speed spinning of graphene composite fibers."

"These technologies can be further used in the production of space suits, providing great help for the operation of the lunar base in the future."

Nanshan Chemical is not very well-known in China, but its products are relatively high-end.

Even if they all produce chemical materials, their main products are high-end resin composites such as PA66.

At present, 80% of the various photoresists in China's semiconductor industry are also produced by Nanshan Chemical.

As a popular graphene in the industry, they have been researching for several years, and now finally have results.

In particular, this result can be closely linked to the moon landing plan that Venusstar Technology is promoting, and the future use space is very broad.

Lai Yuanhong naturally reported to Cao Yang as soon as possible.

"How much can the production cost of this graphene be now?"

Graphene is not a rare thing, and it has been discovered for a long time.

But if low-priced graphene cannot be produced, it is not very meaningful.

"According to our current situation, the cost of each gram of graphene can definitely be less than 10 yuan."

"When our large-scale production line is put into production, the production capacity can reach 100 tons, and at that time the cost can be further compressed to 5 yuan per gram."

Lai Yuanhong had long anticipated these questions asked by Cao Yang.

So he gave a reply without any hesitation.

"According to the current analysis and research by Nanshan Chemical, in addition to the direct application space in space suits, what other fields have a relatively large application market for graphene?"

Although Cao Yang knew that graphene was a very important raw material, he also supported Nanshan Chemical's large-scale investment in manpower and material resources to study this thing.

However, before the material made a significant breakthrough, he did not invest so much energy in this area.

"Mr. Cao, with the gradual breakthrough of mass production and large-size problems, the pace of industrial application of graphene is accelerating. Based on the existing research results, the first areas to achieve commercial application may be mobile devices, aerospace, and new energy batteries."

"Graphene can be made into chemical sensors. This process is mainly completed through the surface adsorption performance of graphene. According to our current preliminary research, the sensitivity of graphene chemical detectors can be compared with the limit of single molecule detection."

"Graphene's unique two-dimensional structure makes it very sensitive to the surrounding environment."

"It can be said that graphene is an ideal material for electrochemical biosensors. Sensors made of graphene have good sensitivity in detecting dopamine, glucose, etc. in medicine."

"Next, we will carry out research in this area with brother companies such as Nanshan Auto Parts and Venusstar Technology."

For professional questions, Lai Yuanhong naturally answered them in a coherent manner.

"In addition, graphene can be used to make transistors. Due to the high stability of the graphene structure, this type of transistor can still work stably at a scale close to that of a single atom."

"In contrast, transistors made of silicon currently lose stability at a scale of about 10 nanometers."

"The ultra-fast reaction speed of electrons in graphene to external fields enables transistors made of it to reach extremely high operating frequencies."

"IBM announced in February 2010 that it had increased the operating frequency of graphene transistors to 100GHz, exceeding silicon transistors of the same size."

"We are also working with Nanshan Semiconductor to study this technology."

Lai Yuanhong knew that Cao Yang was most concerned about the impact of large-scale mass production and technological advancement of graphene on Nanshan companies, so following this idea, he gradually introduced various application scenarios of graphene.

"In the field of consumer electronics, graphene also has a wide range of application scenarios."

"For the first time, researchers from Korea have created a flexible transparent display consisting of multi-layer graphene and a glass fiber polyester sheet substrate."

"Researchers from Samsung Electronics and Sungkyunkwan University have created a piece of pure graphene the size of a TV on a 63-cm-wide flexible transparent glass fiber polyester board."

"They then used the graphene block to create a flexible touch screen."

"In theory, people can roll up their smartphones and pin them behind their ears like a pencil."

"For this research, we plan to work with Honor Technology to launch a product with a more flexible screen in the future after the foldable phone."

Although Lai Yuanhong is a scientific researcher, he has a high EQ and knows how to deal with leaders.

Every application of graphene he talks about now, regardless of whether it can be realized in the end, can attract Cao Yang's attention.

"The application scenarios of graphene are more than the above. Due to its advantages such as light weight, high chemical stability and high specific surface area, it has become the best candidate for hydrogen storage materials."

"In this regard, Nanshan Automobile Group is also researching hydrogen energy technology, which can be considered together."

"And due to its high conductivity, high strength, ultra-lightness and other characteristics, graphene's application advantages in the aerospace and military fields are also extremely prominent."

"In 2014, NASA developed a graphene sensor for aerospace applications, which can well detect trace elements in the earth's high-altitude atmosphere and structural defects on spacecraft."

"I think Venustech can also adopt a similar solution in the future."

Accompanied by Lai Yuanhong's explanation, Cao Yang had a general impression of the application of graphene in his mind.

It seems that once a breakthrough is made in the research investment in basic materials, the benefits are very huge.

It's just that the process in the middle may be painful, and there may be no output for many years.

No wonder Chinese manufacturers didn't like to engage in basic material research and development in the past, and it was only in recent years that they began to slowly change.

"Since the application prospects of graphene are so broad, we will form a special team with each sister company to develop related products and strive to produce mass-produced products as soon as possible."

Good things should not be missed.

Nanshan Chemical has already solved the problems of large-scale mass production and production costs of graphene, so why be polite?

It is definitely necessary to promote the large-scale mass production of related products and achieve monopoly supply.

"No problem, I will communicate with the relevant companies later, and we will have a meeting to discuss it."

"Then I have another suggestion, to see if the group can further increase its investment in the biomedical field."

"Graphene also has its own unique advantages in this regard. It can be used to accelerate the osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells, and is also used to make biosensors of epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide."

"Graphene can be used as a neural interface electrode without changing or destroying performance, such as signal strength or scar tissue formation."

"Due to its flexibility, biocompatibility and conductivity, graphene electrodes are much more stable in the body than tungsten or silicon electrodes."

"And graphene oxide is very effective in inhibiting the growth of E. coli, and it will not harm human cells."

"Venus Technology will build a base on the moon in the future, and there should be a very broad demand for biomedical-related technology research and application."

Lai Yuanhong proposed to establish a special biomedical company at this time to increase investment in this area, and naturally he had his own considerations.

Biology and chemistry are often inseparable.

Although Nanshan Chemical can also carry out some research in this area, without Cao Yang's approval, it is just skirting the rules.

This will definitely not satisfy Lai Yuanhong.

"No problem, the group can set up Nanshan Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd. separately. In the early stage of the company, the leadership of Nanshan Chemical will be entrusted to manage it together, and then it will be separated independently later."

Cao Yang naturally knows the importance of the biomedical field. Nanshan companies have relatively few research in this area in the past.

That is, precision instruments and Nanshan Chemical have more intersections with this business.

Now that other technologies have achieved very good results, it is normal to enter the biomedical field with a higher threshold.

The mysteries of biology are worth exploring for a long time.

It may bring a huge surprise to mankind at any time.

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For ordinary people, their attention to some breakthroughs in raw material technology is far less than that of mature products.

But for companies in the industry, their focus is different.

After Nanshan Chemical officially announced that it had broken through the large-scale production and low-cost solution of graphene, it immediately caused a huge wave among its peers.

"President, Nanshan Chemical's graphene is likely to have a huge impact on us in the future. I think it is necessary to pay full attention to it."

As the sales manager of Toray, Taro Kondo once suffered a big loss from Nanshan Carbon Fiber on carbon fiber products.

Now Nanshan Carbon Fiber's brother company has begun to study graphene, which makes him very nervous.

Especially when the other party officially announced that graphene products have made a huge breakthrough, it will be even more troublesome.

"China's graphene technology has only started to develop rapidly in the past ten years. Although everyone started with some differences, the differences have been gradually equalized."

"Now we can only consider blocking Nanshan Chemical in the international market. In China, the efforts we can make are very limited."

Saga Nu is not so ambitious now.

If it were ten years ago, he would definitely have to put down some big words and show his dominance in front of his subordinates.

But Nanshan's companies have already made America in a mess, and his heart immediately felt much more balanced.

Now that the other party has also made a breakthrough in Toray's newly developed graphene field, he is not surprised at all.

After all, many companies can see the value of products like graphene.

There are countless scientific research institutions conducting research in this field.

Globally, there are hundreds of companies researching graphene, if not 1,000.

"That's true. The development speed of Nanshan-based companies is often beyond common sense."

"For example, this time Nanshan Chemical officially announced that it would build a graphene production line with a capacity of 100 tons. This is almost more than double the current global graphene production. It's really too exaggerated."

Kondo Taro obviously put in some effort when he came to report to Saga Nu.

What he said was meaningful, so he didn't get scolded by Saga Nu.

"This is the characteristic of Chinese companies. Once they make a technological breakthrough, they immediately start to explode their production capacity. In a very short period of time, the global production capacity has increased several times, messing up the entire market structure."

"If we can't keep up with this pace, we will suffer a lot. If we are not careful, we will be beaten into a state of no return."

Saga Nu's heart was bleeding when he thought of the market situation of high-end carbon fiber.

Once, relying on the two high-end carbon fibers T700 and T800 and mid-range products such as T400, Toray lived a very comfortable life.

But now the carbon fiber market is completely different.

If it weren't for some protection measures in the local market, Toray would have been completely out of the carbon fiber market.

"There are now some new voices in the United States to deal with China. I hope that after their new presidential election, some policies that are beneficial to us will be introduced."

Kondo Taro's wish is obviously what Saga Nu wants to see.

It's just that the feeling of not being able to control anything in your own hands is really not very good.

However, as a semi-colonial country, they don't want to accept this situation and there is nothing they can do.