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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 become very popular. Due to their excellent optical, electrical, mechanical and other 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.

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

Only when graphene is mass-produced at low cost can it 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 oxidation of graphite and can be efficiently and conveniently converted into graphene through chemical and thermal reduction."

"Although there are certain structural defects and its photoelectric properties have been attenuated, graphene oxide can be dissolved or dispersed in water and polar organic solvents, and processed into various macroscopic materials through wet processes. 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, including 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 applied 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 though they all produce chemical materials, their main products are high-end resin composites such as PA66.

Nowadays, 80% of the various photoresists used in China's semiconductor industry are produced by Nanshan Chemical.

They have been researching graphene, a hot topic in the industry, for several years and now finally have some results.

In particular, this achievement can be closely linked to the moon landing plan that Venusstar Technology is promoting, and there is a broad space for its future application.

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

“How much can the production cost of this graphene be achieved now?”

Graphene is not something rare; it has been discovered for a long time.

But if low-cost graphene cannot be produced, it won’t be of much significance.

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

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

Lai Yuanhong had already anticipated the questions that Cao Yang would ask.

So he responded without any hesitation.

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

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

However, before there was a significant breakthrough in the material, he invested relatively less 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 a chemical sensor. This process is mainly accomplished through the surface adsorption properties of graphene. According to our current preliminary research, the sensitivity of graphene chemical detectors is comparable to the limit of single-molecule detection."

"Graphene's unique two-dimensional structure makes it very sensitive to its surroundings."

"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."

"In the next step, we will conduct research in this area together with our sister companies such as Nanshan Auto Parts and Venusstar Technology."

When it comes to professional questions, Lai Yuanhong's answers are naturally clear and logical.

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

"In contrast, current transistors made from silicon lose stability at scales of around 10 nanometers."

"The ultra-fast response of electrons in graphene to external fields also enables transistors made from it to achieve extremely high operating frequencies."

"IBM announced in February 2010 that it had raised the operating frequency of graphene transistors to 2 GHz, exceeding silicon transistors of the same size."

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

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

"In the field of consumer electronics, graphene also has broad 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-centimeter-wide flexible transparent glass fiber polyester sheet."

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

"In theory, people could roll up their smartphones and tuck 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 after the foldable phone."

Although Lai Yuanhong is a scientific researcher, he has a high emotional intelligence 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.

"Graphene has more application scenarios 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, so we can consider combining them together."

"Due to its high conductivity, high strength, and ultra-lightness, graphene has outstanding application advantages in the aerospace and military fields."

"In 2014, NASA developed a graphene sensor for aerospace applications, which can effectively detect trace elements in the Earth's upper atmosphere and structural defects on spacecraft."

“I think Venustech can adopt a similar solution in the future.”

Following 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 achieved in research investment in basic materials, the benefits will be enormous.

However, the process 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. It was only in recent years that this trend began to change slowly.

"Since the application prospects of graphene are so broad, we will set up a special team with our sister companies 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 should we be polite?

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

"No problem. I will communicate with the relevant companies later. Let's have a meeting first to discuss it properly."

"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. It is also used to make biosensors of epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide."

"Graphene can serve as a neural interface electrode without changing or destroying properties such as signal strength or the formation of scar tissue."

“Graphene electrodes are much more stable in the body than tungsten or silicon electrodes due to their properties such as flexibility, biocompatibility and conductivity.”

“And graphene oxide is very effective in inhibiting the growth of E. coli without harming 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 naturally had his own considerations when he proposed to set up a specialized biomedical company and increase investment in this area.

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 ultimately just skirting the issue.

This certainly won't 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 can be split out independently later."

Cao Yang naturally knew the importance of the biomedical field, but Nanshan-based companies had done relatively little research in this area in the past.

That is to say, precision instruments and Nanshan Chemical have a lot of overlap with this business.

Nowadays, other technologies have achieved very good results, so it is normal to enter the biomedical field with higher barriers to entry.

The mysteries of biology are worth long-term exploration.

Who knows when it will bring a huge surprise to mankind.

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

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

After Nanshan Chemical officially announced that it had achieved breakthroughs in large-scale production and low-cost solutions for graphene, it immediately caused a huge stir among its peers.

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

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

Now Nanshan Carbon Fiber’s sister company has begun to research graphene, which makes him very nervous.

It would be even more troublesome if the other party officially announced that its graphene products had made a huge breakthrough.

"China's graphene technology has only started to develop rapidly in the past decade. Although everyone started out differently, the differences have gradually been narrowed down."

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

Saga Nu can't aim too high now.

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

However, the Nanshan Group's companies have already caused a lot of trouble in America, and he immediately felt much more balanced.

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

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 at least several hundred companies, if not 1000, researching graphene.

"That's true. The development speed of Nanshan Group's 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 combined. It is really too exaggerated."

When Kondo Taro came to report to Saganu, he obviously put in some effort.

What he said was meaningful and did not deserve a scolding from Saga Nu.

"This is the characteristic of Chinese companies. Once they achieve a technological breakthrough, they immediately start to increase production capacity, increasing global production capacity several times in a short period of time, disrupting the entire market structure."

"If we can't keep up with this pace, we will be at a great disadvantage. If we're not careful, we'll be beaten to a state of no return."

Saganu's heart bleeds when he thinks about the market situation of high-end carbon fiber.

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

But the carbon fiber market is completely different now.

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

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

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

The feeling of not being able to control anything in your own hands is really not a good one.

However, as a semi-colonial country, they have no choice but to accept this situation even if they don't want to.