Carbon-based waste, including mixed plastic waste and rubber tires, can be turned into graphene flakes, thanks to a new process developed by Rice University. 

James Tour, Rice University lab chemist, developed a process to create flash graphene by heating carbon-containing materials at 3,000 Kelvin or about 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

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