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World’s first graphene-applied lead-acid battery mass produced in Sri Lanka

Graphene is the world's thinnest substance, and its interesting features have made it popular. "Graphene, for example, is 100 times stronger than the finest steel and 100 times stronger than diamond. It is durable, adaptable, and transparent. It is utilized to produce miniaturized, super-fast computers and transistors because it conducts so much electricity in such a small space." In 2017, mining and quarrying contributed roughly 2.7 percent of Sri Lanka's GDP. "Graphene is renowned as the world's newest breakthrough substance, and increased exports might treble present export revenue." Sri Lanka is the only country in the world that produces vein graphite, which has been mined for over two centuries and is called locally as 'Miniran.' For more than a century, Sri Lanka has been the world's only country to harvest ultra-pure extremely crystalline vein graphite with more than 98 percent carbon purity. Currently, Sri Lanka produces only 300 ton