Visually, being graphite a book, graphene is the page.
Graphene is a monolayer of carbon atoms organized in a honeycomb structure.
Graphene was first isolated in 2004 by Professor Andre Geim and Professor Konstantin Novoselov at the University of Manchester (UK).

Graphene is known as the wonderful material: it is the lightest, the strongest and the best heat and electricity conductor material ever known. Thanks to its outstanding characteristics and its ability to operate as a super-additive, it enhances the properties of the materials to which it is added or gives them new characteristics: a PLUS.

G+^® Graphene Plus is the purest and the most crystalline form of Pristine Graphene Nanoplatelets: every gram of Graphite is directly transformed into a gram of Graphene Plus through a waste-free process entirely based on physical processing, without any use of chemicals or solvents.
Therefore, G+® is certified as totally safe, skin-friendly, non-toxic and non-cytotoxic.
Discover all the certifications on https://www.directa-plus.com/certifications

G+^® Graphene Plus is Directa Plus’ graphene. It is unique, patented, made in Italy and completely sustainable. It is made up of Pristine Graphene Nanoplatelets (GNPs).
We have developed a unique and innovative technology capable to produce GNPs that are able to perform in different applications. In fact, our Graphene Plus can be easily integrated into a wide range of products and industrial processes.
Versatility, sustainability and high performances are the strengths of our G+^® patented technology, which sets Directa Plus apart from all other graphene producers worldwide.

Due to various production processes and distinct physical/chemical characteristics graphene materials differ from one another. Among different graphene materials G+® is the safest choice because:

• G+® Graphene Plus is obtained by purely physical treatments of natural graphite, thus avoiding any chemical treatments with organic solvents or acids, and just exploiting water, temperature and pressure to reduce the graphite thickness to the nanometric level. Many competitors use chemicals and often also nanometals within the production process. These additives cannot be completely removed from the final graphene enhanced product, thus potentially representing a health hazard.

• G+® Graphene Plus is made of graphene nanoplatelets with a lateral dimension (X-Y) in the micrometer range.Only the thickness (Z) is nanometric. This is a key feature to properly categorize graphene morphology. Many competitors produce graphene particles which are nanometric in all the three dimensions (lateral sizes X-Y and thickness Z): such particles are strictly defined as nanoparticles and behave differently than particles with just one dimension in the nanometric range, especially in terms of biological interactions.

• Directa Plus has always considered the health and safety of all stakeholders and the environmental protection as top priorities. Since our company was established, we implement a proactive approach to health, safety and environmental protection by monitoring our production process and products: continuously searching for new testing protocols and aligning with the latest research on nanomaterials and international regulation. In 7 years, we collected 27 certificates reporting the absence of negative impacts on biological systems. Here we bring evidence of all the tests and reports we collected on HS&EP analysis.

Every gram of Graphite is transformed into a gram of G+^® Graphene Plus.
There are different types of production processes that can be used to produce graphene: bottom-up and top-down approaches.
Directa Plus uses a top-down method to produce G+^®, a process that does not involve the use of chemicals nor solvents and is only based on physics.
The process starts from natural graphite. The first step of the process is a plasma super expansion in which we use only high temperature at 10,000°C, the temperature of the Sun, which results in a super-expanded graphite.
The second phase is the exfoliation of this super-expanded graphite in water, where graphene sheets are separated.
Lastly, during the drying step, super fine powder made out of Pristine Graphene Nanoplatelets is obtained.

Low energy consumption and low waste generation make the entire procedure environmentally friendly. Therefore, Directa Plus can proudly claim that its production process is sustainable and safe for the environment. Directa Plus has always considered health and safety of employees, customers and the environmental protection as top priorities.

G+^® Graphene Plus is currently applied in four main industrial sectors to help create the next generation of products with significantly enhanced properties for our customers and end users.
In the textile sector, G+^® technology is applied both as printing paste and membranes to enhance thermal comfort and provide garments with key antistatic and bacteriostatic effects. In the environmental sector Directa Plus produces oil-adsorbent booms and pillows and provides remediation services mainly to the Oil&Gas industry. Furthermore, the elastomer industry benefits from the implementation of G+^® in bicycle and automotive tyres’ production. Finally, G+^® asphalts are rapidly covering roads and airport runways in Italy and abroad.
Graphene Plus is a reality for a revolutionized lifestyle.

Thanks to its versatility, graphene can be used in many different fields: under our G+^® Graphene Plus brand, we offer a range of graphene-based applications that meets specific technical requirements (consistency in quality and quantity, highly performance, natural, chemical-free and certified as non-toxic).
Tyres, asphalt, golf ball, 3D printing filaments, eyewear, sportswear, luxury and urban wear, technical & protective clothing, footwear, home textiles, anti-pollution sponges are just a few of the applications of our Graphene Plus.

We keep on working with an eye towards the future, looking for solutions capable of making everyday’s life better.
We are one of the largest worldwide producers and suppliers of graphene-based products for consumer and industrial markets.

We were born in 2005 in US, when Giulio Cesareo, with a past as a successful executive of a leader company in the carbon industry, bravely decided to found Directa Plus. After five years, he moved the company to Italy and established the production facility in Lomazzo at ComoNExt scientific park.
Commitment, strong determination and dedication allowed him and his highly skilled team to transform a startup into the first graphene production plant in Europe. Since 2016, Directa Plus as been listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange.

Directa Plus founded an Advanced Development Area (ADA). ADA is composed of different laboratories to test and certify the performances and quality of all our products. A team of 15 engineers researches and develops graphene-based tailor-made products, solutions and new applications. Furthermore, the ADA team provides technical support to our industrial partners.