GRAPHENE BASED ADSORBENT MATERIAL FOR EVAP CANISTER USED IN A VEHICLE EMISSIONS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

An evaporative emissions control system for an automobile for reducing evaporative emissions, having an evaporative canister coupled to a fuel tank, the canister containing sorbent material capable of adsorbing hydrocarbons and selected from the group of activated Graphene-derivatives not limited to any of monolayer Graphene, few layered Graphene, Graphene oxide, reduced Graphene oxide, and functionalized Graphene. A vapor inlet on the canister is connected to the fuel tank, a purge outlet on the canister being connected to an air induction system, wherein the sorbent material adsorbs fuel vapors when the engine is not running and desorbs fuel vapors when the engine is running.