TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Process: The oxidation treatment comprises subjecting the pristine NGP material to an oxidizing agent comprising ozone, sulfonic vapor, an oxygen-containing gas, hydrogen peroxide vapor and/or nitric acid vapor, in a hydrogen-containing environment. The pristine NGP material is obtained from a process comprising: (a) intercalating the graphitic material with a non-oxidizing agent, followed by a thermal or chemical exfoliation (preferred) treatment in a non-oxidizing environment; (b) subjecting the graphitic material to a supercritical fluid environment for inter-graphene layer penetration and exfoliation; and/or (c) dispersing the graphitic material in a powder form to an aqueous solution containing a surfactant or dispersing agent to obtain a suspension and subjecting the suspension to direct ultrasonication for sufficient time; or (d) (i) subjecting the graphitic material to a supercritical fluid containing either a coating agent or surfactant/dispersing agent dissolved in it, at a first temperature and first pressure for a first period of time, (ii) rapidly de-pressurizing the fluid to a second pressure, and (iii) repeating the steps (i) and (ii). The process (c) further comprises a step of adding an acid and/or an oxidizer to the suspension for an oxidation treatment of the NGP material. The oxidation treatment comprises exposing the pristine NGP material to a liquid acid and/or oxidizer solution comprising sulfuric acid, nitric acid, carboxylic acid, acetic acid, formic acid, sodium/potassium nitrate, potassium permanganate, sodium/potassium chlorate and/or hydrogen peroxide. The process of producing dispersible nano graphene platelet material further comprises a step of contacting the nano graphene platelet material with a reactant such that a functional group is added to a surface or edge of the nano graphene platelet material. Preferred Components: The NGP has an oxygen content not less than 5 wt.%, preferably 5-20 wt.%. The graphitic material is natural graphite, artificial graphite, graphite oxide, graphite fluoride, graphite fiber, carbon fiber, carbon nano-fiber, carbon nanotube, mesophase carbon micro-bead (MCMB) or carbonaceous micro-sphere (CMS), soft carbon and/or hard carbon. The non-oxidizing agent is an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, an alloy of an alkaline earth metal and/or an alloy of an alkali metal. The dispersible nano graphene platelet material: is formed into a thin film with a thickness not greater than 100 nm: exhibits an electrical conductivity of at least 10 S/cm, preferably at least 1000 S/cm; and has a specific surface area of approximately 300-2600 m2/g. The nano graphene platelet material comprises single-layer graphene.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The functional group is alkyl/aryl silane, alkyl, aralkyl, hydroxy, carboxy, amine, sulfonate, aldehydic, quinoidal and/or fluorocarbon. EXAMPLE - Mesophase carbon microbead (MCMB) 2528 (10 g) were intercalated with an acid solution (sulfuric acid, nitric acid and potassium permanganate at a ratio of 4:1:0.05) for 24 hours. Upon completion of the reaction, the mixture was poured into deionized water and filtered. The intercalated MCMBs were repeatedly washed in a 5% solution of hydrochloric acid to remove most of the sulfate ions. The sample was then washed repeatedly with deionized water until the pH of the filtrate was neutral. The slurry was spray-dried and stored in a vacuum oven at 60 degrees C for 24 hours. The dried powder sample was placed in a quartz tube and inserted into a horizontal tube furnace pre-set at 600 degrees C for 30 seconds to give exfoliated oxidized MCMB platelets. One half of the exfoliated MCMB sample was subjected to de-oxygenation treatment at 1250 degrees C for 15 minutes in an argon environment to give de-oxygenated sample. A small quantity of each sample was mixed with water and ultra-sonicated at a 60 W power for 10 minutes to give a suspension and thin films were prepared from each suspension by dip coating. The conductivity of the film prepared from exfoliated oxidized MCMB platelets was approximately 1.8x 102 S/cm and that of de-oxygenated sample was 67 S/cm and both types of platelets were well-dispersed in water.