Zen Graphene Solutions (TSXV: ZEN) signed a new research collaboration agreement with the Deutsches Zentrum f眉r Luft-und Raumfahrt, (DLR) the German Aerospace Center to investigate the use of Albany Pure graphene-based nanomaterials in the fabrication of novel carbon aerogel composites.聽
In a , Zen said that the project is titled 鈥淒evelopment of Innovative Composites based on Carbon Aerogels鈥� and its goal is to develop electrode materials for new generation batteries.
The goal of the project is to develop electrode materials for new generation batteries
鈥淚n November 2019, Zen reported on encouraging preliminary results on graphene-carbon aerogel battery development work which indicated that relatively low loadings (<5 wt.%) of graphene-based material, combined with DLR鈥檚 proprietary carbon aerogel structure, can result in an anode with a significant specific discharge capacity,鈥� the company鈥檚 media brief states.
鈥淧reliminary best results were achieved with a 2 wt.% loading of graphene dispersed in aerogel and resulted in an initial specific discharge capacity of 2800 mAh/g and a discharge capacity of 1300 mAh/g after 50 cycles at a current capacity of 186 mA/g.鈥�
According to the Canadian firm, these unoptimized results were believed to be better than those currently reported in the literature for graphene aerogel batteries.聽
Graphene-enhanced aerogels could have the potential to be low-cost, low-weight, high-performance composite materials for near future energy storage applications.
Zen鈥檚 graphene is produced from Albany Pure Graphite which, in turn, is sourced from the company鈥檚 deposit in Ontario, Canada.