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Leading Edge Materials Partners With Ångström Advanced Battery Centre for Natural Graphite Anode Research
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nLeading Edge Materials Partners With Ångström Advanced Battery Centre for Natural Graphite Anode Research\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanada NewsWire\nVANCOUVER, Oct. 16, 2017\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, Oct. 16, 2017 /CNW/ - Leading Edge Materials Corp. (\"Leading Edge Materials\") or (the Company\") (TSXV: LEM) (OTCQB: LEMIF) is pleased to announce the Company's participation in a Swedish Government Funded research project entitled \"Natural Swedish Graphite for Future Lithium Ion Batteries\".\n\n\n \n \n\n \nLeading Edge Materials is a founding participant in the project, along with the Ångström Advanced Battery Centre (\"ÅABC\"), Uppsala University, Sweden.  The project is focused on the application and optimization of high purity natural graphite as anode material for lithium ion batteries, using graphite sourced from Leading Edge Material's Woxna project in Sweden.  Major funding is provided by Vinnova, a Swedish government agency working under the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation to promote research investment.\n\nThe Natural Swedish Graphite project brings together a very knowledgeable team with decades of lithium ion battery research and development experience.  Led by Uppsala University's Professor Kristina Edström, the ÅABC is the largest battery research group in the Nordic countries with research focused on all aspects of the chemistry of rechargeable batteries and fuel cells. The total project budget is SEK 1.75 million (approximately CA$270,000) and the project is scheduled to run until Q3 2019.\n\nProfessor Kristina Edström stated \"ÅABC is looking forward to working with Woxna battery graphite to develop a superior anode material both technically and environmentally for the future cell manufacturers in Europe and the world.\"\n\n Project aims include:\n\n\nThe manufacture of natural graphite powder with optimized particle size distribution and shape to facilitate rapid lithium movement;\nOptimization of the natural graphite purification process with as low environme...