Business
Leading Edge Materials Provides an Update on the Natural Graphite Anode Research Project
Leading Edge Materials Provides an Update on the Natural Graphite Anode Research Project ...
About this update from Leading Edge Materials Corp.
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nLeading Edge Materials Provides an Update on the Natural Graphite Anode Research Project\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, June 27, 2018\n\n\n\nVANCOUVER, June 27, 2018 /CNW/ - Leading Edge Materials Corp. (\"Leading Edge Materials\") or (\"the \"Company\") (TSXV:LEM) (OTCQB: LEMIF) (Nasdaq First North: LEMSE) is pleased to provide a progress report on the Swedish government funded research project entitled \"Natural Swedish Graphite for Future Lithium Ion Batteries\" announced October 16th 2017.\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 Materials' 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\nWork completed under this project to date has included electrochemical testing of unpurified Woxna flotation concentrate to establish baseline performance.  A slurry of Woxna graphite together with binder and carbon black was applied to copper foil which were then vacuum dried and assembled as pouch cells with a Li metal electrode, a separator and electrolyte.  Galvanostatic testing of the Woxna graphite anode demonstrated a broad capacity range with some cells exceeding the theoretical capacity (372 mAh g-1) of graphite, attributable to the presence of impurities.  \n\nThis baseline data provides critical information for the next round of purification test work, which will include electrochemical testing of graphite thermally treated at up to 2300 °C.  Results are anticipated late Q3 2018 and will be reported as they become available.    \n\nLed by Uppsala University's Professor Kristina Edström, the ÅABC is the large...