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Independent University Research Confirms and Quantifies Ease of Conversion of ZEN Graphene's Albany Pure(TM) Graphite to Graphene
Thunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 6, 2020) - ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd.  (...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Independent University Research Confirms and Quantifies Ease of Conversion of ZEN Graphene's Albany Pure(TM) Graphite to GrapheneThunder Bay, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - August 6, 2020) - ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd. (TSXV: ZEN) (\"ZEN\" or the \"Company\") is pleased to announce that a recent peer reviewed research article clearly demonstrates that ZEN's Albany Graphite exfoliates more easily than other commercially available flake graphite test samples. Significantly, this article provides quantitative data that ZEN's Albany PureTM Graphite has the highest exfoliation rate constant of the materials tested, indicating that it exfoliates more easily than the other materials.This study was recently published in the peer reviewed journal, Carbon and utilizes an interfacial trapping exfoliation process which is spontaneous and driven by the spreading of graphene at a liquid-liquid interface between two immiscible fluids (e.g. oil and water) and thus lowering the free energy of the system. The article reported \"the time to reach full emulsion for the Albany PureTM material was much shorter than for other graphite reference material (Figure 1). The paper also concluded that \"the source of the graphite plays a role in the exfoliation in addition to the flake size\". This advantage will likely translate into a more efficient and economic exfoliation process as the company advances towards commercialization. Additional testing was also conducted to compare the purified East Pipe and West Pipe material and confirmed very similar exfoliation rates for the two pipes as shown in Figure 2 below.Figure 1: Plot showing ZEN vs. other Graphite (Zenyatta7 = Zen_W1016F)To view an enhanced version of Figure 1, please visit:https://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/1429/61207_e7c004a7c44f5858_002full.jpgFigure 2: Plot showing East vs. West PipeTo view an enhanced version of Figure 2, please visit:https://orders.newsfilecorp.com/files/1429/61207_e7c004a7c44f5858_003full.jpgFrancis Dubé, ZEN CEO commented, \"We have known for a long time that our material exfoliated into graphene faster and better than flake graphite but quantifying it so clearly was a significant confirmation. I want to thank Prof. Douglas Adamson at UConn for his excellent research!\"These results provide additional third-party confirmation that Albany PureTM Gr...