Zentek announces the development of graphene-wrapped silicon anodes

Zentek has announced the patent-pending development of a graphene-wrapped silicon anode material, developed along with Prof. Michael Pope, an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo, and in collaboration Dr. Marianna Uceda and Dr. Zimin She.

Zentek’s CEO, Greg Fenton, commented: We are very pleased to support Dr. Pope and his group at the University of Waterloo. Their innovation has the potential to improve the current lithium-ion battery by upgrading graphite to this graphene-wrapped silicon anode. Not only were the researchers able to demonstrate good performance with laboratory-scale half-cells, the performance was also validated with commercial lithium iron phosphate cathodes suggesting they could be a drop-in solution for enhancing already available battery technologies. We look forward to continuing our support of their research and development to potentially bring this technology to market. The company has begun discussions with a potential industry partner.

Read the full story Posted: Feb 19,2022

Zentek enters agreement with GMAF Circular Medico for graphene-enhanced Circular PPE

Zentek has announced that it has entered into a binding letter of intent with GMAF Circular Medico ApS (GMAF) to produce and sell ZENGuard-enhanced GMAF trademarked recyclable surgical masks (Circular PPE).

Zentek’s Medical Device Establishment License (MDEL) allows the Company to work with other manufacturers and distributors around the world to sell Class I PPE products in the Canadian market. Pursuant to the terms of the LOI, ZEN and GMAF have agreed to negotiate a definitive agreement to bring Circular PPETM coated with ZENGuard to the Canadian market while also evaluating regulatory requirements in other target markets. Commercial sales of Circular PPETM with ZENGuard outside of Canada will be subject to applicable regulatory approvals.

Read the full story Posted: Jan 13,2022

Graphene oxide could improve aircraft fuel

A team of researchers at UBC Okanagan (UBCO), studying the burning rate of nanomaterials in liquid fuels, believe they have created a recipe for clean-burning, power-boosting aircraft fuel.

A droplet of fuel mixed with nanomaterials is ignited during an experiment in UBCO’s lab imageA droplet of fuel mixed with nanomaterials is ignited during an experiment in UBCO’s Combustion for Propulsion and Power Lab. Image credit: UBCO

The team is investigating the combustion characteristics of microscopic graphene oxide inside fuel. Their experiment measures the ignition delay, burn rate and speed by which the graphene particles and fuel separate into smaller particles. Working with our industry partner, ZEN Graphene Solutions, we are assessing how the burn rate of this mixture can potentially improve its combustion properties, explains lead author and doctoral student Sepehr Mosadegh.

Read the full story Posted: Nov 02,2021

Zen Graphene Solutions gets Health Canada approval and reports first revenue from shipment of graphene coating

Months after Health Canada deemed graphene-enhanced face masks as a "potential health hazard", ZEN Graphene Solutions announced receiving an approval from Health Canada for its ZENGuard disposable face mask with biocidal coating and is rated at an ASTM Level 3. An extensive review process took place, after which Health Canada validated ZENGuard-enhanced surgical masks as 'safe for use by Canadians'.

In addition, ZEN Graphene Solutions also announced that it has delivered and generated revenue from its first shipment of ZENGuard antimicrobial coating to Trebor Rx. This first commercial shipment was enabled by a successful ramp up from bench scale production to pilot scale capacity, which currently exceeds the amount needed to coat 30 million masks per month. The company also reports that the engineering work on its industrial plant with an estimated capacity to coat the equivalent of 800 million masks per month is in the procurement stage. ZEN expects the build out and commissioning of the plant to be completed during the fourth quarter.

Read the full story Posted: Oct 04,2021

ZEN Graphene Solutions finalizes definitive commercial agreement with Trebor Rx

ZEN Graphene Solutions recently announced the signing of a definitive commercial agreement with Trebor Rx for the manufacturing of ZENGuard-enhanced personal protective equipment. The agreement includes surgical masks, filters for Trebor’s patent pending Pro+ mask, nitrile gloves and other potential products.

Greg Fenton, Zen's CEO, commented: After working closely with George Irwin and the Trebor team over the last year, we have developed an excellent working relationship and are eager to launch our first product together, the Trebor Rx surgical mask with ZENGuard technology delivering over 99.99% bacterial and viral filtration efficiency. This is a significant commercial success for both our organizations, but more importantly, it brings a new option to healthcare employees and others in higher risk settings that wish to significantly enhance the bacterial and viral filtration efficiency compared to a typical, disposable ASTM level 3 mask.

Read the full story Posted: Oct 02,2021

Public graphene companies reach almost $2 billion in market value

The graphene industry seems to be flourishing, at least when looking at the valuations of public companies. As we reported earlier this year, graphene stocks have risen nicely towards the end of 2020, and the trend continues in 2021 for most companies.

Graphene companies market cap (July 2021)

The total market value of graphene companies now reaches $1.8 billion USD for the 13 leading graphene public companies we track. It is important to note that not all this value is directly related to graphene - some of the companies have other activities, mainly graphite mining and supply. But for all these companies, graphene is a major part of the business, and most of the companies are pure-play graphene companies.

Read the full story Posted: Jul 07,2021

ZEN Graphene Solutions develops new graphene-based fuel additive

ZEN Graphene Solutions has announced that it has developed a stable diesel fuel additive, which increased the performance of diesel fuel by up to 10% in initial testing. Zen stated that these promising early results can be improved further through additional optimization work. ZEN has filed a provisional patent for this graphene-based fuel additive technology.

Greg Fenton, ZEN CEO commented: Energy and fuel are crucial to global economic prosperity, but also represent our biggest challenge from an environmental standpoint. With global market estimates for diesel fuel alone near $1 trillion, the size of the challenge to reduce emissions from this level of demand is massive, but so is the opportunity for novel solutions to help us be more efficient in our usage. Global challenges of this magnitude require a number of solutions and as a developer of nanotechnologies that help protect people and the environment we are excited to contribute with technology that is easily delivered into fuels to improve efficiency and create value for our shareholders in the process.

Read the full story Posted: Jun 02,2021

Zen Graphene Solutions completes private placement for gross proceeds of almost USD$3.5 Million

ZEN Graphene Solutions has announced that it completed its previously announced non-brokered private placement for aggregate gross proceeds of CAD$4,337,998 (around USD$3.46 million).

ZEN intends to use the net proceeds to fund capital expenditures and operating expenses at Guelph locations supporting the scale-up and production of its antimicrobial coating to serve existing client orders and create capacity for subsequent clients. ZEN also intends to continue to invest in its intellectual property related to graphene. Funds will also be used for general corporate purposes.

Read the full story Posted: Apr 12,2021