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SPONSOR: ZEN Graphene Solutions: An emerging advanced materials and graphene development company with a focus on new solutions using pure graphene and other two-dimensional materials. Our competitive advantage relies on the unique qualities of our multi-decade supply of precursor materials in the Albany Graphite Deposit. Independent labs in Japan, UK, Israel, USA and Canada confirm this. Click here for more information
Researchers at the India-based Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute (CMERI) are developing an economical graphene-based supercapacitor
that can present an effective alternative to providing energy to
various applications, including state-of-the-art military equipment,
mobile devices and modern vehicles.
Graphene has been used in the newly developed ultra-capacitors to
replace the expensive activated carbon, and the switch seems to have
also reduced the supercapacitors’ weight and cost by ten times.
The team has developed a new technique for making graphene oxide, which is being used to produce new ultra-capacitors.
CMERI scientist Dr. Naresh Chandra Murmu stated that “scientists have
developed a technique for producing graphene oxide. The production cost
of one kilogram of graphene oxide using this technique comes to around
ten thousand rupees, which is much lesser than the cost of activated
carbon used in supercapacitors. We have modified the surface of graphene
oxide in our research, due to which it has also succeeded in reducing
its weight. We have now reached the advanced stage of making
ultra-capacitors by using this graphene oxide, which can be useful in
various sectors.â€
Former Senior Defense Development Research Organization (DRDO)
official M.H. Rahman said that such devices not only cater to civilian
applications, but can be applicable in strategic and defense
applications as well.
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at 2:34 PM on Friday, January 24th, 2020
VANCOUVER, BC / January 24, 2020 / VERTICAL EXPLORATION INC. (TSXV:VERT) (“Vertical” or “the Company”) announces that it has arranged a non-brokered private placement of up to 26 million units (“Units”) at a price of $0.05 per Unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $1,300,000.00 (the “Offering”).
Each unit will be comprised of one common share (“Share”) and one-half of one transferable Share purchase warrant of the Company (“Warrant”). Each full Warrant will entitle the Subscriber to purchase one Warrant Share for a 24-month period after the Closing Date at an exercise price of $0.07 per share. Proceeds raised from the Offering will be used to advance the Company’s St. Onge project in Quebec, for general working capital and unallocated funds as per Tier 2 status requirements.
Finders’ fees may be payable on the private placement, subject to the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange.
This offering is subject to TSX Venture Exchange acceptance.
ABOUT VERTICAL EXPLORATION
Vertical Exploration’s mission is to identify, acquire, and advance high potential mining prospects located in North America for the benefit of its stakeholders. The Company’s flagship St-Onge Wollastonite property is located in the Lac-Saint-Jean area in the Province of Quebec.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Peter P. Swistak, President
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Telephone: 1-604-683-3995 Toll Free: 1-888-945-4770
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at 2:06 PM on Tuesday, January 21st, 2020
SPONSOR: ZEN Graphene Solutions: An emerging advanced materials and graphene development company with a focus on new solutions using pure graphene and other two-dimensional materials. Our competitive advantage relies on the unique qualities of our multi-decade supply of precursor materials in the Albany Graphite Deposit. Independent labs in Japan, UK, Israel, USA and Canada confirm this. Click here for more information
The battery race shows no sign of letting up, even though the gains
feel increasingly marginal. Whether it’s phones or portable consoles,
maximising the life eked out of a slim lithium-ion battery is getting
harder and harder.
For some time, graphene has been touted as one possible solution, a
material that hasn’t been efficiently harnessed yet but which could help
improve charging times and battery life in one fell swoop. Now Real
Graphene, a tech business from Los Angeles, is apparently preparing to
change that.
It has a range of portably power banks on
the market, and ambitious plans to crowdfund the wider production of
banks that go even further with their use of Graphene. For now, Real
Graphene’s banks come in two sizes, a 10,000mAh version and another with
20,000mAh, and have a number of apparent advantages over lithium banks.
For one thing, they charge far more quickly themselves, with the
smaller variant charging completely in 50 minutes, far less time than
the hours most banks need to power themselves up.
Graphene as a material is also extremely lightweight, so down the
line it could lead to lighter batteries, always a welcome change.
However, for now, even Real Graphene’s own batteries are not pure
graphene — they’re a blend of graphene and lithium which gains in speed
but remains affordable to build and sell.
Even so, the reality is that graphene-enhanced batteries will be more
expensive than current lithium equivalents, to the tune of a 30% bump
in cost at Real Graphene’s own estimation. That’s a sizeable leap, so it
shouldn’t be a huge surprise if the tech can’t make too many mainstream
waves until it’s even more affordable in comparison.
Definitive Graphene Manufacturing Process License Agreement–
This agreement licenses to ZEN the intellectual property created
by scientists and laboratories in collaboration with ZEN, and provides
that a royalty is payable by ZEN based on the annual amount of material
processed under the intellectual property.
Signed an 18-month
exclusive initial option agreement with the University of Guelph for
intellectual property regarding an electrochemical exfoliation (ECE)
process to produce Graphene Oxide.
Collaborative Research
Agreement (CRA) Template – Forms the basis of each agreement with
various UBC researchers and Universities.
Each contributing
significantly to unlocking the value of the Albany Graphite deposit and
creating a strong intellectual property foundation.
Graphene Aerogel Battery Development Program:
Coordinating with the German Aerospace Center–
A proprietary aerogel formulation containing
doping with either ZEN’s reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) or Graphene produced via
ZEN’s licensed process was tested. The unoptimized results are believed to be
better than those currently reported in the literature for Graphene Aerogel
batteries.
Graphene-containing aerogels could have the
potential to be a low-cost, low-weight, high-performance composite materials
for near future energy storage applications.
Results extremely positive, and DLR applied for
and received federal funding to create a new Innovation Lab (the Center
for Aerogels) to work with industrial partners on the development of Aerogels
and other graphene-based products.
Albany Graphite:
Significantly outperforms both flake/sedimentary graphite and
synthetic graphite, demonstrating the uniqueness of ZEN’s graphite and
its superior performance to exfoliate into graphene products.
ZEN
currently has an inventory of approximately 110 tonnes of
graphite-mineralized material with an average grade of 6% graphitic
carbon (Cg), 110 kilograms of 86% Cg material, 18 kilograms of 99.8% Cg,
and 300 grams of GO.
The Company will continue to process
material and manufacture graphene-related products on an as-needed basis
for research and development (R&D) and marketing
ZEN’s is
developing a proposed webstore which has an anticipated launch date in
the first quarter of 2020, for which it is developing an inventory in
advance of sales.
Graphene-Enhanced Materials for Next-Level Performance.
About ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd.
ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd. is an emerging advanced materials and
graphene development company with a focus on new solutions using pure
graphene and other two-dimensional materials. Our competitive advantage
relies on the unique qualities of our multi-decade supply of precursor
materials in the Albany Graphite Deposit. Independent labs in Japan, UK,
Israel, USA and Canada have demonstrated that ZEN’s Albany
Graphite/Naturally PureTM easily converts (exfoliates) to graphene,
using a variety of simple mechanical and chemical methods.
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at 7:38 PM on Friday, January 10th, 2020
Definitive distribution agreement to partner on the sale of
Vertical’s wollastonite from its world-class St-Onge Deposit in place.
Supplying the fast growing cannabis and hemp industries.
Vertical’s high quality Wollastonite has been shown to be beneficial to cannabis plants in a variety of ways
In every case the most optimal results occurred with an admixture rate of 10% to 15% wollastonite to the growth medium.
The
high-grade St-Onge Wollastonite deposit has pit-constrained mineral
resources of: 7,155,000 tonnes Measured@ 36.20% Wollastonite &
6,926,000 tonnes Indicated@ 37.04%
B.C. Buds Testing Confirmed Wollastonite is critical to marijuana growers
Engaged
AGRINOVA over the past year to conduct research and testing of
Vertical’s St-Onge wollastonite on a range of important agricultural end
uses.
WOLLASTONITE
St-Onge-Wollastonite Deposit located approximately 90 kilometres
Northwest of the city of Saguenay, in St-Onge township, in the
Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region of Quebec, Canada.
Research and testing in the Phase 1 program for use in cannabis growth was managed and monitored by AGRINOVA, a highly-regarded Center for Research and Innovation in Agriculture in Quebec
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at 7:52 PM on Monday, January 6th, 2020
Definitive distribution agreement to partner on the sale of
Vertical’s wollastonite from its world-class St-Onge Deposit in place.
Supplying the fast growing cannabis and hemp industries.
Vertical’s high quality Wollastonite has been shown to be beneficial to cannabis plants in a variety of ways
In every case the most optimal results occurred with an admixture rate of 10% to 15% wollastonite to the growth medium.
The
high-grade St-Onge Wollastonite deposit has pit-constrained mineral
resources of: 7,155,000 tonnes Measured@ 36.20% Wollastonite &
6,926,000 tonnes Indicated@ 37.04%
B.C. Buds Testing Confirmed Wollastonite is critical to marijuana growers
Engaged
AGRINOVA over the past year to conduct research and testing of
Vertical’s St-Onge wollastonite on a range of important agricultural end
uses.
WOLLASTONITE
St-Onge-Wollastonite Deposit located approximately 90 kilometres
Northwest of the city of Saguenay, in St-Onge township, in the
Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region of Quebec, Canada.
Research and testing in the Phase 1 program for use in cannabis growth was managed and monitored by AGRINOVA, a highly-regarded Center for Research and Innovation in Agriculture in Quebec
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at 8:33 AM on Friday, December 20th, 2019
ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd. (TSXV: ZEN) (“ZEN” or the “Company“)
has closed its previously announced private placement of flow-through
common shares of the company and reports that it was oversubscribed. The
company raised $1.21-million in respect of the offering, which will be
used to finance the 2020 environmental baseline field program and
community engagement work on the company’s Albany graphite project.
The offering consisted of the issuance of 3.025 million flow-through
common shares at a price of 40 cents per flow-through common share for
aggregate gross proceeds of $1.21 million. Finders’ fees in an aggregate
amount of $54,840 were paid by the company in connection to the
offering.
The flow-through common shares issued in connection with the offering
will be subject to a hold period until April 20, 2020, in accordance
with applicable securities laws.
Graphene Production and Graphene Oxide Research Update
The Company is moving forward with graphene production and
anticipates that small-scale graphene related production will commence
before the end of Q1 2020. The first batch of equipment for the
purification small-scale pilot plant was delivered this week. In the
coming months, ZEN is aiming to setup small-scale graphite purification
and graphene-related production facilities including Graphene Quantum
Dots (GQDs) and Graphene Oxide (GO). These products will be available
for research and development, application development and for commercial
use.
In addition, the Company reports that Prof. Aicheng Chen and his team
at the University of Guelph was recently awarded a $310,000, three-year
NSERC CRD grant to continue developing an environmentally friendly and
commercially scalable electrochemical process to produce GO and GQDs.
ZEN looks forward to continuing its strong collaborative relationship
with Prof. Chen and his team.
Graphene in Aluminum Products $450,000 Alliance Grant
The Company together with an industrial collaborator in the aluminum
business are jointly supporting a Natural Sciences and Engineering
Research Council (“NSERC”) Alliance grant application by Dr. Lukas
Bichler, a materials engineer from the University of British Columbia in
Okanagan. This application followed promising results earlier this year
where Dr. Bichler and his team used ZEN’s graphene products in aluminum
alloys. NSERC recently approved the $450,000, three-year Alliance
grant. ZEN looks forward to working with its aluminum industrial
collaborator and Dr. Bichler to create innovative aluminum products for
the automotive industry.
Environmental Baseline Program Update
The Company reports that in late November, the first full open water
field season for the environmental baseline program for the Albany
Project came to a successful close. All the program objectives were met
with a wide range of data collected over a period of eight months. The
collected data initiates the physical and biological characterization of
the site needed for project development planning and regulatory
permitting. ZEN is working closely with ERM Canada Ltd.’s (“ERM”) team
of scientists, biologists, and engineers. Members from the Constance
Lake First Nation (“CLFN”) were also important members of the field
teams providing local knowledge and supported the process of data
collection (click here
to see CLFN videos of the various field activities). ERM is leading the
desktop and fieldwork associated with this program on behalf of ZEN.
ERM is a leading global provider of environmental, health, safety,
social and sustainability consulting services with over three decades of
experience in the Canadian mining industry.
About ZEN Graphene Solutions Ltd.
ZEN is an emerging graphene technology solutions company with a focus
on the development of graphene-based nanomaterial products and
applications. The unique Albany Graphite Project provides the company
with a potential competitive advantage in the graphene market as
independent labs in Japan, UK, Israel, USA and Canada have independently
demonstrated that ZEN’s Albany Graphite/Naturally PureTM is an ideal
precursor material which easily converts (exfoliates) to graphene, using
a variety of mechanical, chemical and electrochemical methods.
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at 4:25 PM on Tuesday, December 10th, 2019
Definitive distribution agreement to partner on the sale of
Vertical’s wollastonite from its world-class St-Onge Deposit in place.
Supplying the fast growing cannabis and hemp industries.
Vertical’s high quality Wollastonite has been shown to be beneficial to cannabis plants in a variety of ways
In every case the most optimal results occurred with an admixture rate of 10% to 15% wollastonite to the growth medium.
The
high-grade St-Onge Wollastonite deposit has pit-constrained mineral
resources of: 7,155,000 tonnes Measured@ 36.20% Wollastonite &
6,926,000 tonnes Indicated@ 37.04%
B.C. Buds Testing Confirmed Wollastonite is critical to marijuana growers
Engaged
AGRINOVA over the past year to conduct research and testing of
Vertical’s St-Onge wollastonite on a range of important agricultural end
uses.
WOLLASTONITE
St-Onge-Wollastonite Deposit located approximately 90 kilometres
Northwest of the city of Saguenay, in St-Onge township, in the
Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region of Quebec, Canada.
Research and testing in the Phase 1 program for use in cannabis growth was managed and monitored by AGRINOVA, a highly-regarded Center for Research and Innovation in Agriculture in Quebec
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at 1:33 PM on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019
Definitive distribution agreement to partner on the sale of Vertical’s wollastonite from its world-class St-Onge Deposit in place.
Supplying the fast growing cannabis and hemp industries.
Vertical’s high quality Wollastonite has been shown to be beneficial to cannabis plants in a variety of ways
In every case the most optimal results occurred with an admixture rate of 10% to 15% wollastonite to the growth medium.
The high-grade St-Onge Wollastonite deposit has pit-constrained mineral resources of: 7,155,000 tonnes Measured@ 36.20% Wollastonite & 6,926,000 tonnes Indicated@ 37.04%
B.C. Buds Testing Confirmed Wollastonite is critical to marijuana growers
Engaged AGRINOVA over the past year to conduct research and testing of Vertical’s St-Onge wollastonite on a range of important agricultural end uses.
WOLLASTONITE
St-Onge-Wollastonite Deposit located approximately 90 kilometres Northwest of the city of Saguenay, in St-Onge township, in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region of Quebec, Canada.
Research and testing in the Phase 1 program for use in cannabis growth was managed and monitored by AGRINOVA, a highly-regarded Center for Research and Innovation in Agriculture in Quebec
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at 5:57 PM on Thursday, November 28th, 2019
Definitive distribution agreement to partner on the sale of Vertical’s wollastonite from its world-class St-Onge Deposit.
Supplying the fast growing cannabis and hemp industries.
Vertical’s high quality Wollastonite has been shown to be beneficial to cannabis plants in a variety of ways
In every case the most optimal results occurred with an admixture rate of 10% to 15% wollastonite to the growth medium.
The high-grade St-Onge Wollastonite deposit has pit-constrained mineral resources of: 7,155,000 tonnes Measured@ 36.20% Wollastonite & 6,926,000 tonnes Indicated@ 37.04%
B.C. Buds Testing Confirmed Wollastonite is critical to marijuana growers
Engaged AGRINOVA over the past year to conduct research and testing of Vertical’s St-Onge wollastonite on a range of important agricultural end uses.
WOLLASTONITE
St-Onge-Wollastonite Deposit located approximately 90 kilometres
Northwest of the city of Saguenay, in St-Onge township, in the
Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region of Quebec, Canada.
Research and testing in the Phase 1 program for use in cannabis growth was managed and monitored by AGRINOVA, a highly-regarded Center for Research and Innovation in Agriculture in Quebec
