So now we have two highly regarded independent testing entities one commerical and one academic saying that ZEN's graphite is not only unique geologically but also physically. Ballard says the graphite is suitable for fuel cells and has heat tolerance that it has not observed in other graphites which it has tested in the past, presumably even synthetic. This will be a very important property for battery, fuel cell and nuclear use as well as a range of other types of uses. Ben Guirion University researchers say that the graphite exibits the best conversion to graphene nano-particles they have observed in a natural sample. Graphene nano particles can be purchase at the Graphene Superstore on line for a mere $US 450 per 100 g or $US 4.5 million per metric ton. BG researchers also said that the yield was exceptionally high for ZEN graphite using a sonication method to produce the graphene! Even if the yield is 1 or 2% we are looking at pricing that is 7-15 times higher than ZEN has projected in the PEA!
ZEN is not only developing a resource but it is reshaping the fields of graphite and graphene.
