Nano One Demonstrates Lithium Carbonate As Alternative Feedstock for High Energy Electric Vehicle Batteries
October 10 2017 - 4:02AM
Dan Blondal, CEO of Nano One Materials
(TSX-V:NNO) (Frankfurt:LBMB) (OTC:NNOMF), today announced that
Nano One has successfully demonstrated the synthesis of high energy
cathode material for electrical vehicles using lithium carbonate
feedstock with energy densities on par with industry standards.
This demonstration underlines the opportunity of Nano One’s
technology to enable a wider range of lithium sources for the
rapidly growing electric vehicle market and supplements Nano One’s
other opportunities in the space including cathode material
durability, power, energy and processing cost.
“To provide electric vehicles with greater
driving range, the industry is transitioning to energy dense
lithium ion cathode materials with increasingly higher proportions
of nickel relative to cobalt, manganese or aluminum,” explains Mr.
Blondal. “Current industrial methods require lithium hydroxide as
feedstock for these nickel-rich cathode materials, however, Nano
One’s flexible process also enables the use of lithium carbonate
and we believe it has the opportunity to address challenges in the
lithium supply chain.”
Nickel rich cathode materials include nickel
cobalt aluminate (NCA) and nickel manganese cobaltate (NMC-532, 622
and 811). These materials are expected to play an increasingly
dominant role in the lithium ion batteries used by Tesla, General
Motors and other major electric vehicle manufacturers.
“Nano One’s laboratory batches of NCA and NMC811
have energy densities of 710 and 750 Wh/kg, respectively,” said
Nano One Principal Scientist, Dr. Stephen Campbell. “This is
comparable to the same materials made with lithium hydroxide and
demonstrates a cost effective lithium alternative. The path to
commercial scale is well understood from our pilot experience with
NMC111 and NMC622, consequently, the technology has the opportunity
to address constraints in the lithium supply chain.”
Nano One Materials Corp.
Dan Blondal, CEO
For information with respect to Nano One or the
contents of this news release, please contact John Lando
(President) at (604) 669-2701 or visit the website
at www.nanoone.ca.
About Nano One
Nano One Materials Corp (“Nano One” or “the
Company”) is developing patented technology for the low-cost
production of high performance battery materials used in electric
vehicles, energy storage, consumer electronics and next generation
batteries. The processing technology addresses fundamental supply
chain constraints by enabling wider raw materials specifications
for use in lithium ion batteries. The process can be configured for
a range of different nanostructured materials and has the
flexibility to shift with emerging and future battery market trends
and a diverse range of other growth opportunities. The novel
three-stage process uses equipment common to industry and Nano One
has built a pilot plant to demonstrate high volume production.
Piloting is being funded with the assistance and support of the
Government of Canada through Sustainable Development Technology
Canada (SDTC) and the Automotive Supplier Innovation Program
(ASIP). Nano One also receives financial support from the National
Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program
(NRC-IRAP). Nano One’s mission is to establish its patented
technology as a leading platform for the global production of a new
generation of nanostructured composite materials. For more
information, please visit www.nanoone.ca
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