{"id":1147823,"date":"2019-11-04T08:20:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T14:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mining.com\/?p=1005955"},"modified":"2019-11-04T08:20:29","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T14:20:29","slug":"graphene-aerogel-batteries-promise-new-energy-storage-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=1147823","title":{"rendered":"Graphene aerogel batteries promise new energy storage solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Zen Graphene Solutions (TSXV: ZEN) and its research partner, Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt, reported having received encouraging results from their battery development program taking place at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='d-flex justify-content-center'>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0'><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1561499308230-0');});<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a press release, Zen and DLR explained that the team at UBC-O has created a graphene aerogel composite anode material using a proprietary aerogel formulation containing doping with either Zen&#8217;s reduced graphene oxide (rGO) or graphene.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignright\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Graphene  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/mining.com\/gold-graphene-now-used-biosensors-detect-diseases\/\" ><g class=\"gr_ gr_4 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"4\" data-gr-id=\"4\">Graphene<\/g> <\/a>is a high-quality form of graphite that \u2018evolves\u2019 into a material made of a single layer of carbon atoms. It is super-strong, ultra-thin and crystalline<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Preliminary results indicate that relatively low loadings (&lt;5 wt.%) of graphene-based material, combined with this proprietary aerogel structure, can result in an anode with a significant specific discharge capacity,&#8221; the companies said in the media brief. &#8220;Preliminary best results were achieved with a 2 wt.% loading of graphene dispersed in aerogel and resulted in an initial specific discharge capacity of 2800 mAh\/g and a discharge capacity of 1300 mAh\/g after 50 cycles at a current capacity of 186 mA\/g.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Zen, these unoptimized results are believed to be better than those currently reported in the literature for graphene aerogel batteries.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The companies involved in the project are convinced that graphene-containing aerogels could have the potential to be a low-cost, low-weight, high-performance composite materials for near-future 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