Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00462, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Fanchini, Giovanni (The University of Western Ontario), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Grants for Universities, program name french : Subventions d'engagement partenarial pour les universités, program purpose english : Research is required to optimize the exfoliation of high-quality Canadian natural graphite from the recently_x000D_
discovered hydrothermal deposit in Albany, Northwestern Ontario, with special emphasis to its thermal_x000D_
properties. The exceptional quality of this deposit makes its products uniquely suited for markets at high added_x000D_
value, in which high crystallinity and low defectiveness of graphite are critical. Using massively available_x000D_
natural graphite will lead to significant impact in terms of quality-cost optimization in a number of graphite_x000D_
products, including batteries, thermal pastes, and heat spreaders because, so far, many of such markets have_x000D_
only been reserved to synthetically produced graphitic materials. Zenyatta Ventures Ltd, the company that has_x000D_
been developing the Albany deposit, has determined that the market penetration of several products will be_x000D_
dramatically enhanced if their graphite is exfoliated into graphene platelets. Specifically, platelets of graphene_x000D_
(a single-layer of carbon atoms) and few-layer graphene (2-10 layers of carbon atoms) possess a thermal_x000D_
conductivity that is significantly higher than thick graphitic stacks. In this project, Zenyatta will work in_x000D_
partnership with the team of Prof. Fanchini, Canada Research Chair in Carbon based nanomaterials at Western_x000D_
University, an academic researchers experienced in graphene laminates and their thermal properties. The_x000D_
short-term objective is to gain insight into, and to optimize, the structure-thermal performance relationship in_x000D_
graphene-based platelets exfoliated from Albany graphite. Long-term objective of the project is to demonstrate,_x000D_
using natural graphite, thermal conductivities >2 10+2 W/m/K, approaching or exceeding those of state-of-the_x000D_
art metallic heat spreaders. If successful, the project will dramatically enhance the marketability of Albany_x000D_
graphite, which, on its turn will lead to a significant increase in occupational and economic perspectives for a_x000D_
remote area in Northwestern Ontario, in which such development is much needed., program purpose french : Research is required to optimize the exfoliation of high-quality Canadian natural graphite from the recently_x000D_
discovered hydrothermal deposit in Albany, Northwestern Ontario, with special emphasis to its thermal_x000D_
properties. The exceptional quality of this deposit makes its products uniquely suited for markets at high added_x000D_
value, in which high crystallinity and low defectiveness of graphite are critical. Using massively available_x000D_
natural graphite will lead to significant impact in terms of quality-cost optimization in a number of graphite_x000D_
products, including batteries, thermal pastes, and heat spreaders because, so far, many of such markets have_x000D_
only been reserved to synthetically produced graphitic materials. Zenyatta Ventures Ltd, the company that has_x000D_
been developing the Albany deposit, has determined that the market penetration of several products will be_x000D_
dramatically enhanced if their graphite is exfoliated into graphene platelets. Specifically, platelets of graphene_x000D_
(a single-layer of carbon atoms) and few-layer graphene (2-10 layers of carbon atoms) possess a thermal_x000D_
conductivity that is significantly higher than thick graphitic stacks. In this project, Zenyatta will work in_x000D_
partnership with the team of Prof. Fanchini, Canada Research Chair in Carbon based nanomaterials at Western_x000D_
University, an academic researchers experienced in graphene laminates and their thermal properties. The_x000D_
short-term objective is to gain insight into, and to optimize, the structure-thermal performance relationship in_x000D_
graphene-based platelets exfoliated from Albany graphite. Long-term objective of the project is to demonstrate,_x000D_
using natural graphite, thermal conductivities >2 10+2 W/m/K, approaching or exceeding those of state-of-the_x000D_
art metallic heat spreaders. If successful, the project will dramatically enhance the marketability of Albany_x000D_
graphite, which, on its turn will lead to a significant increase in occupational and economic perspectives for a_x000D_
remote area in Northwestern Ontario, in which such development is much needed., agreement title english : Optimized exfoliation of Canadian natural graphite from the Albany deposit for production of thermally conducting graphene-based laminates, agreement title french : Optimized exfoliation of Canadian natural graphite from the Albany deposit for production of thermally conducting graphene-based laminates, agreement number : EGP, agreement value : 25000.0, agreement start date : 2017-06-14, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2018-2019), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2018-2019), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada