Zenyatta’s Graphene Enhanced Concrete Pilot Project Advances with Larisplast and Ben-Gurion University in Israel

Zenyatta Ventures (“Zenyatta” or “Company”) (TSXV: ZEN) is pleased to announce that the next phase to test a concrete admixture containing graphene is progressing through their Collaboration Agreement with Larisplast (“Larisplast”), an Israeli business that specializes in the field of concrete admixtures.
The 10 kg market sample of high-purity graphite that was sent to Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel (“BGU”) will allow for the testing and optimization of a much larger volume of concrete which could be in a range between 5 and 10 tonnes.  Zenyatta and Larisplast have both received grant funding from the Canada-Israel Industrial R&D Foundation under the Ontario-Israel Collaboration.
The main objective of this pilot plant is to further test a much larger volume of concrete utilizing an admixture containing Albany derived graphene. The scientific and engineering data obtained will yield valuable information for potentially designing a larger scale demonstration plant.
Aubrey Eveleigh, President and CEO commented:

 “We are pleased to be in the next stage of testing to demonstrate the viability of this exciting technology to enhance concrete properties with nano-graphite derived from Zenyatta’s Albany deposit.
This initiative represents an important new and valuable target market for Albany graphite as the potential market size for a new concrete admixture with superior qualities is extremely large.”

Click here to read the full text release.