Zenyatta Ventures (“Zenyatta” or “Company”) (TSXV: ZEN) is pleased to announce a program for a scaled up production method of the Company’s graphite to graphene oxide (“GO”)  for applications in water remediation, electrochemical sensors, super capacitors and Li-ion batteries.
The program is receiving grant funding from the Ontario Centres for Excellence (OCE) to allow a team of scientists under the direction of Dr. Aicheng Chen at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada to carry out this advanced nano-material research.
Dr. Aicheng Chen commented:

“We found Zenyatta’s high-purity Albany graphite to be an ideal material for the production of graphene oxide and subsequent environmental and energy application development”.

The World Bank considers water security to be one of the top priorities. Water used for drinking and agriculture is under a global risk with a projected 40% shortfall between forecast demand and supply by 2030.
A graphene-oxide membrane exhibits some unique properties and may drastically improve the efficiency of desalination and water remediation.
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