2018 CAP Congress / Congrès de l'ACP 2018

POS-36 Vein glorious graphite for Li-ion Batteries

12 Jun 2018, 18:00

1h 30m

SUB McInnes Hall (Dalhousie University)

Oral (Non-Student) / Orale (non-étudiant(e)) Condensed Matter and Materials Physics / Physique de la matière condensée et matériaux (DCMMP-DPMCM) DCMMP Poster Session & Finals: Poster Competition and Mingle Session with Industry Partners (28) / Employers | Session d'affiches DPMCM et finales: Concours d'affiches et rencontres avec partenaires industriels et employeurs (28)

Speaker

Dr Shane Beattie (Elcora Advanced Materials)

Description

Graphite is used as the negative electrode in most Lithium-ion battery chemistries. As demand for Li-ion batteries grows, so does demand for graphite. To help satisfy demand Elcora has acquired a vein graphite mine in Sri Lanka. This talk will discuss the journey graphite takes from the mine to a commercial cell.
Several topics will be discussed. For example:
• Graphite mining techniques
• Purification methods at the mine
• Spheronization
• Thermal purification
• Surface coating
• Cost
• Performance in Li-ion batteries

Shane Beattie, PhD
CTO
Elcora Advanced Materials Corporation
www.elcoracorp.com