Graphene technology company Zentek Ltd has made significant progress in the development of its ZenARMOR corrosion protection technology, having received a grant to test its products in military applications.
The company is engaged in the development and commercialization of graphene and corrosion protection technologies focused on the research, development and commercialization of new graphene-based products. Together with its partners, the company works to build intellectual property by utilizing nanotechnology to improve products and develop solutions that improve people’s lives.
The core technology material, graphene, is the thinnest, strongest and most electrically and thermally conductive material in the world. It is 200 times stronger than steel and is one millionth the thickness of a human hair. Graphene can be added to plastics, metals and many other materials to make them stronger, lighter, more durable and more conductive. The extremely high capacitance and electron mobility also allows graphene to greatly improve energy storage and microchip technologies.
Among the company’s innovations is a patented coating that has 99% antimicrobial activity and significantly improves the bacterial and viral filtration efficiency of both surgical masks and HVAC systems.
It has also created a technology platform, for which a patent application has been filed, focused on corrosion protection. Corrosion is a valuable problem affecting most industries, especially naval and marine infrastructure, aircraft manufacturing, military equipment and the like. Innovative anti-corrosion coatings can significantly extend the life of industrial products of machinery and equipment.
Over the past 2 years, the company has developed a new corrosion protection technology. ZenARMOR offers high performance, self-healing properties and potential environmental benefits due to its low active ingredient content compared to other corrosion protection products.
The company recently received a research and development grant from Innovative Solutions Canada to test ZenARMOR nanopigment in chromate-free corrosion protection systems for aerospace and other military equipment. The testing will be led by researchers from the National Research Council of Canada’s Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Center at the Aerospace Research Center. The testing will be designed to confirm compliance with required aviation standards, as well as optimize nanopigment concentrations in paint systems and compare corrosion protection with other chromate-based systems available on the market.
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