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NEWS
OCSiAl Completes Single
Wall Carbon Nanotube
Dispersion Site
OCSiAl has completed the construction of a facility for
the production of single wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT)
dispersions in Serbia to support the manufacturing of
high-performance batteries. Output has been contracted
by leading global EV producers and collaborations with the
world's largest Li-ion battery cell manufacturers.
The facility features state-of-the-art equipment and clean
room operated production lines, adhering to the highest
quality standards. The current dispersion production
unit is an optimised and upgraded version of the previous
generation, offering 15-times higher output per unit and
the capability to produce up to 10 MT of dispersion per day.
Scheduled to commence commercial production in the
third quarter of 2024, this facility employs an industrially
scalable unit for SWCNT dispersion production, which will
be blueprint for OCSiAl's future expansions, elsewhere in
Europe, Asia, and the US.
SWCNTs, known for their unique intrinsic properties, are
nature's longest and most flexible material for conductivity
and reinforcement of battery electrodes, outperforming
other carbon-based additives used in batteries such as
multiwall carbon nanotubes or carbon black.
The new facility will produce water-based SWCNT
dispersions for multiple EV and consumer electronics
projects to enhance the performance of Li-ion battery cells
with energy-dense, silicon-rich, or fast-charging graphite
anodes. The usage of SWCNTs in these trending battery
technologies makes it possible to forestall dramatically
the degradation of the anode by creating a robust electrical
network inside the electrode, which ensures that electrode
particles stay electrically connected to each other under the
harsh conditions that occur in the electrode during battery
charging and discharging.
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