Success Stories
Nano-Scale Purification Technology for Electrochemical Energy Storage (23/37) The U.S. Department of Energy Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention Program financed an STCU Partner Project (P154) that seeks to develop a new, low-cost synergistic technology using combined chemical and low-temperature purification techniques on graphite/carbon material. Such a strategy will allow the production of natural graphite of 99.99% purity, suitable for modern electrochemical energy storage systems - Li-ion batteries, supercapacitors, etc.
This project involves experts from Argonne National Laboratory (USA), a U.S. industry partner, and four Ukrainian Institutes: Litvinenko Institute of Physical Organic and Coal Chemistry (Donetsk), Kyiv National University, Kharkiv Institute of Physics & Technology, and Ferroservice Company (Donetsk). The project uses previous results from several STCU projects and a NATO Science for Peace project. The project will eventually seek to establish a functional Joint Venture (JV) in Ukraine targeting the energy and cutting tools markets in Europe.