NEO Battery Materials Ltd has announced the appointments of University of Toronto professors Mohini Sain and Ning Yan to the company’s scientific advisory board.
Sain is an expert in the field of bionanotechnology, low carbon functional materials and next-generation low carbon transportation, while Yan specializes in the field of bio-based chemicals and products from renewable biomass.
“With sustainability throughout NEO's production and supply chain being a core value, the company will cooperate with Dr Sain and Dr Yan to optimize renewable materials that can be implemented as low-cost nanocoating materials, binders, and conductive additives to NEO's silicon anode materials,” NEO Battery Materials CEO Spencer Huh said in a statement.
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“We are ultimately targeting improved chemistries and cell performance for commercialization,” Huh added.
Sain also commented, stating: “NEO's drive for sustainable battery materials, coating, and electrode engineering for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is currently supported by leading-edge research and innovation by top battery scientists in South Korea and Canada for a fast-track into automotive applications.”
NEO Battery Materials is a Vancouver-based resource company focused on battery anode materials and technology development. The anode is one of the four key materials of the lithium-ion battery, and improvements in battery run-time and charge-time will be reached through anode material innovation.
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