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Gold/Mining/Energy : Zentek Ltd - ZEN
ZEN.V 1.0000.0%Dec 24 9:30 AM EST
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To: Wishfulthinker who wrote (3766)9/27/2013 9:19:52 AM
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Yes it may not be any good for that or those markets. I am no graphite chemist by any means but purity is not the end to the problem or the solution. I prefer to deal in simplistic terms. So here is a comparison.

You have a wire of copper inside an insulator. Someone says, this is pure copper inside and so will make a good electrical conductor. That pre supposes that copper "is" a great electrical conductor, which it is because the characteristics are already known.
In the case of graphite, my understanding is what makes up the characteristics is a number of facets. One being the flakes and their organization. Also what happens when you apply current to those flakes and what they do when the current is applied and how quickly do they pass that current, and how much loss/ heat is created in that transfer?
So if you remember back to the days of your physics class. The iron filings and magnet and sheet of paper thing. All the little pieces stood up when the magnet was applied to the underside of the paper.

So again, for simplicity sake, did all the pieces standup? Did they standup with the same strength? did all of them standup and align in the same direction. Thats the sort of comparable "characteristics" we need to know to determine whether its suitable for electrodes.

Lump is more malliable then flake graphite and tends to stay formed in whatever form you put it in, more so then flake graphite. So the question is, can you form an electrode of this stuff and it sticks together? If not what "impurity" ie glue will you need to get it to form and hold the shape of an electrode. Does the "glue" then introduce enough impurity that it nullifies the use of what would be a perfect graphite for the use of the electrode?

So many questions.... all waiting for answers lol
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