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Zentek: Developing nanotechnology for advancements in HVAC, healthcare and more

Zentek’s nanotechnology offers novel and sustainable solutions for some of the most challenging issues in HVAC, healthcare and beyond.

Graphene is a carbon-based nanomaterial with unique properties that enable new and innovative technologies. It is a key building block for a sustainable future.

Zentek develops and commercialises graphene-based nanotechnology for new, sustainability-oriented solutions for some of the world’s biggest challenges.

Because of graphene’s nanomaterial properties, the company’s proprietary intellectual property innovations will give its commercial partners a competitive advantage by making their high-volume products better, safer, and greener, at a low incremental cost per unit.

This means they will help create an impact in the real world.

ZenGUARD™: The company’s first success story

ZenGUARD™ is a patented antimicrobial technology platform from which the company has already launched two applications: HVAC and PPE, with more to come.

HVAC filtration systems were designed to filter particulate matter, not viruses and bacteria. A new generation of effective filtration is needed, without requiring capital upgrades or greater energy consumption.

ZenGUARD™-coated filters meet that need, providing nearly five times the viral filtration of same-rated uncoated MERV 8 filters, according to testing by the National Research Council of Canada and further testing by LMS Technologies in the United States.

This will give many buildings, schools, and transportation systems a viable option versus upgrading to more expensive higher-rated filters.

Importantly, they can not only save on capital upgrade and maintenance costs but also provide substantial savings versus the increase in energy usage required for higher-rated filters. This is estimated to be as high as 15%.

With no additional capital costs and a significant pricing umbrella versus a higher-rated filter, which can cost more than twice as much as a lower-rated filter, ZenGUARD™ provides a simple, elegant solution with a compelling ROI for building and transportation system owners, operators, and tenants, etc.

Zentek Also has applied ZenGUARD™ to surgical masks, which have shown to have 99.99% viral filtration efficiency and 99.99% bacterial filtration efficiency, which is over 98% better than traditional surgical masks.

More uses of Zentek’s nanotechnology

The company’s second patent-pending technology platform is the recently announced ZenARMOR™, for corrosion protection applications.

Testing by Quantum Chemicals, a leader in corrosion protection, showed that ZenARMOR™ significantly improved their best product in a side-by-side comparison.

The technology should be useful for preventing rust and corrosion in applications such as bridges and infrastructure, naval and marine, oil and gas pipelines and valves, rebar in construction, and many more.

The possibilities for graphene to positively impact numerous industries are nearly limitless. Zentek is uniquely positioned to generate long-term growth as these possibilities unfold.

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