If you read the link to the study in my previous post, there are 3 individuals who have affiliations outside of ORNL. I don't believe ZEN's graphite was used in the study, however, i do hope it would perform just as well, if not better with the new processes tried.
Anyone's game on who (if there are offers) will be the suitors for the Albany deposit.
Advanced surface and microstructural characterization of natural graphite anodes for lithium ion batteries
Jane Y. Howe. -
Current affiliation: Hitachi High-Technologies Canada, Inc., Canada.
Matthew Denlinger
A123 Systems, Inc., 200 West St, Waltham, MA 02451, United States
Current affiliation: Ford Motor Company, United States.
Sang Y. Yoon
A123 Systems, Inc., 200 West St, Waltham, MA 02451, United States
Current affiliation: Apple, Inc., United States.