# Zentek Invited to Present Albany Graphite Purification Results at the 26th International Nuclear Graphite Specialists Meeting

Canonical Atlas analysis: https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zentek-invited-to-present-albany-graphite-purification-results-at-the-26th-inter--e6d47131-460e-4d85-93b6-9f611ce798c1

Original source: https://orestocks.com/company/ZEN.V/press-releases/5696388548513660

Publisher: orestocks

Original announcement: 2026-10-05T11:25:00.000Z

Analysis by Minestarters Atlas

Atlas analysis published: 2026-10-05T12:27:30.759Z

Atlas analysis updated: 2026-10-05T12:27:30.759Z

- Company: Zentek Ltd.

- Ticker: ZEN.V

- Exchange: Unavailable

- Region: Northern Ontario

- Primary commodity: Graphite

- Secondary commodities: None reported

- Document categories: Metallurgy, Other

- Extracted: 2026-10-05 12:27:31 UTC

Narrative sentiment: 0.60 · Bullish

## Minestarters Atlas summary

Zentek has been invited to present its acid-free bench-scale graphite purification results at the 26th International Nuclear Graphite Specialists Meeting in Japan. The company reported achieving ultra-high purity levels of up to 99.99985% carbon \(5N+\) using a fluidized bed reactor.

Reasoning: The announcement of successful bench-scale 5N+ acid-free graphite purification and an invitation to a major industry conference is a significant technical milestone for the project's nuclear application potential.

- Positive factor: Achieved ultra-high purity \(5N+\) at bench scale

- Positive factor: Acid-free purification process demonstrated

- Positive factor: Invitation to present at prestigious international nuclear graphite meeting

- Negative factor: Results are at bench scale and not yet commercial scale

- Negative factor: Material has not been irradiated or characterised against reference grades

Facts used in scoring: 2

## Classification and evidence

**Bench Scale Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Only preliminary bench tests completed — no locked-cycle or pilot work.

Why it applies: The reported ultra-high purity results were achieved at bench scale using a fluidized bed reactor.

Evidence · text

> At bench scale, the Company has reported purification of Albany graphite to 99.9992 wt.% carbon

**Single Domain Only**

Polarity: negative

Definition: Testing limited to one composite or domain — representativeness not established.

Why it applies: only one composite was tested

## Extracted facts

Stored fact records: 2. Some facts used in scoring do not have a stored record.

## Metallurgical Results (2)

### fluidized bed reactor

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zentek-invited-to-present-albany-graphite-purification-results-at-the-26th-inter--e6d47131-460e-4d85-93b6-9f611ce798c1#fact-metallurgical-facts-0)

Albany Graphite Project · graphite

#### Identity

- Project: Albany Graphite Project
- Commodity: graphite
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Northern Ontario
- Ticker: ZEN.V

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: fluidized bed reactor
- Processing Route: acid-free purification in a fluidized bed reactor
- Sample: Albany graphite, fluidized bed reactor purification

#### Recovery

- Conc. Grade: 99.99985
- Conc. Grade Unit: wt.% carbon

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Extremely high purity level \(99.99985%\) achieved via an acid-free process is a significant technical result.

- Positive factor: Achieved 5N+ purity

- Negative factor: Bench scale only

Evidence · text

> maximum measured purity of 99.99985 wt.% carbon \(5N+\) without hydrofluoric acid, in a fluidized bed reactor

### fluidized bed reactor

[Link to this fact](https://atlas-staging.minestarters.com/news/zentek-invited-to-present-albany-graphite-purification-results-at-the-26th-inter--e6d47131-460e-4d85-93b6-9f611ce798c1#fact-metallurgical-facts-1)

Albany Graphite Project · graphite

#### Identity

- Project: Albany Graphite Project
- Commodity: graphite
- Region: canada\_on
- Reported Region: Northern Ontario
- Ticker: ZEN.V

#### Test Work

- Program Status: preliminary
- Test Type: fluidized bed reactor
- Processing Route: acid-free purification in a fluidized bed reactor
- Sample: Albany graphite, fluidized bed reactor purification

#### Recovery

- Conc. Grade: 99.9992
- Conc. Grade Unit: wt.% carbon

#### Review

- Needs Review: No
- Historical: No

#### Dates

- Event date: 2026-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

Reasoning: Reported 99.9992% purity is a strong bench-scale result.

- Positive factor: High purity achieved

Evidence · text

> purification of Albany graphite to 99.9992 wt.% carbon

## How Atlas produces this analysis

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