Fluorinated Carbon serves as lithium battery cathode material.
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When used as cathode material for primary (non-rechargeable) lithium batteries, CFx (fluorinated carbon) material produces higher gravimetric energy density than such lithium battery cathodes as manganese dioxide (MnO2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2). CFx materials, suited for powering military portable communication devices, are manufactured from carbon black, coke, and graphite forms of carbon, which can be blended to optimize properties for specific applications.
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Contour Energy Systems Now Offering CFx as a Cathode Material for Lithium Batteries
Azusa, Calif. – Contour Energy Systems, a cutting-edge battery company that continues to improve and innovate in the portable power world, is proud to announce it is now offering its own CFx material for lithium batteries for sale to battery manufacturers throughout the world.
Contour Energy Systems continues to expand its product line, and is one of only two large-scale manufacturers of CFx in the U.S. Contour has been manufacturing CFx material since 2009 and now has an annual capacity of 9 ton/year.
CFx, or fluorinated carbon, is a cathode material used in some primary (non-rechargeable) lithium batteries.
When used as a cathode material for primary batteries, CFx produces higher gravimetric energy density than most other common lithium battery cathodes including manganese dioxide and sulfur dioxide. This characteristic makes CFx ideal for powering military portable communication devices.
In fact, when compared to lithium sulfur dioxide (Li/SO2) and lithium manganese dioxide (Li/MnO2) batteries, lithium carbon fluoride (Li/CFx) has about twice the gravimetric energy density.
“If a soldier can carry a little less weight, that’s a big deal for them,” said David Wood, the director of business development for Contour Energy Systems. “And the fact that we’re a U.S. company producing this material in the U.S. is important to the military.”
Contour Energy manufactures a variety of CFx materials from carbon black, coke, and graphite forms of carbon. These can be blended to optimize properties for specific applications.
Using its state-of-the-art R&D Contour Energy Systems can match almost any CFx material, or manufacture it to customer specifications. Also, Contour can develop custom CFx material for any application.
Reliability and consistency are two attributes you can always expect from Contour Energy Systems, and their CFx material will continue that tradition of excellence.
For more information on Contour Energy’s products and services, please visit their website at http://www.contourenergy.com, call them at 626-610-0660, or email them at info@contourenergy.com.
ABOUT US:
Founded in 2007 out of the collaboration of Caltech and CNRS, the French National Center of Scientific Research, Contour Energy Systems is a next-generation battery company reshaping the portable power industry. The company is pioneering breakthrough advancements in new fluorine-based battery chemistries, nano-materials science and manufacturing processes.
Amassing over 45 patented and patent-pending technologies, Contour is developing advanced primary and next-generation rechargeable battery systems optimized to meet the most demanding power and energy density, reliability and safety requirements. Its battery systems are also being designed to perform in the most extreme operating environments with significantly improved price/performance. Contour is commercializing and licensing its technology portfolio to address a wide range of applications spanning the transportation, government and defense, medical, industrial and portable electronics markets.
The company's world-class executive management team comprises a "Who's Who" of decorated battery industry veterans and research specialists. This includes co-founder Dr. Robert Grubbs, a Nobel Laureate in Chemistry with Caltech, as well as leading executives from Energizer, General Electric, Hewlett-Packard, Sanyo, and Valence Technologies. Collectively, this executive leadership team provides Contour with significant competitive advantages through its critical experience in transitioning technological developments into commercially successful products.
Contour maintains exclusive technology licensing agreements with the CaliforniaInstitute of Technology and CNRS as well as strategic partnerships with NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Schlumberger.
As a result of its most recent funding efforts, Contour has completed a new state-of-the art headquarters, R&D laboratory and prototype manufacturing facility in Azusa, California as well as a cathode powder manufacturing site in Arizona. Contour recently acquired Actacell in Austin, TX and maintains an R&D facility in Singapore.
