Nano One Materials Corp. announced the successful completion of phase two of its advanced lithium-ion battery cathode materials coating co-development project with CBMM. Phase two successfully utilized CBMM's Niobium product to make single nanocrystal coated high-nickel (Ni>90%) NMC cathode active material.

Enhanced durability was displayed using Nano One's proprietary One-Pot process and Metal to Cathode Active Material (M2CAM) technology. The One-Pot process simplifies the manufacturing process by combining all feedstock materials, including coating agents, in one step up front to produce a precursor cathode active material (PCAM) that is already lithiated, in comparison to a multi-step process deployed by most in the industry. In addition, Nano One's technology enables reduced kiln residence time in the thermal treatment step, making it more energy efficient when compared to the incumbent process and the M2CAM technology uses metal powders as the feedstock, instead of sulfates based battery.