Lead-acid battery is one of the oldest types of rechargeable batteries. It can generate high currents with low cost. Thus, it is suitable for motor vehicles. Nanoshimi Novin Iranian Company succeeded in developing technology to improve this type of batteries. The lead-acid battery expander of this company contains nanoparticles. These nanoparticles create a higher amount of charge/discharge due to its wide surface area and higher contact area of electrode/electrolyte. As a result, a short path is accessible for fast charge transfer. As major managers of this company stated, these nanotechnology-based expanders can increase battery life by 1.5 times and also increase charge/discharge battery cycle from 100 to 1500. Ultimately. These expanders cause reduction in consumption of raw materials.
Novin Iranian Nanochemistry Company was established in September 2016 with the aim of producing chemicals using nanotechnology. This company is located in the Technology Incubator of Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology since 2017. It produces barium sulfate synthetically in a semi-industrial scale.