Knoxville, TN – SkyNano, a sustainable domestic producer of advanced carbon products, is excited to present that we have been granted a $1.6M Award from the Department of Energy. Starting in late 2024 when this was first awarded, we have worked diligently to make substantial progress on this project. This award builds on our successful Phase I results and funds our Phase II work in this topic, allowing us to scale production towards commercial applications. This project aims to develop a market-ready multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) synthesis technology that can be coupled with emissions from carbon black production to ultimately enable a higher performance blended MWCNT/carbon black additive product which can improve the performance of materials and devices compared to solely MWCNTs or carbon black additives alone.
SkyNano’s novel electrochemical process captures CO2 from dilute streams and converts it into advanced carbon structures. This capture and conversion system outputs our flagship product, MWCNTs, which hold an array of applications across various industries. SkyNano is proud to be developing a technology to enable large-scale domestic production of MWCNTs, helping develop a robust US domestic supply chain for advanced materials.
Scalability and Growth
Low-cost MWCNT production has been limited by in high production costs, due to the incumbent technologies used to produce MWCNTs. Without scalable technologies, there has been little growth in the advanced carbon materials supply chain. However, with SkyNano’s groundbreaking innovation paving the way for sustainable, cost efficient production of MWCNTs, robust supply chain development has never been more possible.
“After Phase I success demonstrating high CO2 capture rates from dilute carbon black processing emissions streams, we are thrilled to begin scaling production,” explains CEO Anna Douglas. “Our MWCNTs will help improve materials standards across the board, due to their versatile functionality! The domestic supply chain for MWCNTs will grow with us, introducing cost-competitive performance-improving options to various industries.”
This Phase II SBIR supports the implementation of a fully automated post-growth processing system. With this, we will improve the overall efficiency of our process, requiring only one operator to monitor the entire system. Our state-of-the-art innovation will enable continuous synthesis of carbon nanotubes, a critical technological leap for our team.
SkyNano is proud to be developing a scalable technology to produce MWCNTs, which has never been more timely. In fact, the Department of Defense identified MWCNTs as a critical material for aerospace and defense development. As additives in composites, they contribute to light-weighting, improving energy efficiency for transportation materials, and asset protection in civil design. Additionally, researchers and manufacturers can use MWCNT properties in the fabrication of battery electrodes to overcome traditional material limitations which contribute to the functional trade-off between energy density and power density. With efforts to scale production underway, the sky is the limit for this advanced nanomaterial!
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About SkyNano
SkyNano is a science-based technology company focused on commercializing a free-market solution to carbon pollution. It specifically develops a novel electrochemical manufacturing technology for the capture and conversion of CO2 from various sources (atmospheric, concentrated, flue gas) into valuable carbon-based materials including SkyNano’s flagship product – carbon nanotubes. Peer-reviewed scientific papers feature SkyNano’s technology, which also earned a 2020 R&D 100 Award and a 2021 TechConnect Innovation Award. Furthermore, our CEO and Co-Founder Dr. Anna Douglas was recognized with a Forbes 30 Under 30 award in 2019. In fact, both SkyNano founders are Forbes 30 Under 30 innovators, as Prof. Cary Pint was awarded the recognition in the inaugural year of the awards. To learn, visit: https://www.skynano.co
