Nanocyl Moving from University Spin-Off to Semi-Industrial Company.SAMBREVILLE, Belgium -- With the inauguration of its new industrial reactor early March, Belgium-based company Nanocyl has become one of the global leaders in the carbon nanotube See nanotube. production. In the presence of several representatives of the socio-economic, scientific and political scenes, Nanocyl inaugurated 2 months ago its new industrial reactor which enables the company to position itself as a leading player in the carbon nanotube production. Nanocyl specializes in the production and functionalization of nanotubes, enabling the company to integrate carbon nanotubes into metals, biomaterials and polymers. Representing an investment of 2 million euros, the development of the new reactor is the first stage in a total investment program of over 5 million euros financed by a substantial capital increase, the receipt of a recoverable advance from the Walloon Region
The Walloon Region, commonly called Wallonia, is one of the three Regions of Belgium. and an intervention of major banker Fortis Bank. The new reactor bases its nanotube A carbon molecule that resembles a cylinder made out of chicken wire one to two nanometers in diameter by any number of millimeters in length. Accidentally discovered by a Japanese researcher at NEC in 1990 while making Buckyballs, they have potential use in many applications. production on the catalytic deposit of carbon in the steam phase. The catalyst, a solid reagent, breaks down the hydrocarbon into carbon nanotubes at the point of contact. FUNDP FUNDP Facultés Universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix (French) Namur's nuclear magnetic resonance nuclear magnetic resonance: see magnetic resonance. nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) Selective absorption of very high-frequency radio waves by certain atomic nuclei subjected to a strong stationary magnetic field. laboratory developed the catalysts, while the University of Liege's chemical engineering laboratory created the reactor allowing continuous production. The new reactor raises nanotube production up to 15 kg/day, which makes of Nanocyl one of the world's main producers of nanotubes. This is a real breakthrough since the ability to produce continuously sizeable quantities of high-quality nanotubes removes the price obstacle for these materials of the future and marks an essential stage in its viability for many industrial sectors. As materials of the future, carbon nanotubes have potential applications in highly varied industrial sectors; Nanocyl's nanotubes have already been used to develop a new generation of flat screens, to create electrical cables with reinforced fireproofing fireproofing, method of making normally combustible materials as nearly noncombustible as possible. Fireproofing generally applies to textiles and construction materials that are treated with a solution or coating of some substance that will tend to retard their properties and to manufacture very high-resistance synthetic fibres used in ballistic armor-plating. Nanocyl has also formed a strategic alliance with NanoDynamics, a leading nanotechnology organization and manufacturer of superior nanomaterials in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . This partnership enables Nanocyl to expand the applications and commercial use of its carbon nanotubes in this part of the world. About Nanocyl Nanocyl is a spin-off company, founded in February 2002, emerged from the Universities of Namur and Liege liege In European feudal society, an unconditional bond between a man and his overlord. Thus, if a tenant held estates from various overlords, his obligations to his liege lord, to whom he had paid “liege homage,” were greater than his obligations to the other (Belgium) and is supported by individual and institutional investors. The purpose of Nanocyl is to develop new business for the supply of specialty carbon nanotubes based on an existing and expanding portfolio of intellectual property. Nanocyl is one of the first companies to be established in Europe for the commercial supply of this family of novel material. Currently, pilot production is dedicated to associated laboratories and selected industrial partners. Nanocyl is investing in production equipment, laboratories and process development at its facility in order to supply commercial quantities of carbon nanotubes. For more information, please visit the company's website at www.nanocyl.com. About Frost & Sullivan Frost & Sullivan, a global growth consulting company Noun 1. consulting company - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting firm business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a , has been partnering with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than 40 years. The company's industry expertise integrates growth consulting, growth partnership services, and corporate management training to identify and develop opportunities. Frost & Sullivan serves an extensive clientele that includes Global 1000 companies, emerging companies, and the investment community by providing comprehensive industry coverage that reflects a unique global perspective and combines ongoing analysis of markets, technologies, econometrics econometrics, technique of economic analysis that expresses economic theory in terms of mathematical relationships and then tests it empirically through statistical research. , and demographics. For more information, visit http://www.frost.com. |
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