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Building a World Impact Business on Carbon Nano Tubes
Amsterdam, 13-12-’16 : P. Antoinette, R. Kirschbaum
Nanocomp Technologies, Inc. is currently producing four product forms and commercializing them under the tradename Miralon™
Sheets
Tapes
Yarns
Dispersion Slurries
Founded in 2004. Financed by VCF, CVC, Angels & Government support. Product sales 2016: ~ 5mln $; Contract R&D: ~3 Mln $ 24 Patents allowed; 15 pending
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Fuel Continuous CNT Growth Product Harvest
A scaleable, continuous growth process that is inherently low cost
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Fuel Continuous CNT Growth Product Harvest
Making non-woven Sheets & Tapes
A similar process makes spun Fibers & Yarns
Nanocomp uniquely produces industrial scale rollstock (125m x 1.33m)
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Our Underlying Innovation: providing attractive end user properties by reliably growing extraordinarily long carbon nanotubes, that generally form bundles
Best Macro-Properties
Very Safe: Very Long Is Safe
Nanocomp’s Miralon carbon nanotubes are 1 – 10 mm long considered to be outside the range of human respiration
Our process also makes products that are highly entangled, integrated, bundled structures that further enhances safety while imparting attractive properties
Sheet Structure x section
Yarn Structure
Multi-Plied Conductive Yarn
Material CompositionStrength
Gpa
Density
g/cc
Specific
strength
kN*m/kg
Strain to
failure %
Max use
temp °C
Dyneema/Spectra UHMWPE 3.6 1 3600 2.5 130
Kevlar/Twaron Aramid 2.9 1.44 2014 2.8 260
Carbon fiber Carbon 4.1 1.75 2343 1.4 300 - 2000
Nanocomp Miralon™ Carbon tube 2 - 3.2 0.7 - 1.1 1800 - 2900 1.8 to 7 450 - 2000*
*with sizing
Miralon in composites… Strength of Kevlar, toughness of Carbon Fiber but with better strain to failure, ductility, and conductivity
Miralon is an extremely strong, lightweight conductive material
Free Breaking Length
Dyneema™ 349 Km
Kevlar ™ /Twaron ™ 200 Km
Zylon™ 346 Km
Vectran ™ 247 Km
Steel 25 Km
Non-Conductors
Electrical Conductors
Carbon Fiber 250 Km
Aluminum 22 Km Copper 2.5 Km
Nylon ™ 7 Km
Stratosphere
Miralon™ CSY
That is quite tough…
High Speed Rotary Diamond Saw Blade Flexible 1 CM (3/8”) Diameter All CNT Rope
Made from 1,200 strands high strength Miralon® fibers (10 tex)
That can be woven…strong, conductive, cut resistant
Miralon is a ductile carbon fiber that can be stitched on commercial equipment…
• All carbon system for resin compatibility • High tensile modulus • Electrical conduction (sensing, heating, dissipation) • High toughness • Low CTE
and can knitted into mesh structures…
Unclassified
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Or with traditional fabrics.
• Embedded Electronics
• Sensors / Health Monitoring
• Communications
• Heating
Miralon shows “super anisotropic” behavior… 1000X in plane thermal spreading vs 1x through plane
CNT Textile Side
Nomex Side
CNT Textile
Special sizing treated 40µ thick sheet 2000˚ C flame
Front 1680 ˚C Back 400 ˚C End of 5 minute exposure
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And functions as an effective far infrared heater Miralon™ Far Infra-red Optimal Range for People
Peak at 11+ µm
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IR / A Short λ Tungsten - Halogen Lamp IR / B Medium λ - Quartz Heater IR / C Medium Long λ - Ceramic Heater
IR / C Very Long λ - Miralon Transmission spectrum for different IR Heaters
Miralon heats people, not the room, and with less energy usage
Miralon
Market Opportunities:
Demand exists across multiple industries for lighter, stronger, more durable materials. The combined market opportunity is projected to exceed $10B annually
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Satellite Components
Communications & Electrical
Heating
Aerospace & Defense
$2.8B Naval
Commercial Aircraft
Government Aircraft
Commercial Spacecraft
Government Spacecraft
Safety & Protective
$3.4B
Soft Armor
Hard Armor
Helmets
Vehicle Protection
Fire Protection & Thermal
Specialty Protection
Industrial
$4.5B
Heating Products
Specialty Coatings & Adhesives
Specialty Additives
Power & Energy Management
Engineered Components
Sporting
Validated Sales Pipeline Opportunities
Our initial market has been in spacecraft…
Launched 12-08-10
Mayflower
Launched 08-05-11
JUNO
Launched 05-21-15
AeroCube-8
MISSE 8 ORMatE-III
Installed ISS 05-20-11
Returned to Earth 05-18-14
Launched 10-07-15
LEO 1
Yarns: • Data Cables • Reinforcements
Sheets • Heaters • ESD / radiation shielding • Honeycomb composite
Slurry: • 3-D printed brackets
With 5 years use in deep space
NASA Juno uses Miralon™ to Shield and Protect its Key
Thrusters and Main Engine
Successfully arrived in orbit July 4, 2016
Miralon is conductive enough to replace copper in higher frequency uses
Nanocomp data cables, 50% lighter weight, installed on USAF platforms…
Very strong carbon fibers often experience property “Knock Down” when in an end use composite
Aluminum
End Use Composite
Raw Fiber
High Modulus
High Strength
Unclassified
Aluminum
CNT end use composite
Miralon CNT yarn
Miralon CNT Yarns Have No Knockdown When Composited But Demonstrates Increased Properties… Thus A “Weaker Fiber” Makes A 3 - 4X Stronger End Use Composite
Unclassified
NASA Is Constructing A Miralon CNT Composite Overwrap Propellant Tank For Flight Test
Scheduled For Flight Test 09/16
Unclassified
And is the first stitchable, conductive carbon fiber…
Miralon CNT yarn Z axis reinforcement
Active stitched components heaters, antennas, sensors
Miralon sheets make excellent structural honeycomb…outperforming aluminum and aramid incumbents
Slurries are made from long Miralon tubes……. 3D Printing & Molding, Adhesives, Coatings
Miralon dispersion
• Miralon sheet is shredded to create slurry
• Comprised of rolled bundles of CNTs
• Achieves electrical percolation as low as 0.02% concentration
Slurries
Miralon slurry is the basis for molded and 3D Printed parts that are replacing heavy metal parts
Injection molded
Compression molded 3D Printed
Miralon CNT composite layer for thermal dissipation
Engine heat shield
Miralon sheet can be insert molded to form a layer across the part
Nanocomp’s Miralon™ Heating Open Sky™ Personal Outdoor Comfort
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Miralon interior heating has potential to increase e-vehicle range…
• Miralon more efficient than resistance heaters
• Reduces battery draw
• Increases driving range by as much as 30%
Expected demand builds dramatically as additional customers come online when volume and price meet targets
Pilot plant of 1 ton annual capacity running 3 shifts 5 days
US Government (DoD) and private investment
We are currently raising $25M equity capital to finish equipping the low rate facility and then take Nanocomp to Commercial Volume production
2012 2,800 m²
2016 –18
2,800 m ²
Low rate production
When equipped
4 - 8 metric tons
Pilot
Goal
20 - 40 metric tons
Commercial Volume Production
2020 3,700 m ²
.85 metric tons
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Summarizing: Nanocomp Technologies advanced materials solutions…
Targeting value applications within large end-markets…
In Harsh Environments
Extreme Heat, Cold, Radiation, Corrosive,
Vibration, Flex
Providing Sustainable Value
Performance Efficiency
Safety
Solving Problems
Lightweight Everything Enhance Functionality
Save Energy
Transitioning from technology venture to a commercial manufacturing company
Qualification and validation on-going at significant customers…
Strategic partnership
Aerospace & Defense Safety & Protection Industrial
Supplying markets with lightweight, super-strong, conductive, tough products
Questions?
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