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The WeylChem Group
WeylChem Sustainable Materials LLC
Elgin, SC
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CompressedHydrogen
Liquid Hydrogen Ammonia Borane
Grams/Liter
700 bar
-253 C
SolidStable
Hydrogen content by volume
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WeylChem Sustainable Materials LLC
WeylChem Sustainable Materials LLC (WCSM) is a fully owned subsidiary ofWeylChem US Inc, a fine chemical manufacturer based in Elgin, SC.
WeylChem US Inc has 40 years experience in complex multi-step syntheses
Flexible asset base
Pilot plant to large scale production
WCSM is focused in manufacturing commercial scale solid source hydrogenproducts for fuel cell and other energy applications
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Timeline
2009 - Collaborated with BoroScience InternationalDevelop process to produce commercial quantities of Ammonia Borane
2010 - First place in the 2010 Greater Columbia Fuel Cell Challenge
2011 First batch of high purity Ammonia Borane
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High Purity Ammonia Borane >99%
Only company to produce > 99% purity
Only company to produce on commercial scale
Committed to meet the market requirement
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Applications Fuel Cells
Source of hydrogen for fuel cells Portable power applications
Transportation
A high energy additive to satellite propellants, missiles and weapons
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Applications Material Science
Reducing agent for high value chemical synthesis - Pharmaceutical
Electronic industry for electro-less plating of copper wiring and radiation shielding
Precursor material for boron nitride (BN) and BN composites
BN nanotubes and BN spheres
Feedstock for Borazine and its polymers
Semi-conductor doping
Ceramics and nanotechnology
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Advantages of high purity (99% v/s 97%)
Exhibits greater stability
Delivers a more controllable release of hydrogen in fuel cell applications
Hydrogen released is cleaner with fewer constituents for fouling of fuel cells
High purity is necessary for high-value materials, coatings and composites
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Ammonia Borane on commercial scale
WCSM has become a reliable source of large quantities
Successfully controlled a challenging production process on commercial scale
High purity (99%+)
Industry was looking for a large scale supplier
Cost will reduce considerably
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What are we looking for
We have expertise in the area of producing high purity ammonia borane oncommercial scale and are looking for partners in
Advanced materials
Energy Storage
High value reduction chemistry
University researchers / post docs working with other applications related to AB
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Thank You
Contact:
Nab Aggarwal