Conversion of waste polymers to carbon nanofilaments

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NanoF-PoRes (Nano-Filaments from polymeric residues) is a synergetic project between PRIMA, KWI**Polymers, Soleno and Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS) based on UdeS intellectual property (IP), and the**nano-additive dispersion technology of KWI Polymers. The overall objective of the project is the development**and scale-up of a carbon nanofilaments (CNF) synthesis process, which includes R&D work on two novel**thermocatalytic reactors configurations (an auto-thermal pyrolyzer (ATP) and a fluid+mobile catalytic bed)**and the evaluation of the so-derived product (CNF) as a polymers additive. The process is based on US patent**7,794,690 on Carbon sequestration and US patents applications 20,070,253,886, 20,050,220,695 owned by**UdeS. The first step of the project is to adapt the patented process to use non-recyclable polymers (which are**disposed in landfills) as raw materials to produce the synthetic gas+liquid. The catalyst for the hydrocarbon**reforming is based on US patent application 20,120,273,728 and needs to be integrated in the proposed**process. The catalyst for CNF growth is based on US patent application 20,090,203,519 and will be adapted to**the process to control the shape and catalyst % contained in the CNF. A 1kg/h CNF synthesis kg-lab reactor**and an ATP reactor processing the waste/residual polymers will be developed during the project and the**synthesized CNF will be compounded by the KFusionTM process developed by KWI specially to integrate**additives. The overall plus-value generated by this project is that waste/residual polymers will be valorised as**CNF, which, as additives, raise the quality of recycled polymers so that KWI recycled composite polymers will**meet the specifications expected by its partner Soleno.