Development of a Novel De-Humidification Prototype System Using Evercloak's Membrane Technology

Everloak Inc.是一家创新的清洁技术公司，将生产连续、大面积纳米薄膜涂料的制造平台商业化。他们的纳米涂层技术是一种独特的制造工艺，将一层薄薄的石墨烯氧化物材料应用于商业膜支撑结构。石墨烯氧化层阻挡了所有气体，但允许水蒸气快速通过(就像那里什么都没有一样)。这种材料的市场潜力包括空气除湿、天然气脱水和净化溶剂。然而，Everloak还没有为了将技术货币化而使其适应特定的商业功能。拟议中的与Lambton College和Everloak Inc.合作的项目旨在开发一个除湿系统原型，以测试纳米涂层技术在现实应用中的有效性。该项目将专注于开发一个快速原型系统，以评估EVC膜除湿技术的节能效果。此外，开发该系统的控制/自动化将允许根据所采用的系统和环境条件进行适应性操作。Everloak将与Lambton College合作，以EVC的初步试验为基础设计、建造和测试原型加湿系统。该项目的成功将为Everloak提供特定的仪器和控制能力，以及一种新颖的除湿系统，使其有别于竞争对手。预计膜除湿技术的销售将在成果成功商业化后的两年内起飞，这将导致潜在的170-300万美元的销售额。随着产量的增加，估计将在2-3年内创造新的或支持现有就业的最多8个全职同等职位。

Evercloak Inc. is an innovative cleantech company commercializing a manufacturing platform for producingcontinuous, large-area, nano-film coatings. Their nano-coating technology is a unique manufacturing process toapply a thin layer of graphene oxide material to a commercial membrane support structure. The graphene oxidelayer blocks all gas but allows water vapour to pass through quickly (as if nothing is there). The marketpotential for this material includes air dehumidification, natural gas dehydration, and purifying solvents.However, Evercloak has not adapted the membrane to a specific commercial function in order to monetize thetechnology.The proposed collaborative project with Lambton College and Evercloak Inc. aims to develop a prototype for adehumidification system that will test the effectiveness of the nano-coating technology in real-worldapplications. The project will focus on developing a rapid prototype system to assess energy savings ofEvercloaks (EVC) membrane-based dehumidification technology. Further, developing that system withcontrols/automation that will allow adaptive operation based on the system employed and the ambientconditions. Evercloak will work with Lambton College to design, build, and test the prototype humidificationsystem based on initial trails from EVC.The success of this project will provide Evercloak with specific instrumentation and control abilities along witha novel de-humidification system that will set it apart from its competitors. It is expected that the sales of themembrane dehumidification technology will take off in two years after the successful commercialization of theresults, which will lead to potentially $1.7 to $3 million in sales. With increased production, it is estimated tocreate new or supporting existing employment of up to 8 full-time equivalent positions over 2-3 years.