SBIR Phase II: Carbon Nano Composite Filtration Media

这个小企业创新研究第二阶段项目将使自组装，纳米复合材料积木，由碳纳米管组成的宏观支持。 第一阶段展示了高质量的长纳米管的生长，粘附在金属网上。 载体催化无烟纳米管的分散均匀结构的生长。 不需要额外的处理。 传统的制造工艺可以将复合材料转化为过滤器，电极和在纳米尺度上传输质量，电荷和应力的结构。 纳米管保持有组织和电气和机械连接。 紧密的固-气和固-液接触伴随着高传输速率。 与多孔纳米级介质不同，孔径与纳米管直径无关，可以快速进入其表面。第二阶段产品将是具有前所未有的过滤效率和低能源成本的微滤介质。 碳纳米管具有增强的单集电极效率和显著高的表面体积比。 这些优势产生了巨大的价值。该工业合作伙伴已承诺根据低能耗、成本效益高的分离技术的初步测试和市场需求提供第三阶段资金。 工业合作伙伴致力于纳米技术和支持纳米复合材料的巨大物理性能。

This Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project will make self-assembled, nanocomposite building blocks, composed of carbon nanotubes on a macroscopic support. Phase I demonstrated the growth of high quality, long nanotubes, adhered to a metal mesh. The support catalyzes the growth of a dispersed uniform structure of sootfree nanotubes. Additional processing is not required. Traditional manufacturing processes can convert the composite into filters, electrodes, and structures that transport mass, charge, and stress on nanometer scales. The nanotubes remain organized and connected electrically and mechanically. Intimate solid-gas and solid-liquid contact accompanied by high transport rates result. Unlike porous nanoscale media, the pore size can be independent of the nanotube diameter, allowing rapid access to their surface.The Phase II product will be microfiltration media with unprecedented filtration efficiency and low energy cost. Carbon nanotubes have enhanced single-collector efficiencies and substantially high surface to volume ratios. These advantages produce enormous, pound-for-pound value. The industrial partner has committed Phase III funding based on initial testing and market pull for low-energy, cost-effective separation technology. The industrial partner is committed to nanoscale technologies and the tremendous physical properties of the supported nanocomposites.