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Thomas Swan Accelerates Graphene Supply Plans

First integrated kg/day process will now be completed by September 2014

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

Thomas Swan announced plans to bring forward the scale-up of their Elicarb Graphene products. Originally scheduled for year-end 2014, the first integrated kg/day process will now be completed by September 2014. Due to the excellent progress made in process development and the high level of commercial interest in graphene products, the change in schedule was recently approved by the Thomas Swan board.

“We are delighted with the decision to support an accelerated plan” said Paul Ladislaus, senior process technologist, Advanced Materials Division. “Thanks to the work we have completed to date, we know exactly what we need to build and how to build it.”

The new graphene process builds upon Thomas Swan’s ability in carbon nanomaterials supply adding to existing capability in carbon nanotube production. Elicarb Graphene Powder and Elicarb Graphene Dispersion are now available for sale. These products are based upon a proprietary, liquid exfoliation process which produces high conductivity, few layer graphene nanoplatelets with average X-Y dimensions of 1 micron.

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