Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a reactor to produce high quality carbon nanotubes (CNT) at high production rates via combustion processes.
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance
September 12, 2025
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Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a reactor to produce high quality carbon nanotubes (CNT) at high production rates via combustion processes. Specifically, the project team will (1) develop initial design of the CNT combustion chamber and system components, (2) test and validate preliminary CNT system to meet predetermined metrics, (3) review preliminary design and make adjustments to improve system performance, (4) fabricate system components and assemble for full CNT combustion system performance testing, (5) validate CNT system to meet performance, production, and economic targets, (6) conduct further testing and validation of feedstocks to obtain performance targets, and (7) finalize full CNT system. If successful, this project will result in a technology that will increase CNT productivity by 100 times greater than similar methods, for use in future energy applications, battery storage, and lightweight, high-performance composite materials, ultimately reducing dependence on foreign energy sources, thereby increasing U.S. energy security.