Presented by eng. Ibrahim Mutlay at Exploratory Workshop "Opportunities, challenges and perspectives of using of novel materials ( metallic glasses, carbon fibers, graphen , fullerenes ) in industry -september 2012- Iasi

1. Industrial
Nanoscience
at Grafen
İbrahim Mutlay
Founder & CSO
Grafen Chemical Industries Co.

2. Content
1.
Introduction to nanoindustry
2.
Grafen Chemical Industries: a
timeline for who we are
3.
Graf(ph)ene business
4.
Nanoscience at Grafen
5.
Comments and suggestions

3. Nanoindustry: Economy
Growth by Time and Sectors
Market Forecasts
Profit Margin

4. Nanoindustry: Product Space

5. Who we are?
2003
A start-up to fabricate carbon nanotube based fibers
2004
Growing the start-up: firefighter suit, engineering elastomers
2004+
Pilot-scale arc plasma reactor for CNT production
2006
Large scale synthesis of fullerenes, SWCNT and MWCNT
2007
Green technologies: bioplastic nanocomposites
2008
Merging with Hayzen Engineering Co.
2008+
Graphene research at home was started
2008++
Acquisition by Ankara Paper Products Ltd.
2009
Semi-industrial adhesive manufacturing: 20 tons per month
2009+
First successful graphene synthesis
2010
Scaling-up the graphene production
Today
We’re one of the most active graphene supplier in market

6. Graphene Business
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Graphite
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~20 companies; only half fully
active
Developing market: Today
$10M, in five years $100M
Industrial Production:
GIC
Graphene
Patents
Graphene
Graphite
Oxide
Hydrocarbon CVD
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Only GIC route successful: 200
tons per annum
GO and CVD: end-use specific
Near term potential markets:
composites and energy storage
Graphene Market
Volume

7. Grafen Business
 GIC
based
proprietary
process
intensification
approach
Grafen®-GNP
 Features
Excellent structural quality
 Unique aspect ratio
 One of the highest electrical
conductivity among the
commercial market
 Grafen® trademark
Grafen®-GNP
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Traditional
Thermal RGO
From Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute

8. Grafen Business: Progress
 Strategic
partnership
with Northern Graphite
Corp.:
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Graphene production
Battery technologies
IP sharing
 Graphene
enhanced
textiles for home EMI
shielding
 Basic scientific research
with global institutions

9. Nanoscience at Grafen
Nanoka MB: Nanoclay
masterbatch
Insecta: Phytochemicals
Adhesia: Emulsion
adhesives
Nanoka LB:
Nanoenhanced armors

10. Comments & Suggestions
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Modern industrial revolution:
Carbon age
Invention > development >
product takes only a few
years
Highest performance values
to humankind
But….
Incomplete belief of
“Material of the Future“:
Industrial problems need
hybrid&complex solutions
So, be patient
Nanotoxicology of
graphene?
How, why?
So, be careful!...
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100 years old inspiration from
radioactivity
400,000 bottle Radithor sold in
five years; Billionaire Eben
MacBurney Byers consumed
1500 ones in four years
Cause of Byers’ death: “…was
stated to be necrosis of the
jaw, abscess of the brain…”

11. The End
Thanks…
Questions?...
İbrahim Mutlay
Grafen Chemical Industries Co.
www.grafen.com.tr
E-mail: info@grafen.com.tr
Address: Ağaç İşleri San. Sit., 521. sok., No: 39, İvedik OSB,
Ankara, Turkey
Phone: +90 312 394 81 09
Fax: +90 312 394 55 14