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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SEPTEMBER 2005
WESTWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS

The world's first combustion-generated single-walled carbon nanotubes are available

Nano-C, Inc., a technology company located in Westwood, MA has started sales of combustion-generated single-walled carbon nanotubes. Further developing discoveries made in the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Nano-C has become since its foundation in 2001 the technological leader in the large-scale synthesis of fullerenic materials such as C₆₀, C₇₀, C₈₄, fullerene derivatives and fullerene black. First generation technology has been licensed non-exclusively to Frontier Carbon Corporation, committed to mass production of fullerenes. In the meantime, Nano-C's continued R&D efforts led to 2nd generation technology, for which world-wide patent protection has been filed and which provides significant competitive advantages. For instance, synthesis of high-purity fullerenic materials has become possible without further solvent extraction.

Assisted by funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Nano-C has recently demonstrated that a similar exothermic and scalable combustion process is suitable for optimized synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT). Use of inexpensive gaseous fuels, the absence of need for external energy supply and the ease of scalability are significant competitive advantages of Nano-C's combustion technology. Catalyst particles are formed in situ from precursors supplied with the initial combustion mixture. The high specificity of flame synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotubes, the low level of contamination with amorphous carbon, the total absence of spherical fullerenes (C₆₀, C₇₀, ?) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes make Nano-C's SWCNT of particular interest for many applications. Nano-C, Inc. has started production in its facilities and accepts orders for two grades of materials:
a) As-produced material
Untreated raw material, contains iron and iron oxide, i.e., remaining catalyst particles and its reaction products. This material may be preferred by customers with own purification technology optimized for specific applications for SWCNT.
and b) pre-purified material
Metal and metal oxides have been removed whereas SWCNT have not been altered.