GRAPHITE DERIVED GRAPHENES TARGETED TO DELIVER PERFORMANCE ENHANCING NANO FILLERS FOR TIRE ELASTOMERS
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Graphite Feedstock Preferred Source Supplied from Aukam Namibia
The Aukam Project High grade crystalline vein graphite project • One of the only jurisdictions of viable vein graphite outside of Sri-Lanka • Former producer (1940 to 1974) - selective mining of high grade resulted in graphitic • material left in five available surface caches. Visible graphite zone measures at surface • Several veins open in lower adit easily accessible for immediate mining • Graphite veins vary in thickness from 10 to 310 centimeters with exploited veins • typically 70 to 152 centimeters. Aukam graphite to graphenes veins characterised at Swansea University when • plasma processed deliver graphenes at 99% carbon. New Discovery Zone 6.3 km along strike from old mine. • Continued drilling to test and quantify continuity values • Perpetuus have successfully tested the suitability of Gratomic graphite for inclusion • into selected Perpetuus tire formulations and have discovered the gratomic graphite process to be, in respect of producing a concentrate and in the respect of a Nano engineered surface, more efficiently than other graphite’s Gratomic and Perpetuus have agreed to enter into formal JVA negotiations to • commercialise a profit sharing graphite to graphene value chain for car tires.
Graphene Functionalised Surface Modified Graphene Sheets Derived from Graphite
Market potential and timeline of Graphenes derived from Mined Graphite 2016 – 2020 The foundations of early large volume consumption of graphenes • Smartphones: Recharging weekly derived from graphite will be driven by the elastomers, polymer Electric vehicles: Range of • 600 km composites, energy capture and storage applications market IOT • • Biomed Graphene grown bottom up atom by atom Graphite to • Smartphones: Recharging weekly • Graphenes 2020 Graphite 2015 • Electric vehicles: Range of 600 km • Others Fireproofing materials / Others crucibles 18% Lubricants 14% Fireproofing 1.2 M Materials tons/Annum crucibles 2 M 41% Automotive Application Evolution Tons/Annum. 14% Battery materials 21% Graphite Elastomers Composites 66% Graphene Energy Storage and capture Advanced Composites Elastomers i.e. tires 2015 2020 Traditional graphite market Next generation market dominated by graphenes derived from graphite
Perpetuus are believed to be the world’s only producer of Graphite derived Graphenes with outputs independently verified for volumes and quality • Semi-Automatic, computer controlled for repeatability and tune-ability • Robust and capable of processing most graphite derived nano-materials • New production facility sited in Swansea Wales UK. • 2018 production capability of approx. 500 tonnes per annum. Via an additional triple barrel reactor as illustrated on the “road to commercialization slide” • Further two Triple chamber reactors will be commissioned in 2018/2019 elevating capacity to greater than 2000 tonnes per annum
Perpetuus Patented DBD Plasma Process Input Material Graphite Perpetuus Output Material – Graphene Stacks IN OUT
Independent quantity and quality verification study supervised by: Quantity • We believe that Perpetuus is the first and only of its known global competitors in the industry to have output quantity independently verified • Work study commissioned and undertaken in Sept 2014 by industrial process experts Scott-Grant Limited and attended by Grant Thornton • The study confirmed that the Perpetuus DBD plasma reactor has a theoretical production capacity of 141 tonnes of functionalised graphenes per annum (24/7 production) Quality • We believe that Perpetuus is the first and only of its known global competitors in the industry to have its production outputs independently verified to establish its quality/purity/crystalinity/functionalisation/morphology • Perpetuus commissioned Cardiff University supported by Swansea University to carry out a full analysis and characterisation of its functionalised graphenes • The independent report concluded that Perpetuus’ functionalised graphite derived graphenes are of a suitable quality for mass-market commercialisation
Application Technology Disperse the Graphene Stacks into a Polymer – Shearing Energy Liberates Graphenes Nano-intermediaries can only be obtained through Homogenous Dispersions • • Prepared by realising the maximum surface area along with empathetic matrix selective functionalisation - facilitating the efficient mixing of Graphene stacks into the tires elastomeric targeted matrix. Dispersion routes: include high shear mixing melt intercalation & in situ polymerisation • Matrix Graphene stacks Tire elastomer dispersion
Perpetuus Graphenes Derived from Graphite Powder elastomer polymer mix
Road to Commercialisation • Perpetuus can consistently produce graphenes via an environmentally friendly patented computer controlled production processes • 2018 - high quality graphite derived graphenes up to 100 kilos per hour tailored for the end use. • Surface engineered, functionalised and non functionalised options • Viable cost of production ‘intermediate’ graphenes provided specifically to meet tire customer application requirements. • Customer graphene enhanced tires currently road testing in Asia and Europe. • Expectations - 2018 First commercial sales of graphene enhanced tires
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