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1. Huntsman Advanced Materials & MiralonTM
2. Landscape of opportunities for high volume carbon applications
3. Typical requirements for concrete additives and rebars
4. Barriers to commercialisation
Overview
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Huntsman Advanced Materials
We are a leading chemical company producing chemicals and
materials for structural composites, adhesives and formulations
for high performance markets such as aerospace, automotive
and construction
• $1Bn in sales
• Global manufacturing footprint and R&D network
• 2000 employees
Acquisition of Nanocomp Technologies in March 2018 to enter
high value carbon materials market
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Miralon
High performance composites
Aerospace structures
Conductive Adhesives
Heating Systems
Corrosion Prevention
High strength,
conductive fibers
Fire & Thermal
Protection
Properties enabling applications in multiple
markets
MiralonTM
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Carbon nanomaterial imparting effects such as
• Electrical conductivity
• Flame resistance
• Thermal conductivity
• Corrosion resistance
• Mechanical damping
• Performance enhancement in composite systems
The properties of MiralonTM are being developed & used for aerospace, industrial and construction applications
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Scale of structural materials production today
What are we competing against?
Carbon fiber
145 Thousand Tons
• High volume structural materials on a global basis
• Commodity materials in billions of tons through to high performance in kilo tons
• Replacing all steel used in auto is approx. 200-300MT
• Need for multiple large scale methane pyrolysis plants in megaton range to compete
• To make a high volume impact quickly, need to focus on construction applications with less demanding performance needs
Cement - 4.4 B tons
Concrete 40 B Tons
Steel 1700 Million Tons
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Transition from niche to high volume applications
Opportunity roadmap
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g kg T kT MT
Shielding
etc
Thermal
protection
Structural
Composites
Corrosion
Protection
Conductive
thermoset
systems
Engineering
Thermoplastics
Rebar
Concrete filler
Volume
OSB
etc
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Concrete Additive for improved
abrasion resistance
Current view of performance targets
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• Global concrete market approx. 40Bn
tonne per annum
• Volume potential around 5.6 megaton
at estimated carbon concentration
• Roads and infrastructure 1-1.5 megaton
• Challenge to disperse into highly
viscous material
• Interaction with other additives etc to be
taken into account
• Cost target <$1-2/kg to be competitive
• Wear resistance >50% of standard
concrete to be lifetime cost attractive
• ASTM C494 standard / NTPEP
certification
• Compressive / flexural strength > 90%
of reference concrete
• Freeze &thaw / shrinkage attributes
Concrete additives
Extending concrete lifetime
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Replacing steel rebar with Miralon
reinforced polymer
Current view of performance targets
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• Rebar addresses limited tensile
strength and ductility of concrete
• 300MT volume pa, $300Bn market
• Alternative CFRP, GFRP etc being
developed but niche products
• Pultrusion process needing
impregnation with epoxy resin –
production speed is critical
• Chemical and corrosion resistance is
key
• Multiple standards / specs – inc ACI
440 / ASTM D7205/D7205M-06
• Modulus higher than 124 GPa for mass
market & compete with steel
• ~50-70 GPa modulus & 500MPa tensile
strength to compete with GFRP
• Address other FRP weaknesses by
improving creep-rupture and fatigue
• Price needs to be <$1/kg to be
competitive
Carbon rebar
Strength & corrosion
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Barriers to commercialization
Roadblocks to be overcome
• Creating the scale for desired impact on climate
• Cross linking of carbon nanomaterials for structural
applications or megaton expansion of petrochemical
resins?
• Logistics and supply chain – huge volumes of solid
materials to move and locations may not match where
demand is located
• EHS / toxicology data and end of life disposal
challenges
• Collaboration –science, engineering and capital
investment beyond a single company
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