Launch HN: Saratoga Energy (YC W19), Better Carbon Nanotubes from Carbon Dioxide

Re:Launch HN: Saratoga Energy (YC W19), Better Carbon Nanotu... by chroem- on Monday March 04, 2019 @07:01PM (#19306923)

How long are the continuous fibers? CNTs can do some truly insane things if you make them long enough.

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Re:Launch HN: Saratoga Energy (YC W19), Better Carbon Nanotu... by SaratogaEnergy on Monday March 04, 2019 @10:29PM (#19307876)

The CNTs we are making right now are about 10-20 microns long. Making them longer is a focus area for us. However, the nano-materials department at Rice has created a wet-spinning process the can bundle CNTs into continuous fiber. They aren't quite a strong as a continuous CNT from what i've heard, but still stronger than carbon fiber. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XDJC64tDR0

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Re:Launch HN: Saratoga Energy (YC W19), Better Carbon Nanotu... by chroem- on Tuesday March 05, 2019 @12:23AM (#19308293)

Have you characterized the anisotropy of the fibers yet? Mechanical, electrical, or otherwise?

Also thank you for the response!

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