In relation to the vision for nanotubes from the Directors back in 2011, I have cut and pasted from an article at the time....
"The nanotubes also exhibit strong electrical conductivity, near weightlessness, elasticity, and unique medical properties.
“This is really one of science’s Holy Grails – to prove that carbon nanotubes can be produced in commercial quantities and
at an affordable price,” Eden Energy’s Chairman, Mr Greg Solomon, said.
“It can open the door to literally hundreds of potential applications in the construction, electronics, transport and medical industries,”
Mr Solomon said.
In recent years, composite materials produced from carbon nanotubes have been used in a number of specialised
lightweight products, from hybrid cars to tennis racquets and ultra-light windmill blades.
But while nanotubes have been synthesized in small quantities for many years, the cost has thus far
prevented large-scale commercial production other than for high cost specialised applications.
“A cost-effective, pollution-free method for producing large quantities of nanotubes would open up a virtually endless
range of opportunities for their use in the production of almost anything where strength, flexibility and lightness are
paramount, from building materials and cars to computers, bicycles, and ultra-strong ropes and cables,” Mr Solomon said.
“Additionally, the potential Greenhouse Gas savings that would result from the widespread use of carbon composite materials
in substitution for steel and aluminium would be likely to be enormous.”
“These tiny tubes which measure between 2-20 millionths of a millimetre in diameter – also show a remarkable ability to absorb
nearby molecules, generating numerous other potential uses in environmental cleanups and water and chemical purification.”
5 years later...
The link:
http://www.edenenergy.com.au/pdfs/Press Release 20100205- WA-Qld groups link with India's largest company in carbon technology drive.pdf
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