Source | LaunchTN

SkyNano (Louisville, Tenn., U.S.), a science-based expertise firm targeted on commercializing a free-market resolution to carbon air pollution, celebrated its transfer right into a 20,000-square-foot facility in Louisville, Tennessee, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony this March.

This state-of-the-art facility marks a big growth for SkyNano because it continues to make strides in carbon administration and sustainable expertise. It will allow SkyNano to rent extra workforce members, enhance its manufacturing capability, additional develop its expertise and meet the rising demand for carbon-negative supplies.

Since its creation in 2017, SkyNano has been situated at Vanderbilt University, Innovation Crossroads at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and the Spark Innovation Center on the University of Tennessee Research Park. In 2022, it moved into its first location in Knoxville, and rapidly outgrew it.

“The past 7 years have been a whirlwind of growth for SkyNano,” Cary Pint, co-founder and chief expertise officer of SkyNano, says. “This larger, customized facility is the natural next step for SkyNano. We continue to be committed to reshaping and revolutionizing the carbon management industry.”

During the opening occasion, SkyNano showcased its expertise scale-up with its Generation 3 machine — 200 gram-multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) per hour and steady operation for carbon emission uptake. Additionally, the startup highlighted a number of demonstration tasks, together with:

• Low-embodied carbon constructing supplies: SkyNano, Endeavor Composites and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), are working to develop a low-embodied carbon constructing materials panel to be used in non-structural constructing materials purposes.
• High-performance lithium-ion batteries: SkyNano and Eonix are creating a high-performance MWCNT/silicon-based electrode construction for long-lifetime lithium-ion battery anodes. Paired with Eonix’s novel electrolyte screening expertise, Skynano has demonstrated important enchancment in cycle life in comparison with silicon anodes with out MWCNTs and stabilized electrolytes.
• Low-embodied carbon cementitious composites: SkyNano, in partnership with Dr. Hongyu Nick Zhou’s laboratory at UTK, is creating a novel cementitious composite for protection purposes in 3D printed concrete. The capability to 3D print a construction in excessive or harmful environments helps enhance warfighter capabilities and security. With SkyNano MWCNTs, the startup is working towards in-situ defect detection to enhance the standard of prints and the useful power and properties comparable to EMI shielding, lightning strike safety, and many others.
• High-performance, low-embodied carbon composites: The Navy is invested in reducing its operational and embodied carbon throughout all protection actions. SkyNano, Endeavor Composites and UTK are partnering to develop sustainable, low-embodied carbon fiber composites that don’t sacrifice the excessive efficiency required by naval purposes. These are anticipated to be glorious materials candidates for mass-sensitive purposes comparable to drones and UAVs.

The new facility is at 3255 Wrights Ferry Road in Louisville, Tennessee.