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Ebonex®
Bringing Clarity and Focus to Magneli Phase and Perovskite-like materials
Electrodes & catalyst supports
Meeting the urgent need for high performance electrodes and catalyst supports for advanced batteries, fuel cells, H2 generation, sensors and water purification
Opportunity
Electrodes and catalyst supports are the limiting factor in advanced batteries, fuel cells, green H2, water purification, biosensors, and many other fields. Conventionally, the commercial options have existed at two extremes. For high performance, long life and high current densities, platinum and other precious metal coated titanium is an expensive but proven option. At the other cost extreme, carbon has proven effective, but comes with limited service life, risk of fire, and loss of catalyst,
The esoteric nature of this field, has left it under-appreciated, under-developed and opportunity rich, with little successful innovation in many years. Over the last several years electrically conductive and corrosion resistant ceramics such as "Magneli Phase" sub-oxides of titanium (and other transition metals) and Perovskites with similar properties, have started to attract considerable attention as potential cost-effective alternatives.
However, research in these materials has largely been Isolated, sporadic, uncoordinated and slow.
We deliver the material optimization and application methods, best suited to your needs.
Our Ebonex® materials offer a very broad range of material properties, in addition to electrical conductivity and corrosion resistance.
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For example, at one extreme, surface morphology can be tuned to be glass like with an exceptionally low specific surface area. At the other extreme, meso-porous structures with nanoscale features can be formed which offer exceptionally high specific surface areas in excess of 20m2/g.
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Similarly, Ebonex coatings can be made to be optically clear or opaque.
As such our materials can be optimized for specific applications and scale of use. As the established leader in this field, we can leverage our 3 decades of IP and know-how, to deliver the application engineering, scale-up and implementation skills necessary for success.
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Optimize form and function to specific applications
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Match the delivery and scale-up to the GTM strategy, scale of operation and application TRL
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Leverage decades of experience in materials and process development in batteries, Fuel Cells, H2, water treatment and related fields
Ebonex® materials and coatings
We recognized this opportunity and acquired and consolidated decades of R&D and >$30million of IP, and scale-up know-how, to deliver a new and holistic approach to this field.
Our starting point was Ti₄O₇ - first developed and commercialized by QV co-founder Robert Clarke at Ebonex Technologies Inc., in the mid 1980’s. This electrically conductive and chemically inert ceramic is derived from abundant and low-cost titanium dioxide, modified to feature a graphite-like crystalline structure, known as "Magneli Phase" materials. Phase pure Ti₄O₇ delivers 4 times the conductivity of graphite but, unlike the latter, it is chemically inert, and stable in anodic oxidization.
Building on this foundation, we have developed a broad range of chemically inert and electrically conductive Magneli Phase and Perovskite-like materials and coatings, which we deliver under our Ebonex® brand.
DEEP TECH APPLICATIONS
Electrodes and surface reactions are the common thread in QuanVerge’s success in first of kind, deep tech, start-ups.
Ebonex® delivered as components, coatings powders and meso-porous nano-structures, meeting the urgent needs for high performance electrodes and catalyst supports for clean energy technologies. Delivering world class materials, backed by decades of relevant application engineering and a portfolio of new IP.
EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS
Electrodes and surface reactions are the common thread in QuanVerge’s success in first of kind, deep tech, start-ups.
Ebonex® delivered as components, coatings powders and meso-porous nano-structures, meeting the urgent needs for high performance electrodes and catalyst supports for clean energy technologies. Delivering world class materials, backed by decades of relevant application engineering and a portfolio of new IP.
Electrically conductive and oxidation resistant "Magneli Phase" transition metal sub-oxides and related Perovskite-like mixed-metal oxides are compelling, but previously limited by sporadic and incomplete development. We bring application engineering, quality and scale with Ebonex® branded solutions
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Consolidated and extended the IP around the materials, how they are made and how the are delivered
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Leveraging technologies and methods, proven in electronics, solar and other industries.
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Delivering world class materials, backed by decades of real world application engineering and a portfolio of IP
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ACCELERATING DEEP TECH
Meet the urgent need for high performance electrodes and catalyst supports for advanced batteries, fuel cells, H2 generation, sensors and water purification
The Problem:
Electrodes and catalyst supports are the limiting factor in advanced batteries, fuel cells, green H2, water purification, biosensors, and many other fields. Conventionally, the commercial options have existed at two extremes. For high performance, long life and high current densities, platinum and other precious metal coated titanium is an expensive but proven option. At the other cost extreme, carbon has proven effective, but comes with limited service life, risk of fire, and loss of catalyst,
The esoteric nature of this field, has left it under-appreciated, under-developed and opportunity rich, with little successful innovation in many years. Over the last several years electrically conductive and corrosion resistant ceramics such as "Magneli Phase" sub-oxides of titanium (and other transition metals) and Perovskites with similar properties, have started to attract considerable attention as potential cost-effective alternatives.
However, research in these materials has largely been Isolated, sporadic, uncoordinated, and slow.
Ebonex® range of materials and coatings
We recognized this opportunity and acquired and consolidated decades of R&D and >$30million of IP, and scale-up know-how, to deliver a new and holistic approach to this field.
Our starting point was Ti₄O₇ - first developed and commercialized by QV co-founder Robert Clarke at Ebonex Technologies Inc., in the mid 1980’s. This electrically conductive and chemically inert ceramic is derived from abundant and low-cost titanium dioxide, modified to feature a graphite-like crystalline structure, known as "Magneli Phase" materials. Phase pure Ti₄O₇ delivers 4 times the conductivity of graphite but, unlike the latter, it is chemically inert, and stable in anodic oxidization.
Building on this foundation, we have developed a broad range of chemically inert and electrically conductive Magneli Phase and Perovskite-like materials and coatings, which we deliver under our Ebonex® brand.
Our approach is to deliver the material optimization and application methods, best suited to your needs.
Our Ebonex(R) materials offer a very broad range of material properties, in addition to electrical conductivity and corrosion resistance.
· For example, at one extreme, surface morphology can be tuned to be glass like with an exceptionally low specific surface area. At the other extreme, meso-porous nano-structures can be formed which offer exceptionally high specific surface areas in excess of 20m₂/g.
· Similarly, Ebonex coatings can be made to be optically clear of opaque.
As such our materials can be optimized for specific applications and scale of use. here we can leverage our 2 decades of IP and know-how, to deliver the application engineering, scale-up and implementation skills necessary for success
· Optimize form and function to specific applications
· Match the delivery and scale-up to the GTM strategy, scale of operation and application TRL
· Leverage decades of experience in materials and process development in batteries, Fuel Cells, H2, water treatment and related fields
Electrically conductive and oxidation resistant Mixed Metal Oxides are compelling but previously limited by sporadic and incomplete development. We bring application engineering, quality and scale with Ebonex® branded solutions
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Consolidated and extended the IP around the materials, how they are made and how the are delivered
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Leveraging technologies and methods, proven in electronics, solar and other industries.
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Delivering world class materials, backed by decades of relevant application engineering and a portfolio of new IP
