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Huntsman Announces Pilot Plant for MIRALON Carbon Nanotube Materials

Huntsman MIRALON carbon nanotubes

Huntsman’s MIRALON® carbon nanotube materials plant, which converts methane gas to carbon nanotubes and clean-burning hydrogen, will be one of the largest of its kind in the Americas. Courtesy of Huntsman. 

October 10, 2023

Huntsman Co. announced construction began on its 30-ton MIRALON® carbon nanotube materials plant. The new plant, which converts methane gas to carbon nanotubes and clean-burning hydrogen, will be one of the largest of its kind in the Americas. It represents a major step forward in the commercialization of MIRALON technology and another step closer to an industrial-scale production facility. 

The MIRALON manufacturing process produces clean hydrogen and structured nanotube materials with little to no CO2 emissions.

"Our business prides itself on bringing advanced materials to market to help our customers solve difficult engineering challenges through innovation," said Scott Wright, president, Huntsman's Advanced Materials division. "Today marks a significant step forward in the development of a new class of valuable, sustainable material."

MIRALON structural carbon products are carbon nanotube-based advanced materials, which can be produced as sheets, tape, yarn, or additives and dispersions. Thinner than a human hair and up to 25 times stronger than steel, MIRALON carbon nanotube materials are lightweight and electrically and thermally conductive, both attributes that can benefit a wide variety of applications in aerospace, automotive, and construction. MIRALON carbon nanotube materials can be used in electric vehicle batteries, high-performance composites, engineered thermoplastics, conductive adhesives, specialized concrete, and longer-wear tires.

"One of the interesting aspects of this project is that there are actually two valuable products created through the technology," said David Hatrick, vice president of Innovation and Strategic Marketing, Huntsman's Advanced Materials division. "The first product is the MIRALON carbon nanotube materials which have tremendous opportunity to create better products and new applications that don't even exist today. The second product resulting from the process is clean hydrogen – a fuel in high demand as society collectively seeks to lower CO2 emissions and accelerate the energy transition."

"The carbon footprint related to our manufacturing process can be up to 95% less when compared to the traditional process of steam methane reforming, avoiding the majority CO2 emissions normally associated with hydrogen production," said John Fraser, commercial director for MIRALON technology and materials. "Co-locating a small MIRALON manufacturing unit on a customer's site creates the opportunity to produce hydrogen right where our customers need it. This will allow companies to reduce their carbon footprint and benefit from the potential of CO2 sequestration/capture credits."

The new plant is expected to be completed by year-end 2023.

To learn more, visit www.huntsman.com.



KEYWORDS: co2 emissions expansion nanomaterials

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