TUBALL™ has potential applications across up to 50% of global materials markets
TUBALL™ has potential applications across up to 50% of global materials markets
Source: estimates based on report and analysis provided by one of the leading management consulting firms

What Are Graphene Nanotubes?

Graphene nanotubes, or single wall carbon nanotubes, are graphene sheets shaped as a tube. Their unique physical properties make them a universal additive that has potential applications across up to 50% of the global materials market.

Despite the similarity in their names, single wall and multi wall carbon nanotubes differ in their properties and in the effects they have on materials, just like graphene (a single layer of carbon atoms) differs from graphite (multiple layers of carbon atoms).

MWCNTs
MWCNTs Multi Wall Carbon Nanotubes
  • Rigid and short
  • Effective concentration of 0.5–5%
  • Can only be used to produce black conductive materials
  • Cannot be used to produce transparent conductive materials
  • Can degrade mechanical properties because of the high concentrations required
SWCNTs
SWCNTs Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes
  • Flexible and long
  • Effective concentration from 0.01%
  • Allow the production of conductive materials of any color
  • Allow the production of transparent conductive materials
  • Preserve or improve the mechanical properties of materials
Unique Properties of Graphene Nanotubes
  • Сompatible with almost all materials
  • More than 3000:1

    length-to-diameter ratio

  • Up to 1600°C

    thermal stability in vacuum

  • High conductivity
  • 100 times stronger than steel
    100 times stronger than steel
Why Has Humankind Not Used Graphene Nanotubes Before?


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In nature, nanotubes are formed as a result of incomplete carbon combustion. This is why the ashes of trees after forest fires might contain thousands of tonnes of nanotubes

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Scientists have found traces of graphene nanotubes in Damascus steel

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as well as in ancient Chinese ink

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In 1976, the Japanese scientist Morinobu Endo discovered nanotubes while doing research at the University of Orleans

Decades of Research
scientific publications
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~135,000
patents
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2013
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Decades of research have confirmed that graphene nanotubes can be a universal additive for most materials existing on Earth.

Nevertheless, graphene nanotubes have not been used in industry until recently because of the absence of technology for their mass production and, consequently, their high price.

In 2013, OCSiAl created the first industrial technology for synthesizing graphene nanotubes

TUBALL™ is the brand under which the first graphene nanotubes available for mass application in the industry were launched on the world market.

0.01%
effective even at ultra-low concentrations
< 1%
low impurity content
G/D > 90
high quality of nanotubes
Industrial Scale

The industrial-scale production of graphene nanotubes has significantly reduced their price and has made their application economically feasible for many industries.

Price per kg
$150,000
World production per year
100 kg
60,000 kg
TUBALL™
2014
How Exactly Does TUBALL™ Work?

TUBALL™ even at 0.01% can transform other materials in unprecedented ways compared to existing carbon-based materials. But how is this possible?

When distributed in the matrix of a material, graphene nanotubes form a three-dimensional reinforcing and conductive network. This is the mechanism that enables new properties to be achieved.

These are the unique morphology and origin that allow graphene nanotubes to build a 3D network at very low concentrations.

This is why TUBALL™ has a minimal effect on the original color and other key properties of materials, unlike any other conductive and reinforcing additives.

As little as 0.01% TUBALL™ in a material is enough to drastically change its properties

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200 nm
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TUBALL™ – One Additive for Thousands of Materials

LITHIUM-ION BATTERY
0.05% of TUBALL™ in the silicon anode increases battery cycle life by up to 4 times
Silicone
0.05% of TUBALL™ allows the combination of conductivity and color
Textiles
0.06% of TUBALL™ guarantees permanent anti-static properties
PSA film
0.04% of TUBALL™ provides stable anti-static properties while retaining transparency and allowing an increased service life
Rubber for tires
0.1% of TUBALL™ improves grip and durability
ABS PLASTIC
0.03% of TUBALL™ increases impact resistance and makes materials anti-static
Glass
0.05% of TUBALL™ increases strength and allows a significant reduction in the use of toxic substances
Aluminum
TUBALL™ gives a 100% increase in both tensile strength and Young’s modulus