Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants

NanoF-PoRes (Nano-Filaments from polymeric residues) is a synergetic project between PRIMA, KWI*Polymers, Soleno and Université de Sherbrooke (UdeS) based on UdeS intellectual property (IP), and the*nano-additive dispersion technology of KWI Polymers. The overall objective of the project is the development*and scale-up of a carbon nanofilaments (CNF) synthesis process, which includes R&D work on two novel*thermocatalytic reactors configurations (an auto-thermal pyrolyzer (ATP) and a fluid+mobile catalytic bed)*and the evaluation of the so-derived product (CNF) as a polymers additive. The process is based on US patent*7,794,690 on Carbon sequestration and US patents applications 20,070,253,886, 20,050,220,695 owned by*UdeS. The first step of the project is to adapt the patented process to use non-recyclable polymers (which are*disposed in landfills) as raw materials to produce the synthetic gas+liquid. The catalyst for the hydrocarbon*reforming is based on US patent application 20,120,273,728 and needs to be integrated in the proposed*process. The catalyst for CNF growth is based on US patent application 20,090,203,519 and will be adapted to*the process to control the shape and catalyst % contained in the CNF. A 1kg/h CNF synthesis kg-lab reactor*and an ATP reactor processing the waste/residual polymers will be developed during the project and the*synthesized CNF will be compounded by the KFusionTM process developed by KWI specially to integrate*additives. The overall plus-value generated by this project is that waste/residual polymers will be valorised as*CNF, which, as additives, raise the quality of recycled polymers so that KWI recycled composite polymers will*meet the specifications expected by its partner Soleno.