Environment-Friendly and Cost-Effective Production of Graphene Nano Platelets for Composite Applications

Project Information

GREENGRAPHENE

Grant agreement ID: 837249

DOI

10.3030/837249

Project closed

EC signature date 20 December 2018

Start date 1 January 2019

End date 30 June 2019

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Total cost

€ 71 429,00

EU contribution

€ 50 000,00

Coordinated by

NANOGRAFI NANO TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETI
Türkiye

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - GREENGRAPHENE (Environment-Friendly and Cost-Effective Production of Graphene Nano Platelets for Composite Applications)

Reporting period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-06-30

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

The main objective of the GREENGRAPHENE Project on the Phase-1 stage was to discover the potential of our graphene product produced with our patented environment-friendly and cost-efficient method in the composites industry and increase graphene penetration to this industry which is a €63,2 Billion market. The main obstacle to achieve this objective was determined to be the extreme price ranges (2800-7600 €/kg) that graphene producers offer for the material previously. As the main motivation of the composite producers was offering performance properties (e.g. electrical conductivity, thermal resistance, mechanical strength) comparable with the current metallic and ceramic materials with affordable prices, our green method that offers the lowest price ranges (<85 €/kg) possible determined to be an important way to achieve the objectives as fast as possible.

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

We intended to prepare a detailed feasibility report on the subject for the validation of our GREENGRAPHENE Project idea. In order to prepare this report; we (I) made a market analysis study through fairs and business meetings, (II) developed new marketing strategies by e-marketing tools, with composite companies and end-users, (III) arranged one-by-one meetings with industrial leaders (composite end-users) and (IV) created strong collaborations with the industrial leaders and scientific communities of Europe.

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

During the Phase-1 period, we realized that in order to achieve the main objectives of our GREENGRAPHENE Project, we need to (1) study extensively on our Graphene Manufacturing Plant and further lower the prices of graphene to <50 €/kg levels, (2) develop customer-specific semi-products of graphene for composite companies and end-users in collaboration with them, (3) expand our existing qualified team with skilled experts, consultants and subcontractors and build competent teams in critical functions (Marketing, R&D, Product Development etc.) and (4) focus more on marketing strategies using e-marketing tools to reach more composites companies in a simple and cost-efficient way.

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