공고명: Enhancing Textile Grade PAN Carbon Fiber Precursors

게시일: 2017/10/19

마감일: 2017/12/01

수행지역: 미국

카테고리: 31 - 제조부품

공고내용

Solicitation Number :

ORNL-TT-2017-ID201603816

Notice Type :

Special Notice

Synopsis :

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a commercialization partner for a novel method to Enhance Textile Grade PAN Carbon Fiber Precursors. This promising technology was selected as a participant in the ORNL Technology Innovation Program (TIP). TIP is a royalty-funded technology maturation program designed to accelerate the commercial adoption of high potential ORNL technologies. And the ORNL Science and Technology Partnerships Office is now accepting licensing applications through November 1, 2017. Prospective licensees are invited to attend the ORNL TIP Showcase On October 3, 2017, which will feature technical presentations and laboratory tours. Recently, ORNL has developed a new process for converting textile-grade polyacrylonitrile (PAN) precursor to low-cost carbon fibers.  This process has the advantage of significantly reducing the cost of carbon fiber production, but to date the performance of the resultant carbon fiber is limited to industrial applications.  In addition, the chemistry of precursor, its original production method, and its stabilization kinetic parameters cause lack of molecular order.  To address this challenge, ORNL has developed a method that can be introduced into traditional PAN precursor and production processes with minimal process impact and has the potential to significantly improve the economics and performance of resulting carbon fiber.  While this technology is in the early development stage, if successful it will enable much broader adoption of carbon fiber produced using precursors produced in textile PAN manufacturing facilities. Applications: ？？？       Carbon fiber for automotive parts to improve power and efficiency   Technology Innovation Program: This technology was originally developed using federal funds and selected for further development under the laboratory's Technology Innovation Program (TIP). TIP supports technology development using royalties from existing technology licenses to accelerate the market readiness of high potential technologies. If your organization is interested in exploiting/utilizing this technology, we encourage you to do so via a licensing agreement.   ORNL is accepting licensing applications for review from all interested parties, and license applications will be evaluated based on prospective partners' ability and commitment to successfully commercialize the technology. If a license agreement is executed, the ORNL researchers developing the technology will be eligible to compete for additional TIP funding to assist in the transfer of the technology to the licensee.   Timeline: October 3, 2017 -                TIP Showcase at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Interested Parties can come to ORNL for a conference wherein presentations will be given by inventors highlighting these licensing opportunities, laboratory visits will be possible demonstrating the technologies, and breakout sessions time will be available with commercialization/licensing associates. November 1, 2017 -            Deadline for receipt of licensing applications. November 15, 2017 -         Notice of selection of candidates invited to license. January 30, 2018 -              Final Negotiations of Licensing Agreements.   Intellectual Property: ORNL Invention Disclosure: 201603816: Enhancing Textile Grade PAN Carbon fiber Precursors   Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest US Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, conducting basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions to compelling problems in energy and security.  Oak Ridge National Laboratory is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under its Prime Contract No. DE-AC05-00OR22725.   Additional Information: Technology Overview: https://www.ornl.gov/partnerships/low-cost-high-quality-carbon-fiber-precursor    Additional background on the Technology Innovation Program and technical business opportunities may be found on the Oak Ridge National Laboratory website:  https://www.ornl.gov/partnerships/technology-innovation-program.   National Laboratory Licensing Guide:  https://www.ornl.gov/partnerships/licensing-guidelines.   E. Morris, M.C. Weisenberger, M.G. Abdallah, F. Vautard, H.A. Grappe, S. Ozcan, F.L. Paulauskas, C. Eberle, D.C. Jackson, S.J. Mecham, A.K. Naskar. ？？？High performance carbon fibers from very high molecular weight polyacrylonitrile precursors？？？. Carbon, 101(C) (2016). ORNL License Application:  https://www.ornl.gov/sites/default/files/license_application_0.pdf.   Please contact Nestor Franco, Commercialization Manager, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 865-574-0534, francone@ornl.gov with any questions on the opportunity or to obtain a license application.   Please contact Amit Naskar, Leader of the Carbon and Composites Group at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 865-576-0309, naskarak@ornl.gov with any question about the precursor technology.
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Contracting Office Address :

Bethel Valley Road P.O. Box 2008 Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831-6192

Place of Performance :

Oak Ridge, TN Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831 United States