March 202019MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY INSIGHTSNAiEEL Technology's mass production methodology is capable of synthesizing BNNT that can be incorporated directly into various industrial operational structures depending on the goals and requirements of the BNNT applicability. "We produce several grades of BNNT products, which are 40 (NanoBorNT-40), 70 (NanoBorNT-70), and 90 (NanoBorNT-90) percentage in BNNT mass with crystalline h-BN balance," says Kim. Another essential feature of NAiEEL's BNNT is its natural direct dispersion characteristic with resins/solvents. While typical nanotubes are entangled and long in shape and must be cut down to size to acquire dispersion, NAiEEL's products can achieve this goal with relative ease due to a straight and wider diameter (30~50 the market. Consequently, the technique makes it effortless to economically and practically apply NAiEEL's BNNT in many areas such as IT/IoT, space/nuclear engineering, energy and environment, and biomedical, to name a few. While fully commercialized BNNT-based products are still in the developmental stage, some of the key innovations are electrically insulating thermal conducting materials and piezoelectric sheets for sensing and energy harvesting purposes. In addition to these, there are a vast number of industrial applications facilitated by NAiEEL, including the membranes for green energy and high capacity secondary batteries such as Li-Air and Li-S, and BNNT-metals and polymers composites. "We can offer BNNT, which is a fundamental nanomaterial that can be used in various industrial sectors, with affordable economics and characteristics," elucidates Kim. To capitalize the BNNT market on a global scale, NAiEEL runs a subsidiary company, NAiEEL Co., in Ohio, US; the facility will act as a distribution centre for industrial collaborations shortly. Besides BNNT mass production, NAiEEL will also develop and commercialize BNNT based piezoelectric sensors for personal healthcare monitoring devices and systems.Ultimately, the successful execution of the BNNT business has made it possible for NAiEEL to contribute to the technological and economic growth of its country by addressing the industrial needs for the advanced materials of manufacturing. "We believe that a fundamental component such as BNNT can contribute to a transformation of the industrial paradigms that exist within the fourth Industrial Revolution," comments Kim. "Presently, all team members at NAiEEL are working together closely with passion and pleasure, and we are proud of our achievements in providing a solution for a cleaner energy and environment landscape for the next-generations of civilization."With the belief that open innovation is the way forward to develop a business in the BNNT space, Kim is preparing to discuss the possibilities of a collaboration with researchers, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, VCs and more to propel the development of this technology across various industrial avenues. Conclusively, the core objective of NAiEEL is to spread happiness amongst human beings and maintain the welfare of the global socio-economic construct while continuing on its journey as a forerunner and world leader in the BNNT business. We produce several grades of BNNT products, which are 40 (NanoBorNT-40), 70 (NanoBorNT-70), and 90 (NanoBorNT-90) percentage in BNNT mass with crystalline h-BN balance
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