Eden Energy makes significant breakthroughs at nano-carbon/hydrogen pyrolysis project

Emerging global clean energy company Eden Energy (ASX: EDE) has made major breakthroughs in 2011 in the time and costs associated with the production processes used in the manufacture of both hydrogen and nano-carbon products from natural gas.

Eden is aiming high to become a major global player in the development of hydrogen derived clean energy. These products have widescale application across many industrial and manufacturing sectors on developing commercial uses for the super-strong, superlight, and highly conductive nano-carbon products.

Eden is bullish that suitable commercial applications will emerge for the potentially large quantities of carbon nano-materials that will be produced, thereby opening up opportunities to sell both the carbon and also the hydrogen for Hythane® and other applications.

The breakthroughs have been made through the company's wholly-owned US, Colorado-based subsidiary, Hythane Company LL, in its specially developed production laboratory in Denver, U.S.

This production laboratory includes a self-contained clean production room with an industrial air handling system which has recently been completed.

Also, two commercial scale reactors have been completed and are almost ready for production, leading to annual commercial scale production of up to 100 tonnes of carbon nanofibers and 33 tonnes of hydrogen.

A fully operating catalyst production system can deliver sufficient catalyst to produce 3 to 4 tpa of carbon nanotubes or 20 to 30 tpa of carbon nanofibres.

An initial conductive paint study has been completed indicating Eden’s carbon nanotubes produce extremely favourable results confirming potential for Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) and possibly Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Interference (EMI and RFI) applications.

Positive epoxy composite test results confirm the suitability of Eden’s carbon nanotubes for ESD applications utilizing epoxy as a matrix material.

High strength concrete tests have shown that compressive strength has been increased by up to 10% and lower strength concrete mixtures (M20 and M30) will be tested to investigate the transport and ductility properties.

Flexural strength testing of cement mortar beams is to begin and testing of tyre rubber compound containing nano-carbon materials underway.

Carbon nanotube and nanofibre samples are being provided or sold for testing in different industries including for batteries and electronic paper.

Eden has completed the successful testing of a production ready 6-litre bus engine, achieving a 6.5% increase in efficiency and significant emissions reductions, that will enable India’s largest bus manufacturer, Ashok Leyland, to power buses with Eden’s low-emission Hythane® blend of hydrogen enriched natural gas.

With a growing order book for Optiblend® fuel kits in India and the U.S., Eden Energy is starting to build significant momentum as Optiblend conversion and use of Hythane fuel will cut both costs and emissions levels very substantially.

Originally published at: http://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/news/18841/eden-energy-makes-significant-breakthroughs-at-nano-carbonhydrogen-pyrolysis-project--18841.html