Rain Cage Carbon develops process to create fullerenes
by CM Staff
Rain Cage Carbon says they have unlocked the path to the production of fullerenes and their derivatives in large quantities, which will enable applications for the accelerated improvement of existing technologies.
CALGARY — Calgary-based Rain Cage Carbon, a manufacturer of carbon capture and reuse technologies, has developed a process to create fullerenes and their derivatives – at scale.
Fullerenes are hollow spherical structures made of interlocking carbon atoms. Their value is derived from the opportunities they unlock, and their proven ability to accelerate and heighten the capabilities of existing technologies. The final novel molecules can pave the way for diverse new applications that will alter life as we know it.
“500,000 years ago, the discovery of fire changed civilization forever,” said Blair Aiken, Chairman and Co-founder of Rain Cage Carbon. “Now, Rain Cage Carbon has taken another historic leap as we explore innovative new mechanisms to protect the environment from harmful emissions. In our work advancing technologies for decarbonization, we’ve successfully discovered the key to converting carbon dioxide emissions, or fire’s smoke, into some of the most valuable, and expensive, materials in the world today, some worth more than USD$167 million a gram.”
While fullerenes have been known to science since 1985, the ability to harness and produce them at scale has been elusive. Rain Cage Carbon says they have unlocked the path to the production of fullerenes and their derivatives in large quantities, which will enable applications for the accelerated improvement of existing technologies, and the transition to sustainable energy sources.
This production of this material will allow for enormous advances across all fields, including:
- Green energy production: batteries of all chemistries, hydrogen production and storage
- Information technologies: next generation quantum computing, carbon microchips
- Human health: medicines, cancer treatment and improved medical diagnostics
- Agriculture: cost effective water purification, and desalination, fertilizers, improved food production, and yet unknown possibilities
- Advancements toward a sustainable future
Rain Cage Carbon has already begun to deploy the technology to industrial emission sources, and the material will soon enter the world supply chain – targeting later this year. Among its first outcomes will be an evolution within the global electric vehicle battery market, with fullerenes acting as an energy boosting green substitute for the existing, difficult-to-source, mined and synthetic graphite required for electric vehicles.
