Iranian Company Produces Single-Layer Graphene to Reinforce Tire, Bitumen
“Our company produces graphene and its derivatives. Previously, graphene production in Iran was mainly laboratory and scattered, but after the analyses of our company were approved by the Iranian Vice-Presidency for Science, Technology and Knowledge-Based Economy, our production has been upgraded to a knowledge-based and semi-industrial level. Industrial production of graphene on a kilo scale has never been done in the country before,” said Banayee, the head of commercial and sales management department of the company.
“In the automotive industry, graphene and graphene oxide increase the resistance of tires and plastics, control temperature transfer, increase durability, and reduce wear and slippage. In the petrochemical and bitumen industries, these materials prevent the aging of asphalt and bitumen, and in construction, they make concrete lighter and more resistant. In addition, they are also used in medical engineering and water filtration, although their use has not yet spread in Iran,” he added.
Many patents have been registered in the field of tire and bitumen production in Europe and the US, but our company has succeeded in producing and analyzing high-performance automobile tires with graphene and graphene oxide in Iran,” Banayee said.
“Our activity is in the semi-industrial production stage and we plan to increase the scale-up of production by 10 times,” he underlined.
The 16th International Nano Technology Exhibition and the First Exhibition of Advanced Technologies of Iran was inaugurated at the Tehran International Fairground.
Held from November 2 to 5, the Nano Exhibition featured over 150 innovative companies showcasing advancements in nanotechnology. Meanwhile, the Exhibition of Advanced Technologies hosted 80 knowledge-based and technological products, attracting visitors, particularly students, researchers, and investors.
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