How Much Does It Cost to Set Up a Carbon Nanotubes Laboratory?

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The discussion revolves around the costs associated with setting up a laboratory for the production of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) using chemical vapor deposition (CVD) equipment. Participants seek estimates for equipment prices and overall budget requirements for establishing such a laboratory.

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  • One participant requests a rough estimate for CVD equipment and the total budget needed to establish a CNT laboratory.
  • Another participant suggests conducting a Google search for manufacturers of carbon nanotube processing equipment and highlights the additional costs for safety measures, such as gas handling and monitoring systems.
  • A participant mentions that Tystar offers CNT tube furnaces for about $200K and notes their reliability and technical support, indicating that custom options may be available at lower prices.
  • A consultant offers to provide equipment suggestions and states that the total cost for producing 100 grams of CNTs could be around $40,000, depending on specific needs and safety considerations. They also mention that CVD graphene can be produced with the same setup.

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Participants express varying estimates and considerations regarding costs, indicating that there is no consensus on the exact budget required to set up a CNT laboratory. Multiple perspectives on equipment options and safety requirements are presented.

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Participants' estimates depend on specific purposes, quantities of products, and safety requirements, which remain unspecified and could affect overall costs.

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Can anybody give a rough estimate of price for a
chemical Vapour deposition equipment to make
carbon nano tubes? How much budget do we need to
establish a laboratory to make carbon nano tubes?
 
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Do a google search for: "processing equipment for carbon nanotube" which will bring up a number of equipment manufacturers that do this sort of stuff.

If you're starting from nothing, don't forget that you'll also need to pay for everything that's needed to make a CVD system run (safely): gas cabinets and handling, gas monitoring (I don't know the exact process for making CNTs, but if it's like other CVD processes, you probably don't want to be breathing the gases), demineralized cooling water, (possibly) a controlled environment, etc.
 
chitrageetam said:
Can anybody give a rough estimate of price for a
chemical Vapour deposition equipment to make
carbon nano tubes? How much budget do we need to
establish a laboratory to make carbon nano tubes?


Tystar offers CNT tube furnace for about $200K. Depending on your budget, they may custom-build a furnace at a lower price. We use their furnaces for CNT and graphene production at our lab. Their systems are reliable and their technical support is quite satisfactory.

Yesman007
 
chitrageetam said:
Can anybody give a rough estimate of price for a
chemical Vapour deposition equipment to make
carbon nano tubes? How much budget do we need to
establish a laboratory to make carbon nano tubes?
Hi,
If still you are looking for this equipment,I can suggest for the equipments of CNT.I am a consultant and has expertise in this specific area.
The entire cost depends on the specific purpose and the quantity of products to be grown.
My suggested systems are cheapest and safest.
Either one can procure part of the set-up or can ask for the entire set up.We are also helping in the installation in any part of the world.
Say for example,to get 100 gm of products,the entire cost will be around 40000 USD.
Important,CVD Graphene can also be grown in the same set-up.
For further potential talks,
contact me at:agnanosys@gmail.com
founder:agnanosys
 

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