REDUCING POLYMER MATERIALS BY UP TO 50% USING 3D GRAPHENE
March | 2023
Company Proprietary Information
A Revolutionary Materials Platform
Weight reduction via
Lyten 3D Graphene
Bryce H. Anzelmo, PhD
Director, Product Management
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P R O P R I E T A R Y
Lyten, Inc.
Company Highlights
Mission: Integration of Lyten 3D Graphene™
materials into manufacturer ready-applications
Founded 2015 – Inventor of Lyten 3D Graphene™
Global leader in 3D Graphene IP (PatSnap)
>300 Patents granted/pending (across all tech)
Material and product patents
HQ in San Jose, CA – New 55,000 ft2 facility
Lyten 3D Graphene™ manufacturing
Pilot cell production line in dry-room
> 240 Employees and growing
History of US Government engagements
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Company Proprietary Information.
Lyten 3D GrapheneTM, carbon reimagined
Lyten has invented a revolutionary reactor technology designed to deliver exceptional material innovation and economic value,
while coincidently capturing solid carbon and producing clean hydrogen.
Proprietary semi-conductor
inspired “cracking” process
liberates Carbon and Hydrogen
with zero CO2 emissions
Hydrocarbons
(including Bio-gas)
C
H H
Hydrogen
Tunable, Structured
Nano Carbons…
…Processed in-situ
Optimally tuned 3DG structures
Infinitely tunable
H H
Future source of clean hydrogen for industrial and transportation usage
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From Methane to 3D Graphene to Limitless Applications
Lyten has devised proprietary
reactors and processing to tune
and functionalize 3D Graphene by
combining with chemical elements
to create applications with
disruptive performance
Applications
Energy Storage Composites Sensing
50% higher energy density
vs. Li-ion
Estimated ~50-60% lower
cost than NMC batteries
Up to 50% strength-to-weight
improvement in resin
Supports dispersion in
elastomers
Enables “Smart” resonant
materials requiring no on-
board battery / processor /
wires to function
Functionalization
Tuned Morphologies
Lyten 3D Graphene
Tuned and functionalized for targeted high performance
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Industrial Application: Lyten 3D Graphene in Polyethylene
Lyten formulates 3D Graphene for
dispersion in resin systems…
…driving multi-functional performance
improvements1…
...resulting in reduced material needed and up
to 54% reduction in life cycle GHG emissions*
Polymer:
PE, PA6, PP, etc.
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Engineered 3D
Graphene solution
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3rd Party
Compounded
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Part is molded
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OEM sells final
product
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120 115
146
161
Toughness Stiffness
+40%
+22%
Pure polyethylene 3DG-enhanced Polyethylene
Mechanical improvements of 3DG, kpsi
1 According to 3rd party analysis
(54%)
Lyten 3D Graphene yields 30% weight reduction for Pelican; targeting 50%
• Lyten passed 25 different tests to gain customer acceptance
• Pelican #1 market position in engineered containers
• Pelican rotomolds >45 cases on production tooling at their factory in Massachusetts
Decarbonization Impact: 1 ton PE w/ Lyten 3DG -1550 kg CO2e
1 kg Lyten 3D Graphene -86 kg CO2e
*Life Cycle Associates
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P R O P R I E T A R Y
Lyten’s LytR™ Rotomolding polymer solution
3 r d p a r t y v a l i d a t e d & c a t e g o r i z e d i n R o t o m o l d i n g d a t a b a s e !
LytR™ Rotomolded Property Typical Value Units Method
Density 0.94 g/cm3
ASTM D 792
Melt Index 4.3 g/10 min ASTM D 1238
Flexural Modulus 177,000 psi ASTM D 790
Tensile Strength 3,300 psi ASTM D 638
Elongation at Yield 17 % ASTM D 638
ARM Impact [-40 °F, ¼ "] 178 ft-lb. ARM
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Rotomolding with Lyten’s LytR™
U t i l i z e d i n c o m m e r c i a l & i n d u s t r i a l p r o t o c o l s
“Lyten’s LytR is a near drop-in replacement via fabrication”
“Parts are stronger and hold their form better”
“Lower material(s) consumption”
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P R O P R I E T A R Y
What’s next for Lyten’s LytR™ ?
P l a t f o r m e x p a n s i o n v i a 1 ) F a b r i c a t i o n & 2 ) P h y s i c a l p r o p e r t i e s
Investigation areas under review:
• Enablement of fabrication processes
• Thermal conductivity enhancement
• Electromagnetic shielding
• Flammability improvements
• Chemical resistance
• Post-consumer recycled content enabler
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P R O P R I E T A R Y
1. Demonstrated 50% weight reduction potential
2. Established 3D Graphene solutions in application
Additional developments underway
3. Seeking innovation partners!
Key takeaways:
Advanced Materials and
Application Engineering