PRECIP 
NEWSLETTER 

December 2009
No. 407

MemPro Ceramics Corp. is a global supplier of ceramic nanofibers. Ongoing collaboration with the University of Akron in Ohio is at the foundation of the technology developed to date. The company’s website is www.mempro.com, and the nCAT fiber technology is summarized at:  www.ceramicnanofibers.com.

MemPro Ceramics has received notice that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the company a $147,000-grant to continue the development of innovative ceramic nanofiber technology. The grant brings the total amount that the company has received from NSF to $847,000. The current grant will be used to expand the company’s technical options to reduce harmful exhaust from fuel-burning engines. MemPro has patented catalyst technology that provides low cost pollution control to fuel burning engines of all sizes. In 2008 the company received $500,000 from NSF to develop its NOXFOX™ brand of catalytic filters to meet 2011/2011 EPA small spark-ignition (SI) standards. The standards are aimed at reducing the harmful health effects of emissions from fuel-burning engines.

The new grant will allow research on ceramic nanofiber technology for larger engines, biofuels synthesis, new battery technologies and removal of hydrogen sulfides from natural gas streams. The company is currently scaling up production of its nCATfiber™ materials, which are based on ceramic nanofibers laden with catalyst metals like platinum, palladium and rhodium. MemPro’s technology minimizes the amount of these metals compared with other technologies and in some cases provides a completely recyclable product.

MemPro has been conducting engine testing on nCATfiber materials at its testing facility in Broomfield, CO, under the guidance of Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Gary Carlson. According to Dr. Carlson, “The new grant allows us to expand into larger markets such as the automotive and petrochemical industries. Support from NSF has been valuable during our expansion.”

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