1. Front Line in Mass Production and Application of Fullerene
November 16, 2004
Front Line in Mass Production and
Application of Fullerene
I am Hideki Murayama of Frontier Carbon Corporation.
Fullerene is one of the typical carbon nano-materials, and is expected to be useful in a wide rage of industries as I will mention later
It is the only pure carbon that can be dissolved in solvent and can be vaporized.
Today I will talk about NVI for development of the fullerene market,
And I would like to introduce some concrete examples of fullerene application and the current status of fullerene mass production, together with activities of Frontier Carbon Corporation.
一般的セミナー
Fullerene is a third carbon form, after graphite and diamond.
It is a promising nano-carbon material with its unique properties, but
The high price and limited availability have been the main obstacle to the Development of fullerene market.
Now, Frontier Carbon Corporation has cleared the obstacles.
Today I will report the frontline of fullerene business and the activity of Frontier Carbon Corporation.
Hideki Murayama, Ph.D.
Vice President / General Manager of R&D Center
Frontier Carbon Corporation

3. A Joint Venture : Frontier Carbon Corporation
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.
Technology Platform
- CB Technology
- Separation/Purification Tech.
- Chemical Modification Tech.
- Application Technology
Mitsubishi Corporation
/ Nanotech Partners Limited
- Composition of Matter Patent*)
　 of FLNs: Licensed from FIC
- Sales and Marketing
- World-wide Network
Frontier Carbon Corporation
FCC is a joint venture between MCC and MC. MCC has expertise in CB technology, I mean the technologies to
Design the reaction chamber and control of the flame conditions to produce fullerene soot, together with
Separation/purification technologies to get fullerenes from the resulting soot, and further the technologies to
Functioinalize fullerenes to prepare designed fullerene derivatives.
MC licensed exclusively the composition of matter patent of fullerenes from FIC.
And FCC sub-licensed from MC the composition of matter patent.
MC has strong sales and marketing power in world-wide.
FCC was founded in Dec. 2001, to make fullerenes as a practical material and support the market development
With customers.
*) Composition of Matter Patent for Fullerenes
- Japan Issued　
- Europe Issued EP
- Australia Issued　653751
- USA　　 Under Examination

4. A Joint Venture : Frontier Carbon Corporation
Capital: US$ 50MM (as of April. 2004)
Shareholders: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation 50 %
Mitsubishi Corporation 23 %
Nanotech Partners Ltd. 27 %
Established Dec. 2001
Head Office: Tokyo, Japan
Main Business: Production, Research & Sales of Nanocarbon
Products (Fullerene and Related Compounds)
Frontier Carbon Corporation is a joint venture between MC and MCC.
FCC was founded in Dec. 2001, to make fullerenes as a practical material and support the market development with customers.

5. Organization of Frontier Carbon Corporation
Board
President
Shigeki Tomonoh
Research &
Development
Center
Quality &
Assurance
Center
Engineering
Development
Center
Production
Center
Sales &
Marketing
Center
Administration
Center
Application
Development
Quality
Assurance
Process
Development
Production
Address
1-8-7, Kyobashi, Chuo-ku
Tokyo , Japan
TEL:
FAX:
URL.

6. Potential Applications of Fullerenes
Magnetic Record
Tonor
Information/
Communication
Photo
Devise
Diagnostic Agent
Medicine
Cosmetics
Photosensitive Material
Nonlinear Optical Element
Bio/
Medicine
Electrical
Device
Electron Accepter
Cage Structure
(connoted Metal)
Super-Conductivity
Sensor(Photo, Gas)
Gas Separation
Superconductivity circuit
FET, Photolithography
Environment
Photo
Absorbent
Free Radical
Scavenger
Industrial
Usage
Low Thermal
Conductivity
This is a patent map for fullerene applications.
Since fullerenes were produced with the small quantities for laboratory research in 1990, many articles and patents have been proposed for
Fullerene applications.
You can see fullerenes can be used in a wide range of industries and fields.
For example from the field of Energy devices, Environment, Pharmaceuticals, Cosmetics, IT devices and to Industrial usages.
Nanoporous
Adsorption
Catalyst
Diamond Coating
Polymer Additives
Rubber Additives
Value Added Films
Energy/
Transport
Nano-size
Molecule
Gas Storage
Lithium Ion Battery
Fuel Cell, Solar Cell

7. Available Fullerene Derivatives (FCC)HO OH H
Porous FLNs
Kg scale
Kg scale Ph - Ｈ
(Kg scale)
PCBM O
Customized fullerene
derivatives
In Partnership with Customers

8. The 1st FLN Product in Market
Source:
ABS Home Page
Pin-action performances
are improved by adding
fullerenes to the resin.
The first Bowling Ball
Using Nano-technology
「ＮＡＮＯＤＥＳＵ」
Jan. 10, 2003 on sale !
The first fullerene product is a bowling ball. Japan Ebonite Corporation has a share of 70 % in the Bowling Ball market in Japan.
They use our fullerene as an additive to the polymer resin of the ball to improve “Pin Action performances”, and it became a popular and long seller series of Bowling ball since January 2003.

9. Other Commercial Fullerene Products
Ski Wax
Fullerene is added to wax for Ski board
to increase the performance
Golf Club Head
MAJESTY (Product name)
Fullerene is added to titanium golf
club to enhance metal strength.
This lead to novel design in golf club
Source: Aoyama Kagaku
Source:
maruman Home Page
Engine Oil
Kiwami (Product name)
Fullerene is added to lubricants
to increase the engine performance
And in the last fall, Maruman Corporation introduced a new Golf Club. By using fullerene as a composite with titanium for Driver Heads.
By adding fullerene, mechanical properties are improved with thickness of 70 % for that of previous titanium model, and that results in improved design to the balance of the Club head. And most of golf players can get additional 15 yards distance in average, they say.
However this driver is fairly expensive, about 1,800 US$ for one club, but I heard the first model, named MAJESTY, has been sold more than 10,000.
Most of the customers for this club are some special users or senior citizens.
In the last March, next version has been appeared with a price of about 700 US$ for wide range of customers.
Another example of fullerene product is an Engine Oil. In the HP of Bardahl Corporation, they state fullerene added engine oils keep high performances under severe conditions and the lifetime is improved. Unfortunately, the fullerene they currently use is not ours.
In the next season, this coming winter, Aoyama Kagaku Corporation will start to sell a new series of Ski Wax by using fullerene as an additives.
This is our fullerene.
And Kansai-Coke and Chemicals published that they have developed a new Electric-Double layer Capacitor by using fullerene-related compounds at the electrode. The resulting material increased capacitance drastically compared to that of conventional activated carbon.
Source:
Bardahl Home Page

10. New Fullerene Products: Press Released in 2004 Autumn
Golf Club Shaft
GIII (Product name)
Fullerene is added to GF
composite of golf club shaft
to enhance strength.
Source:
Daiwa Home Page
Badminton Racket
Nano Speed (Product name)
Fullerene is added to CF
composite of badminton
Racket to enhance strength.
Source:
YONEX Home Page
Spectacles
Nextens (Product name)
Fullerene is added to flames of
Spectacles to increase strength
and oil resistance.
Source:
Nagai Home Page

11. Fullerene Products in Market Soon: Some Examples・・・
Photo Resist Material （ＮＴＴ）
A 90-nm pitch pattern is marked
in 10WT%
(film thickness:250nm)
Photo: Courtesy by NTT
化学工業日報

12. Price of Fullerenes Year $ 10,000 Arc Method Combustion Method $ 1,000
$ 100
Price of Fullerenes / gram
$ 10
40 t/y
FCC pilot sample
　2002/5～
300 t/y
$ 1
FCC current
　2003/5～
1500 t/y
$ 0.1
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
Year

13. FCC Fullerene Plant in Japan
Capacity : 40 tons / year
In operation since May 2003
Land area　 ：1990 m2
Total floor area : 2000 m2
Plant height 　　 : 30 m　　

14. FCC creates a new industry with Fullerene, the carbon molecule,
that will change the world as a key material for Nanotechnology.

15. Fullerene is now a practical material for industries
Passion
Logic
Uniqueness
Fullerene is now a practical material for industries