Since the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded in 2010 to scientists André Geim, and Konstantin Novoselov, for the discovery of graphene. This material became one of the most promising discoveries in terms of applications and developments worldwide. Graphene, which is still in its initial stages of applied research and which, according to multiple scientific publications, which to date exceed one hundred and thirty thousand (130,000) related to its properties and potential applications, the specific developments thereof, are still being They are in an incipient state, within a great global scientific and industrial career.

If we observe its properties, graphene is an “allotrope” (It is the property that certain chemical elements have of presenting themselves under different molecular structures, in the same physical state) of carbon, which is hundreds of times harder than steel, five times lighter than aluminum and that projects multiple properties in almost all areas of the economy and industry, including biotechnology, electronics, ultra-filtration, manufacturing and materiality of all types of articles, data transmission, communications, etc.

Currently the most developed and well-known product associated with graphene are the sheets of this materiality, which is why, in many cases, the term “graphene sheets” is associated with this application. But it is important to note that there are dozens of terms, which apply to structures of carbon atoms within the graphene family. Within these materialities typical of the graphene family, are the “nanotubes”, which have substantial differences in terms of applications and potential uses with respect to the other members of the graphene family.

Thus, from Chile, the company GRAFOBO , a spin off of Grupo Avance, developed and patented a process for the manufacture of “graphene nanotubes”, which is the only Chilean patent in this matter. and the only one in the world for the large-scale production of graphene nanotubes, through the self-assembly system. Being this development the one that generated the interest of investors for the impulse of what today we know as Wohlstand .

Technological innovations from the exclusive global development of Graphene Nanotubes.

• Development of biopolymers from vegetable raw materials.
• Development of water filters, which favor desalination, without the externalities and costs of current reverse osmosis technology.
• Improvement of production processes for the production of steel, with a focus on energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.