CMV is a old idea but new to Exxon, LCS is probably very early stage with limits, Proxxima ?
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Ok here is the truth on proxima. The resin is not temperature stable and solidifies below 50 or 40 F. Yes the resin is toxic and smells. The resin supplied has several impurities that interfere the ROMP reaction. The so called second gen catalyst is supposed to be resistant to degradation but is not. The catalyst has to be stored cold in a freezer. Once the catalyst is opened it starts to degrade. The large pilot unit has a short run cycle of 30 to 40 days before catalyst fouling. Overall lots of problems that have not been worked out. Many employees have left this sh-t show before it implodes.
Sounds like a deadlier version of JB Weld
- NONE OF THE ABOVE.
Next question?
I worked on direct air capture and it is a joke. The atmosphere only contains 400 ppm CO2. The unit at baytown is just for show. It has no real use or potential. I think it is for public relations. It is like pi----g into the ocean.
If you think proxima is so great look at the sds. It a toxic material that can not be imported into many countries. It is nasty smelly resin. Exxon has bought a disaster in the making. Please look it up if you don't believe me. The truth is hard to swallow. One major problem is how to handle it safely. Don't believe the hype.
What about Carbon materials vent.
My money's on Polaris.
I thought Proxxima was cutting edge, game changin thermoset polymer technology.
How Proxxima™ works
Our ProxximaTM resin systems are low-viscosity two-part polyolefin thermosetting systems comprising a liquid monomer mixture and a catalyst hardener. Our portfolio range is designed to solve specific market needs and is customized for specific processing technologies (e.g., VARTM, RIM, RTM, pultrusion and more).
Our resin formulations are based on cyclic C5 monomers and other proprietary monomers and additives. Our catalyst formulations have strong foundations in Nobel Prize-winning technology developed by Professor Robert Grubbs and his research team. This powerful combination produces polymers that can outperform today’s solutions across a broad set of everyday applications such as wind turbine blades, electric vehicle parts, sustainable construction, and anticorrosion coatings.
ProxximaTM polyolefin thermosets have proven benefits over a wide variety of alternative solutions, replacing materials from steel to silicone. Our proprietary advanced polymer technology even outperforms conventional poly-DCPD. Specifically, our products have a broader processing window, are more stable when exposed to oxygen, water and/or heat, compatible with both glass and carbon fiber and support high filler* loading with minimal voids.
https://www.materia-inc.com/what-do-we-do/our-products/proxxima
Proxima is doomed and has lots of problems that are unsolved. It is a si king ship and many employees have left. The new ones are clueless. It is a true sh-t show.
Lcs will not make any money unless there are government subsidies. Plastic recycling is a joke as well and will not make money with government support and incentives.
Thus us all hype and feel good for the investors with no real profit margins.