Press Releases
LITMUS Initiates Nanotechnology Operations
10 Feb 2006
LITMUS, LLC, a Little Rock based global technology innovator, has initiated commissioning of its nanotechnology plant in Little Rock. The plant produced its initial carbon nanostructures on February 3rd and technicians will spend the next several weeks calibrating the production process before commercial production of carbon nanostructures begins.
Dan Curtis, President and COO of LITMUS, LLC stated, “Initial indications are that our nanotechnology plant’s first production runs of carbon nanostructures were of high quality and purity which we believe confirms that the larger scale and higher capacity plant will produce at the same level of efficiency as our smaller lab tests.” Mr. Mark Diggs, Chairman and CEO of LITMUS, LLC added, “We still have several weeks of calibration and refinement of the processes involved before we will be ready for commercial production and we remain confident that the mid-August target of achieving our first revenues will be met.”
LITMUS nanoTechnology, a division of LITMUS, LLC, focuses on producing the highest quality nanostructures. LITMUS nanoTechnology specializes in the production of nanostructure materials that are consistent, plentiful, less costly and of commercial quantities that can be used for applications from textile production to drug delivery systems.
LITMUS has developed proprietary methods and the capacity to provide the following nanostructures in both “research” and commercial scale quantities that are superior in purity, quantity, cost and consistency over other materials currently available:
- Single Wall Carbon Nano Tubes (SWCNT)
- Multi Wall Carbon Nano Tubes (MWCNT)
- Carbon Nano Fibers (CNF)
In addition to being a producer of carbon nano structures, LITMUS has the technical capacity to:
- Functionalize custom nanostructures to achieve specific properties
- Employ nanomaterials other than carbon to effect material properties
- Develop applications of nanotechnology
Examples of nanotechnology applications that are already being worked on by LITMUS include: cancer therapies, conductive polymers, advanced filters, advanced catalysts, hydrogen fuel cells, conductive inks, and advanced solar cell technology.
LITMUS, LLC is a privately held company with headquarters in Little Rock Arkansas. LITMUS is a global technology innovations company that identifies and captures disruptive technologies designed to provide unique commercial solutions to significant “Unmet Market Needs”. LITMUS has offices in Little Rock, Arkansas; Sherwood, Arkansas; Houston, Texas; Dallas, Texas; Holland, Michigan; Lafayette, Colorado; Los Angeles, California; Washington, D.C. and London, England.