William Blythe are pleased to announce that they will be working with G2O on the scale up of their patented water filtration technology. G2O are a graphene innovation company who have developed scalable technology which can be used to desalinate sea water. The membranes developed use graphene oxide, a material recently added to the William Blythe product portfolio. The £1m project will be partially funded by the UK Government, with the independent assessors describing the work as “an essential new technology capable of providing contaminant-free water in a cost-effective way for people in the developing world”. The project will focus on transferring the membrane technology to large scale manufacturing followed by validation of performance. Building on their existing graphene oxide research, William Blythe will use the two year project to work on the optimisation of their graphene oxide for G2O’s technology.

This project is a clear step forward in the development of commercial applications of graphene oxide, one which William Blythe are proud to be a part of. The independent assessors said of the UK partner organisations collaborating on this project that “it would be difficult to find a better team for this important project.” The team at William Blythe are looking forward to both the extended collaboration over the next two years and the positive impact this project could have on people around the world.

Production Starts on New Multi-Purpose Production Facility

The engineering team at William Blythe are pleased to announce that the new Rosenmund Filtration and Dryer system on a new multi-purpose production facility has now been fully installed and commissioned.

William Blythe have invested significantly (>£1 million) in the new multipurpose facility at their manufacturing site in Lancashire. The new plant has been designed to maximise flexibility – supporting production of multiple chemical products – with consideration given to the extensive new product portfolio currently coming through R&D.

By choosing to build a multipurpose production facility, William Blythe have effectively bridged the gap between pilot scale manufacture of products and their scaling to a dedicated production plant, better matching our customer’s demand profile. Products synthesised on the multipurpose plant will be run in campaigns with full clean downs in between to ensure no cross contamination occurs. With the full commissioning of the Rosenmund, the first chemical products are now being processed on the new plant ready for dispatch to our customers.

William Blythe and the Graphene Oxide Application Experts

After a 12 month development programme, William Blythe launched their GOgraphene webshop to supply research scale quantities of graphene oxide to the market. Just over 6 months later, William Blythe is now seeking to not only increase their graphene oxide capacity, but also to start working with leaders in the field on developing application enhanced grades of graphene oxide.

Over the past few weeks, William Blythe have attended several graphene oxide and 2D material related events throughout Europe, listening to the requirements of the exciting technologies graphene oxide is being applied in. A recent event at the National Graphene Institute (NGI) in Manchester, UK, gave the opportunity for one of William Blythe’s Development Chemists to present on our graphene oxide. Looking at how the project was conceived through to commercialisation and next steps, the presentation allowed the attending researchers, both academic and industrial, to learn more about how William Blythe can help to develop and commercialise the materials they need.

Our team will continue to attend events to learn more about industry requirements, with the next one scheduled for the 21st June, also at the NGI. If you are holding an event and would like William Blythe to participate, please send us the details.

Upcoming Events

• NGA GRAPHENE INNOVATION SUMMIT | MUSIC CITY CENTER, NASHVILLE, TN
• HVM17 GNM17 in Cambridge, UK
• Putech exhibition in Istanbul
• IDTechEx Show in Santa Clara, USA
• Flexible and Printed Electronics, Displays & Photonics demonstrator workshop / Graphene and 2D materials applications, Cambridge, UK