CUSTOMIZED 3D POROUS CARBON STRUCTURES MADE FROM SUSTAINABLE SOURCES

CSIC have developed 3D porous carbon structures from whey powder, a by-product from dairy industry. These structures can be obtained with a millimeter precision using casting or with a micrometric precision using additive manufacturing techniques. These parts are fully customizable in any shape and size. They find a wide range of applications: filters, catalysts support, carbon molecular sieves, scaffolds for tissue engineering, reactors, membranes, filtering or support of enzymes or biomolecules, 3D carbon electrodes. 

Industrial partners manufacturers of carbon materials or activated carbons are being sought to collaborate through a patent license agreement.