Graphene is considered a two-dimensional carbon nanofiller with a one-atom-thick planar sheet of sp2 bonded carbon atoms that are densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice. It is regarded as the "thinnest material in the universe" with tremendous application potential. Graphene is predicted to have remarkable properties, such as high thermal conductivity, superior mechanical properties and excellent electronic transport properties. These intrinsic properties of graphene have generated enourmous interest for its possible implementation in a myriad of devices and applications.
RECAM® (REactive CArbon Material) is a new mesoporous nanostructured carbon, that exploits the special characteristics of graphenes, , having extraordinary properties in terms of reactivity and crystallinity, with excellent results proved for recalcitrant compounds removal from wastewater that place it on the market as a unique product of its kind and extremely interesting for use in environmental and energy fields.
RECAM® has been invented by Ing. Ivano Aglietto and industrially developed by SA Envitech which is the brand owner and the first world producer of bulk quantities of nanostructured material for industrial purposes. The RECAM® base structure comprises graphene planes that are modelled and inclined during the production process to form a structure with regular cells and channels, providing the material with special electricity-conduction and absorption properties. RECAM® is not a mixture of graphene planes, but a mesoporous nanostructure with a high specific surface area, with sloping polyhedrons, the sides of which comprise multi-layer graphene planes.
To date, RECAM® is the first and only nanostructured material on the market that exploits graphene’s special properties and is produced on an industrial scale.
RECAM® is hydrophobic, inert, non-flammable, completely stable, and has no negative impacts on the environment. As it is inert, it passed all the toxicity tests established by the Italian Ministry of the Environment. No solvents, no heavy metals and no traces of other toxic compounds are present within RECAM®, even in ppb.
RECAM® is a nanostructured material. Nanofibres, multi-walled carbon nanotubes and other nanoparticles which are integrated in some specific grades of RECAM® are not free to move, in fact they are blocked inside the cells of the nanostructured material. The medium size of RECAM® powder is around a few microns, not a nanomaterial, thus, no potential risks are observable.
RECAM® can be be used for different kind of applications, like listed in the picture below. Currently SA Envitech has developed the first patented industrial applications for water treatment, wastewater treatment and gas filtration. New upcoming applications of RECAM® are expected in the near future in particular for soil remediation and for DSSCs solar cells.
