SKYNANO LLC
Carbon nanotubes synthesized from captured CO2 using electrochemical reactors, for composite applications
- Sector
- Materials
- Headquarters
- Knoxville, TN
- Total capital
- $10M
- Federal grants
- $4.5M
- 7 awards · 2019–2024
- Rank in peer group#26 of 84
- Private capital raised
- None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
- Federal contracts
- $5.5M
- 8 awards · Defense
- Rank in Materials#73 of 1258
- Granted patents
- 1
- 7 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#25 of 84
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Research And Development 873 Authority$750K
- Federal contractDefense · Research And Development 873 Authority$1M
- Federal contractDefense · Secure, Domestic Production Of Battery-grade Graphite From Direct CO2 Capture And Electrochemical Conversion For Critical Defense Applications$1.3M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase II · Secure, Domestic Production Of Battery-grade Graphite From Direct CO2 Capture And Electrochemical Conversion For Critical Defense Applications$1.3M
- Federal grantDefense · Phase I · Capture and Conversion of Environmental CO2 into Carbon Nanotube Additives for Superior Performance Low-Emissions Concrete Composites$140K
- Federal contractDefense · Kick-off Briefing Materials & Fwa Cert.$240K
- Federal contractDefense · High Performance Low Embodied Emissions Carbon Composites$400K
Show 8 earlier federal awards
- Federal contractDefense · Lightweight Multifunctional Electromagnetic (emi)-shielding Coatings Enabled By Domestic, Sustainable, & Low-cost Carbon Nanotubes$75K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · CO2mposite: Recycling of CO2, Carbon Fiber Waste, and Biomaterials into Composite Panels for Lower Embodied Carbon Building Materials$250K
- Federal contractDefense · Conductive Carbons By Design: Electrochemically Tailored Carbon Nanotube Additives For High Energy Long Lifetime Space Batteries$1.3M
- Federal contractDefense · Proposal #F2D-4660, Remote On-site Manufacturing Of Critical Mission-extending Materials From Available Resources$1.3M
- Federal grantNSF · Phase II · SBIR Phase II:Scalable Electrochemical Production Of Carbon Nanotubes From Carbon Dioxide$1.7M
- Federal contractDefense · Advanced Carbon Materials To Dramatically Improve Performance Of High-rate Batteries, Allowing For Increased Rate Capability$50K
- Federal grantEnergy · Phase I · Conductive Carbons by Design: Electrochemically Tailored Carbon Nanotube Conductive Additives for High Rate Battery Electrodes$200K
- Federal grantNSF · Phase I · SBIR Phase I: Scalable Electrochemical Production Of Carbon Nanotubes From Carbon Dioxide$225K
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Standing among 84 peers
Line = medianMaterials · Material
- Federal grants#26 · top 31%
- Granted patents#25 · top 30%
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Founders and team
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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026
Claim this profile to add your teamWhat it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 8- PendingComposite Material Structure With CO2 Derived MaterialsUSPTOApplication 19182502
- PendingSystem And Method For Separation Of Salts And Carbon AllotropesUSPTOApplication 19229389
- GrantedSystem And Method For Separation Of Salts And Carbon AllotropesUSPTOUS 12,344,526
Show all 8 patent records
- Composite Material Structure With CO2 Derived MaterialsOct 23, 2025 · Application 19182502Pending
- System And Method For Separation Of Salts And Carbon AllotropesSep 25, 2025 · Application 19229389Pending
- System And Method For Separation Of Salts And Carbon AllotropesJul 1, 2025 · US 12,344,526Granted
- Gas-liquid Contactor SystemMay 8, 2025 · Application 18501346Pending
- Systems And Methods For Manufacturing Carbon BlackAug 17, 2023 · Application 18090157Pending
- Composite Material Structure With CO2 Derived MaterialsApplication 63636034Pending
- System And Method For Separation Of Salts And Carbon AllotropesApplication PCTUS2024054730Pending
- Gas-liquid Contactor SystemApplication PCTUS2023078604Pending
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Regulatory activity · Materials
- Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign CitizensNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Marking Requirements for Toy, Look-Alike, and Imitation FirearmsNational Institute of Standards and Technology
- Eliminating Obsolete Regulations Related to the Advanced Technology Program and the Technology Innovation ProgramNational Institute of Standards and Technology
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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