NanoStellar
| Sector | Technology |
|---|---|
| Investment type | Venture capital |
| Region | North America |
| Status | Current investment |
Nanostellar, Inc. is a privately held Nano-Composite Material company that develops highly efficient Platinum Nano-Composite Catalyst solutions. Nanostellar addresses a critical need in the catalytic marketplace: conventional technologies utilize platinum as the main catalyst to control automobile emissions and to generate renewable energy power (fuel cell applicable).
Nanostellar’s patent-pending platinum nano-composite material design technology dramatically reduces the amount of platinum required for conventional catalytic processes by combining platinum with other less costly metals to make nanoparticles. This breakthrough technology is based on a fundamental understanding of the catalytic process at the quantum chemistry level, versus competitors who rely on an empirical trial-and-error approach.
