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Manufacturing Continuous Inorganic Fibers by Innovative CIF Processes

Continuous Inorganic Fibers , produced by CIF Manufacturing Process

Development Innovative,knowledge-based,reliable,smart,cost-effective Manufacturing Processes & Integrating it for production Multisectiorial Applications Products as Continuous Inorganic Fibers,based on clean,Low-Cost recyclable,non-flammable Worldwide spread Raw Materials & Advanced Equipment into the Plants of the Future & existing production Lines are very important Aims for the Key Emerging Technologies of the 21st Century like Natural & Energy Resources (Oil, Gas,Sun,etc),Advanced Composites,Automotive, Marine,Aerospace, Information,Electronics, Construction, etc.These issues are Priority Strategic Goals by USA, Europe,Asia & other Industrial World Regions.

Continuous Inorganic vitreous Fibers(Fiberglas,etc)are the most widespread materials used in the production of a large variety of Products in the World(not less as for 1000 Markets).Convential Processes for production existing Continuous Inorganic Fibers are complicated & not cost-ecology effective,because based on 7 to 8 expensive Raw Materials (R/M)-Boron Acid (Cost ~613 $ US/ ton), Kaolin, Colemanite ,Limestone,etc,on irrevocable consumption of very expensive precious materials -platinum,etc (Cost of such Precious materials is ~1 Million $US per Line for yearly production 1500 ton Glass Fibers,etc).CIF Processes are based on package successfully tested Innovative Ideas / Concepts. Our General Aims are License Marketing of CIF Processes to enormous Global Market of Inorganic Fibers.

In order to remove a / m deficiencies.Dr.Yaacov Epshtein is succeeded to develop and partial successfully implantate Innovative CIF processes,which allowed Reduce :Cost of Fiber' s Raw Materials by ~37%;Production Cost & Energy Consumption by ~25%,; Service Capital by ~25% compared to famous E-glass Fibers Processes; allowed Produce Acid, Alkali,Chemicals,Heat Resistant & not carcinogenic to humans Fibers(According Requirements of International Agency for Research on Cancer) for Substitute carcinogenic to humans Asbestos Fibers ; Rock , Slag , Glass Wool Fibers,etc Some Advantages of CIF Processes are following :

1. CIF Inorganic Fibers are manufacturing from 1 or 2 components of very cheap Inorganic naturally rocks , extracting in world - wide spreading quarries or from very cheap Industrial recycled wastes. Inorganic naturally rocks are inexhaustible natural resource with unchanged chemical composition over world-wide vast Areas.
2. CIF Processes are exhibit exceptional Advantages by comparison with traditional processes of Inorganic Fibers.

ENTERPRENEUR & INVENTOR OF CIF PROCESSES is Dr.Yaacov Epshtein-International recognized Expert,with extensive experience 21 years 1955-76 in Former Soviet Union (FSU) in planning and building of numerous Manufacturing Plants for Glass Fibers,etc Products & after 1976-25 years in West in the Commercial & Military fields, include Advanced Fibers , Composites,Mechanical Engineering for Israel Aircraft Industries , some USA Associations,etc.From 1989 he is heading ISCOM Composites Group. He is author published in the World 10 Books,30 original Papers in professional Journals , 27 R &D Reports in a / m Fields & Inventor , Exclusive Owner & Licensor registered in USA , UK, Japan , France , Holland , Russia , Israel of 98 Inventions , Designs , Patents & 312 completed Projects.




TABLE 1 . Comparison of CIF Processes & existing E-Glass Fibers Processes (Cost in US$ per ton Fibers).




MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES	RAW MATERIALS COST	ENERGY COST	* CAPITAL SERVICE	PRODUCTION COST
ISCOM CIF PROCESSES	90	77	139	656
CONVENTIAL "E" GLASS FIBERS PROCESSES	244	102	185	875

*CAPITAL SERVICE - Cost of Set-up a new Plant in relation to quantity of Fibers produced in 5 years.



3. Continuous Inorganic Fibers,produced by new CIF Processes are exhibit better Physical Parameters as E-Glass Fibers(TABLE II) :

MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY :	FIBER'S SERVICE TEMPERATURE, GRAD C	RESISTANCE TO ALCALIES , ACIDS , CHEMICALS.	REMAIN OF TENSILE STRENGTH IN % BY VARIOUS TEMPERATURES, GRAD C	DEGRADATION OF STRENGTH IN 100% HUMIDITY IN PERIOD OF 100 DAYS , %	MODULUS ELASTICITY D=12 MIKRONS GPA
ISCOM CIF Processes	(-260) to(+650)	EXCEL- LENT	20 Grad C-100% 200 Grad C-94% 500 Grad C-46%	NO	84-96
Convential "E" Glass Fibers Processes.	(-60) to(+460	FAIR	20 Grad C-100% 200 Grad C-92% 500 Grad C-35%	30%	70--72




4. IV)The bond of CIF Fibers is better to Epoxy Resins comparative to Glass Fibers. V)CIF Fibers serve as substitute - of very expensive Ceramic Fibers in Applications,where temperature is required up to 400-500 Grad Celsium.
5. VI)Reinforcement of Concrete. VII)Substitute carcinogenic Asbestos Fibers in Asbestocements & Friction Products; VIII)Substitute special & expensive Alcalies / Acids / Chemical Resistant Glass Fibers;

In the last years the convential Materials as Metals,Concrete,Wood,etc are loosing their place to Advanced Composite Materials - on base of various Reinforcement Fibers in general & Continuous Inorganic Fibers specifically. The U.S Government ranks Advanced Materials as one of the three most Emergency Technologies for the Future. "The World Market for Advanced Materials in the year 2000 were projected to be ~ 400 Bill. US$. The Value of Market for Glass Fibers is 1,2 Billion pound in USA only. The Market Demand for above mentioned Fibers has grown significantly every year, at rate of 10 percent" ( Center for Ceramic Research, USA - 1998).

Comprehensive Market Research, made by ISCOM show, that developed CIF Processes could use for production Continuous Inorganic Fibers for following Topical Applications with next World Market Value :

1. Novel cheap Technical Textiles,Nonwoven & woven Fabrics for Industrial , Commercial , Appliances & Military use. "World Market For Technical Textiles 50% bigger than previously estimated. In a recent report published by David Rigby Associates (DRA) the world market for technical textiles and industrial non-wovens are 16.7Million. ton in 2000, which is almost 50% greater than the 11.3 Million ton is estimated to have been forecast in DRA's 1997 report on the same Market."(Source: Net Composites News of 1 July , 2002). Predicted growth in the consumption of technical textiles for Construction , Geotextiles , Industrial , Agroculure, Packaging , Protection , Cloth Applications in 2005 will be ~46 US $ Billion(Source :"David Rigbi Association (DRA)in Nonwovens & Industrial Techtextiles Journ ,03.2002
2. Novel very cheap Reinforcements of Thermoplastics , Thermosetting & other Advanced Composites . The Market for Fillers in the Plastic Industry has grown an average of 9% per year over past decade into a $23 Billion Global Business,with over 37% of all Thermoplastics, Thermosets and Elastomers being compaunded and reinforced with Fillers and Fibers (Intertech 1999 Conference Highlights).Demand for Thermoplastic Resins in the USA is forecast to rise by 3,8% per annum and to reach 39,5 Millions tones in 2003. (Report of Freedonia Group,USA,1998)
3. Novel very cheap Reinforcements The Global Market for Composites on base Advanced Fibers(65% from them are Glass Fibers) in 2003 / 2008 will be 8,5 / 9,5 Billion US$ for Automotive,Aerospace / Consumer Goods,etc applications (JEC Composite Internet. Journal,2001