Carbon fiber,
polymerized by light.
Lumios Materials pioneers ultraviolet-catalyzed polymerization of polyacrylonitrile — replacing conventional thermally-driven techniques that have defined PAN precursor manufacturing for half a century.
Photons replace heat.
Conventional PAN polymerization relies on sustained thermal energy with inefficient heated reactors running for hours, producing emissions and bottlenecking output.
Our photoinitiator system activates acrylonitrile monomers under tuned ultraviolet light, driving controlled chain growth at near-ambient temperatures. The result is a high-purity PAN precursor suited for high-modulus carbon fiber produced with a fraction of the energy and capital footprint.
A leaner path to high-performance carbon.
Lower energy intensity
Eliminating thermal polymerization removes the largest energy cost in PAN precursor manufacturing.
Cleaner footprint
Ambient-temperature processing slashes Scope 1 emissions and decouples carbon fiber from fossil-fired heat.
Faster throughput
UV initiation begins on contact — collapsing reaction times that traditionally span hours.
Tunable chemistry
Wavelength and dose give precise control over molecular weight and copolymer composition.
From monomer to modulus.
Formulate
Monomer feed is blended with our proprietary photoinitiator package.
Illuminate
Tuned UV exposure activates initiators and drives chain propagation at low temperature.
Spin
The resulting PAN precursor is wet- or dry-jet spun into white fiber tow.
Carbonize
Standard oxidation and carbonization yield high-modulus carbon fiber — at lower upstream cost.
Building the future of lightweight materials.
We're partnering with carbon fiber producers, OEMs, and aerospace primes interested in lower-cost, high performance precursor supply. Reach out to discuss how we can build the future of carbon fiber together.