Lexington Carbon Company, LLC

• Founded in 1994.
  
  
• Based on patented technology developed by Marit Jagtoyen, Geoff Kimber and the late Frank Derbyshire in the laboratories at the Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky. The technology is licensed to LexCarb from the University of Kentucky.
  
  
• Specializes in production of advanced carbon materials for use in separation and adsorption products:
  - Activated Carbons
  - Activated Carbon Fibers and Composites
  - Structural Carbons
  - Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes
  
  
• Commercial applications include:
  - Gas and liquid separation
  - Energy conversion systems
  - Water treatment
  -· Environmental processing of gas and liquid streams
  - Removal of pollutants
  - Medicine, food and beverage processing
  
  
• Main sources of income:
  - R&D projects including SBIR's from DOD-DARPA and TACOM
  - R&D projects and licensing income from industry.