A joint patent application by MRC, Carbon-Ukraine, and Drexel University has been published, covering a novel highly porous MAX phase precursor designed for efficient MXene synthesis!

Excellent news! Our joint patent application with Drexel University on a highly porous MAX phase precursor for MXene synthesis has been published.
Congratulations and thanks to all the team members involved!

Patent Application: Highly Porous MAX Phase Precursor for MXene

Inventors: Yury Gogotsi, Oleksiy Gogotsi, Iryna Roslyk, Veronika Zahorodna, Ivan Baginskiy, Robert Lord

Publication number: 20250136452

Publication date: May 1, 2025

Technical Field: Materials science, MAX-phase and MXene materials.
This patent discloses a method for producing porous MAX phases (e.g., Ti₃AlC₂), enabling easier processing into powders without extensive milling. Such porous MAX phases allow the efficient, low-cost synthesis of high-quality MXenes, avoiding contamination and preserving structural integrity.

The main purpose of this study is to develop a porous Ti3AlC2MAX phase that can be easily ground into individual grains manually without time-consuming eliminating the need for drilling and intenseball-milling before MXene synthesis. Moreover, we also demonstrate the synthesis of highly porous Ti3AlC2 (about 70%) from an inexpensive raw materials.