The two parties have collaborated on the engineering-scale development of zirconium/titanium/hafnium carbosilanes and composite ceramic fibers, which has now reached the pilot‑scale stage.
Release Date:
2026-06-09
author:
Ningbo Zhongxing
In 2019, the company signed a cooperation agreement with the Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, bringing in the technical team led by Zhang Weigang, which has developed two internationally and domestically certified key patents: 1) Polymetallic carbosilane, its preparation method, and its applications (Patent No.: ZL2014 1 0398745.8); and 2) Composite ceramic fibers and their preparation method (Patent No.: ZL2014 10493930.5). The two parties are jointly conducting engineering-scale development of zirconium/titanium/hafnium carbosilane and composite ceramic fibers, and the project has now reached the pilot‑scale stage.
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