INTRATOMICS Advanced Material Technologies, a subsidiary of Khalifa University Enterprises Company (KUEC) and commercial spin-off of the Research and Innovation Center for Graphene and 2D Materials (RIC2D), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TAQA Water Solutions and MAGMA to launch a pilot program exploring the conversion of wastewater biosolids into graphene and advanced materials.
The program will deploy INTRATOMICS’ proprietary STRAT WX Reactor, powered by Instant Volumetric Conversion (IVC™) technology, at INTRATOMICS’ 2DWORKS pre-industrial facility in Abu Dhabi. TAQA Water Solutions will provide biosolids feedstock at utility scale, while MAGMA will support feedstock preparation and logistics to ensure materials meet process specifications. This pilot study will assess technical feasibility, feedstock suitability, material yields, and the potential to scale the program commercially in Abu Dhabi.
TAQA Water Solutions is Abu Dhabi’s designated wastewater utility provider, managing 41 sewage treatment plant catchment centers across a 13,000-kilometre network and treating over 1.3 million cubic meters of wastewater daily. The Company has already achieved significant milestones in water reuse. This collaboration will include the provision of 400 kilograms of sludge by TAQA Water Solutions.
The Instant Volumetric Conversion is a rapid, non-combustion conversion process that structurally transforms carbon-rich waste into graphene and graphene-related material without incineration, combustion emissions, or landfill.
The STRAT WX Reactor is specifically engineered for waste-derived feedstocks including biosolids, plastics, coke, fly ash, and petrochemical sludge, and is designed for continuous industrial-scale throughput as part of INTRATOMICS’ broader STRAT REACTOR platform. The resulting graphene-related materials have active applications in coatings, construction composites, filtration, and energy storage, sectors where global graphene demand is growing rapidly.
