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Quality & Certifications

Emisshield's claims are verified outside Emisshield.

The technology was developed at NASA and recognized by induction into the Space Technology Hall of Fame in 2021; its material properties are measured by independent laboratories; and its in-plant results are confirmed by third-party audits and controlled comparisons against uncoated units. This section holds that evidence.

 

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Space Technology Hall of Fame induction ceremony

01 · NASA Heritage

Space Technology Hall of Fame

Developed at NASA Ames for spacecraft thermal protection. Licensed exclusively in 2001. Inducted in 2021.

The Space Technology Hall of Fame is the Space Foundation's recognition for space technologies successfully transformed into products that improve life on Earth. Emisshield was inducted in 2021, and Dr. John Olver became the program's 85th individual inductee. It is the basis for every NASA heritage claim on this site.

Space Technology Hall of Fame

02 · Test Data & Validation

Validated by Independent Laboratories, Pilots, and Plant Audits

Core properties and plant results are measured outside Emisshield and published on this site.

  • 01

    Laboratory

    Hemispherical emissivity measured by a thermophysical properties research laboratory; ceramic fiber shrinkage and duty limit confirmed by independent testing.

  • 02

    Pilot

    The Ghent University IMPROOF steam-cracking pilot, with uncoated preheat cells as the control: 4.8% fuel reduction measured, 7 to 12% modeled at full scale.

  • 03

    Plant

    A third-party audit of a coated aluminium furnace against an uncoated control, and controlled comparisons at Apache Nitrogen, India's largest aluminium producer, and two foundries.

Test Data & Validation

03 · Specifications

The Properties Every Formulation Shares

Every Emisshield formulation is built on the same base chemistry and performance envelope, manufactured near Radford, Virginia, USA, with capacity above 40,000 gallons a year.

Products
The Properties Every Formulation Shares
PropertyValue
Emissivityat least 0.96 (M-6), constant to 1,700°C
Adhesionat least 10,000 PSI (689 bar)
Thermal shock-236°C to 1,500°C in 3 seconds, no failure
Applied thickness2.0 to 5.0 mils
ChemistryWater-based, non-hazardous

04 · IP & Awards

Exclusive License, Patent Portfolio, and Industry Recognition

An exclusive NASA license granted in 2001, Emisshield's own patents from two decades of formulation R&D, and recognition topped by the 2021 Space Technology Hall of Fame induction. Specify Emisshield by name; documented results do not transfer to look-alike products.

  • Space Technology Hall of Fame
  • Space Foundation Certified Space Technology
  • NASA Spinoff
IP & Awards

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