A round-up of all the latest news in nanocoatings.
The first graphene-infused paints commercially available in the UK are now on sale from The Graphene Company . Graphene’s inclusion in paints, coatings and other building materials exponentially enhances hardness, durability, compression, tensile strength, elasticity and coverage. It reduces the weight of materials and delivers significant savings in materials consumption, maintenance, manpower and costs. The paints are designed to improve the sustainable and healthy environment credentials of buildings. It is the only paint in the world to have achieved the Cradle-To-Cradle Gold Standard for the manufacturer’s commitment to sustainability. Read more at http://www.thegraphene.co.uk
Tesla Nanocoatings is currently seeking to raise $5 million in capital. According to CEO Todd Hawkins “The capital will support our growth, and it will also support some new product opportunities we need to pursue.” The company is targetting anti-corrosion nanocoatings in the oil and gas sector. Read more at http://www.teslanano.com/
Duralar Technologies has introduced a new ArmorLube™ coating. Providing both dry lubrication and exceptional hardness, the coating is designed to enhance the performance of a range of metal products and parts in firearms, automotive, oil & gas and many other industries. Read more at http://duralar.com/company/
NBD Nanotechnologies has established a partnership agreement with Mendener Präzisionsrohr GmbH (MPG), a leading international condenser tube manufacturer. Under the terms of the agreement, MPG will incorporate NBD’s RepelShell coating on the condenser tubes it sells to its power plants customers. This coating helps plants run more efficiently and reduce their overall carbon footprint.
The steam-electric generation power industry has long been seeking ways to improve the efficiency of converting steam back into water. Today condenser cooling tubes are used to facilitate the steam-water conversion cycle.
NBD Nano’s RepelShell coating is specifically designed to increase the rate of dropwise condensation on metal surfaces. When this coating is applied to MPG’s tube, the nucleation of the droplets is greatly enhanced. The result is a greater efficiency of heat transfer and direct fuel savings of the system. NBD has successfully piloted this technology in a coal-fired power plant, and it will integrate seamlessly into MPG’s existing manufacturing processes. Read more at http://nbdnano.com/
Intertec has launched an antistatic surface coating treatment for its GRP (glassfiber reinforced polyester) outdoor enclosures.
Developed specially for Intertec by the chemical specialist BÜFA, the new nanotubes-based coating also boosts protection against damage from ultraviolet radiation- helping to achieve extended maintenance-free lifecycles of field-based control and instrumentation equipment in processing industries such as oil, gas, chemicals and petrochemicals.
Dubbed GO-Antistatic, the new treatment is based on an advanced carbon nanotube material that is applied as part of a surface gelcoat. BÜFA chose single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) to provide the required conductivity and has developed proprietary techniques to disperse the SWCNTs in the coating material. This approach provides numerous benefits largely because SWCNTs are incredibly small – around 1-2 nanometres in diameter – which increases smoothness at the surface level of the coating. The gloss retention (smoothness) after accelerated weathering tests is about 50% better than the previous formulation, and is on the same level as non-antistatic gelcoats. This significantly improves UV resistance, and additionally virtually eliminates any effect on the use of any decorative colourings. Read more at www.intertec.info and www.buefa.de
Researchers from Cornell University have developed a new nanocoating for clothes that makes them resistant to oil. The researchers have submitted a patent disclosure to the Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) – that could help change the way oleophobicity is developed. A provisional patent for the material has been filed by CTL.
