Plastic enhanced by graphene now available for commercial production

We know graphene is the most strong material in the world so a lot of researches aimed to enhance another material by adding graphene in it, Canadian company Group NanoXplore specializing in the production and application of graphene and its derivative materials, announced that it has added graphene-enhanced plastics to its product offering. Compounded pellets for different grades of PolyEthylene (PE) and PolyCarbonate (PC) are already available and additional plastics are to soon follow.

NanoXplore is targeting graphene-enhanced thermoplastics in response to broad customer interest for engineering plastics with enhanced electrical, thermal, and mechanical properties. The company commissioned its 8,500 sq. foot manufacturing facility in December 2015 and today has a capacity of 400 metric tons per year of compounded master batch pellets. The company has been taking orders and sampling pellets to customers in Europe and North America since January 2016, and it has been focusing recently on polyethylene (PE) thermoplastics and has obtained significant multi-functional improvements in performance compared to base resins. For HDPE at 0.5 weight% graphene loading, a 15% increase in tensile strength was achieved without degrading material toughness. For LLDPE at 15 weight% graphene loading, thermal conductivity was doubled, yield strength increased by more than 30%, and electrical conductivity was increased to the anti-static range.

Plastic enhanced by graphene hava many uses and applications

President and CEO of Group NanoXplore Inc Dr. Soroush Nazarpour said “Customer reaction to NanoXplore’s graphene enhanced polymers in pellet form has been very positive,” , “Compounders and plastic forming companies – injection and blow molders, extruders – are familiar with pellets and can easily incorporate them into their existing processes. We also offer master batches to minimise shipping, storage and handling costs. With NanoXplore’s graphene enhanced master batches in pellet form, customers are telling us that graphene is finally ready for the plastic industry.”
NanoXplore is a privately held, Montreal-based advanced materials company, the largest Canadian producer of graphene and one of the largest graphene producers in the world. The company worked to tailor the final properties of the plastics by adding graphene paves the way for engineering plastics in real-world products such as electric motors, cellphone and tablet casings, and automotive and aerospace parts. They provide customers with graphene-enhanced polymers, including master batches in pellet form, few-layer graphene powders, and custom graphene solutions. And work to make high-quality graphene from graphite flake using a one-step and environmentally friendly method. Supporting innovators in the plastic, rubber, performance clothing, paint, coating, and energy storage industries, helping to enhance the thermal, electrical, and physical characteristics of customers’ products, while replacing harmful and expensive additives.