DF Nanotechnology Group, the world's largest single-walled carbon nanotube manufacturer, has applied single-walled carbon nanotubes to conductive and reinforced high-performance elastomer products, and has achieved many successful cases. On December 10, 2019, DF Nano's first technology research and development center in China was officially inaugurated. Nearly 200 experts and elites from various industries who applied wall carbon nanotube technology participated in this opening ceremony.
The Shanghai Technology R & D Center, created by DF Nano, covers an area of about 1200 square meters and contains 12 laboratories and 150 devices. It covers the five major applications of products-batteries, plastics, coatings, composite materials and elastomers, and is equipped with a Series product quality testing equipment. With the establishment of the Shanghai Center, DF Nano will provide customers with faster and more efficient technical support and services, and develop customized solutions for customers to maximize customer satisfaction.
DF Nano's technology research and development center is dedicated to the research and development of single-wall carbon nanotube products and their applications. In 2013, the first technology research and development center was built and put into use in Novosibirsk, Russia. As an important stop in the strategic layout of the DF Nano Global Technology Center, in the new Shanghai Center, DF Nano will work with its strategic partners and customers to develop products and applications more efficiently.
Dr. Fu Dechun, CEO of BYK Greater China, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony: "The completion of the Shanghai R & D Center means that DF Nano shareholders are full of trust in the Chinese market, proving that the future DF Nano has stood in a very different Strategic height. DF Nano products can provide invaluable added value for our customers. In many important application fields, BYK and DF Nano have worked together and achieved many successful cases. We hope to continue to work together to develop more broadly. Of single-walled carbon nanotubes. "
DF Nano is the world's largest producer of high-quality single-walled carbon nanotubes, and single-walled carbon nanotubes are one of the most innovative and magical materials that can bring a series of added value to rubber and elastomer products. The main advantage of single-walled carbon nanotubes is that only a very low amount of addition is needed to give the material a stable and uniform electrical conductivity.
Mr. Shi Jing, Manager of Liquid Adhesives Market in Asia at Elkem said: "Single-walled carbon nanotubes play a major role in electrical conductivity in our silicone rubber products, and its non-migration is our most important A product feature. "Single-walled carbon nanotubes have been widely used in nitrile rubber (NBR), EPDM, latex, natural rubber, fluororubber, etc. Aerospace, wearable devices, medicine and other fields.
More and more Asian elastomer manufacturers use single-walled carbon nanotubes to improve the structure of the material, because single-walled carbon nanotubes can be dispersed to form a perfect conductive and reinforcing network. Reinforced elastomers allow manufacturers to use less materials to produce lightweight products and bring them to market. For example, Japan's Daikin uses single-walled carbon nanotubes to increase the tear strength, conductivity and modulus of its fluoroelastomers. The European electric car manufacturer company emphasized that the use of single-wall carbon nanotubes can unprecedentedly improve all the key performance of the tire. For example, single-wall carbon nanotubes significantly improve the wear resistance of the tire and extend the service life; Wet grip improves safety; obtains good electrical conductivity to achieve anti-static protection; and has unique rolling resistance improvements, thereby reducing vehicle energy consumption and emissions.
The Matrix product series developed by DF Nano is a pre-dispersion of single-wall carbon nanotubes, which is easy to add and has a good process matching. The most important step in introducing single-walled carbon nanotubes is the mixing process, because a good single-walled carbon nanotube dispersion will greatly improve the application performance of the end product. The Shanghai Center is equipped with standard mixing, forming and testing equipment, including internal mixers, kneaders and twin-roll mills, etc., which can maximize the simulation of the customer's on-site mixing process and ensure the development of stable high-performance materials and products .
Dr. Zhang Yongwen, Technical Director of DF Nano China: "Our team has successfully customized different products for anti-static applications in rubber and elastomers. We have recently developed two new products in China-for silicone pressure sensitive adhesives ( PSA) beta, and 618 beta for conductive traceless tires. I believe these two new products will soon become the new darling of the market. "
With the completion of the Shanghai Center, it will greatly accelerate the technical services for DF Nano Asia customers and provide them with customized solutions, thereby promoting the wide application of single-wall carbon nanotubes in the field of elastomers.