Case studies

Carbon Nanotubes in Thermoplastics

Carbon Nanotubes for Battery Storage applications

Carbon Nanotubes for Automotive applications

Carbon Nanotubes for Electronic Packaging

Carbon Nanotubes for 3D Printing

Carbon Nanotubes for Rubber applications

Applications of Carbon NanoTubes in specialty Rubbers – Potential and Properties

Good dispersion and effective interaction of the CNTs with the polymer led to significant mechanical reinforcing effects. The level and type of interfacial interaction might be influenced by functional groups present on filler surface. The presence of CNT reduces swelling as compared with CB, which proves better CNT/polymer interaction than CB. The CNT demonstrated high reinforcement as compared with CB in all types of the investigated elastomers on the base of FKM, NBR and EPDM. At constant moduli the loading using CNTs is factor 5 to 10 lower than using CB in the same polymer. Furthermore the main advantage of the CNT-filled system is the much higher electrical conductivity and the low percolation threshold value, which is increasing in the direction NBR <FKM <EPDM (incl. 50 phr extender oil) <CB-systems.

Authors: H. Chougule, U. Giese (Deutsches Institut für Kautschuktechnologiee.V.)

Find the entire Article (ROHSTOFFE UND ANWENDUNGEN RAW MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS) here:

KGK_6_2016_Application of CNT in specialty Rubbers – Potential and Properties

Carbon Nanotubes in Polyurethanes

Carbon Nanotubes in Epoxy dispersions