1. What is our new technology
Generally, filler particles are added to polymer materials to get highly reinforced properties imparted to final product. However, processing of such composite leads to process difficulties due to chemical nature of the fillers and polymers. The fillers used widely have hydrophilic surfaces and their interaction with hydrophobic polymers leads to increase in processing viscosity and aggregation of the filler particles. Such composite leads to poor reinforcement having degraded properties of polymer composite. To overcome the problem associated with processing and improving the reinforcement of polymer composite, we have developed a novel technology for the first time by years of research and development. We have used specialized ceramic nanomaterials and developed a process of making the surface of these nanomaterial hydrophobic. Our choice of selection of ceramic nanomaterial imparts hardness and abrasion resistance to composite structure. At the same time, surface treatment improves the processing ability with respect to low viscosity, less aggregation and improved reinforcement leading to higher life time of the polymer composite. [ Fig. 1 ]
2. Advantage of our technology
In comparison to conventional processing of the polymer, our newly developed surface treatment followed by processing of
polymers leads to generation of supra structure and long range ordering inside the polymer matrix [ Fig. 2]
Schematic of comparison of spherical nanomaterial and hybrid nanomaterials on the ordering inside the polymer structure.
We have designed the composition of polymer composite in such a way as to get the dual benefit of processing improvement
due to surface modification and property improvement due to inclusion of nanomaterial system inside the polymer composite.
The added advantage of such system leads to improvement in the hardness, abrasion resistance, elongation, low volume expansion
and importantly longer life time of the seal used in the harsh environment. The choice of polymer and filler composition is
very important from the point of view of compatibility with bio fuel. Our specially developed composition resulted in superior
compatibility with bio fuel lubricating oil and the volume shrinkage is at the lowest level using our seal. Our nano based
seal can be used specifically for bio fuel lubricating oil owing to its superior mechanical and chemical resistance. Using our
specialized chemical processing of nanomaterial, the activation energy is lowered so that stronger bonds are favorable under
processing conditions. Such highly improved chemistry leads to very high endurance and imparts longer life almost two to three
times that of conventional seal. [ Fig. 3 ]