Please visit: Hyperion Catalysis International
Mailing Address:
38 Smith Pl.
Cambridge,
MA
02138
US
Phone:
617-354-9678
Fax:
617-354-9691
Bioplastics take center stage.
Additives that render plastic compounds antistatic or electrically and/or thermally conductive are in hot demand.
With capacity scale-ups driving prices down, the pace has picked up for commerical applications that boost electrical and thermal conductivity, structural strength, and thermal stability.
Nano-sized particles have mega-potential in plastics because just a pinch does so much more than heavy loadings of other additives. Three recent conferences presented almost 200 papers on the feverish pace of ‘nano’ R&D on boosting plastics’ mechanical and barrier properties, flame retardancy, and electrical conductivity.