As construction and infrastructure projects become more complex, automated, and performance-driven, advanced materials are becoming increasingly critical. Modern infrastructure requires solutions that combine long service life, enhanced functionality, and a high level of safety, including reliable electrostatic discharge protection. Graphene nanotubes address these needs by providing stable and durable electrical conductivity without compromising mechanical strength, helping to create next-gen materials with enhanced functionality and durability.
Graphene nanotubes help to create longer-lasting, ESD safe, more efficient products across a wide range of applications. They deliver permanent, stable electrical conductivity at extremely low dosages while maintaining and even enhancing the original mechanical performance and durability of end-products.Nanotubes’ unique morphology enables clean, dust-free manufacturing and high compatibility with light or vibrant colors. This makes it possible to produce more reliable and durable materials, from antistatic flooring and protective enclosures to GFRP composites and advanced coatings.
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Equipment and floor coatings containing graphene nanotubes protect devices and personnel in ATEX-sensitive zones from the risks associated with electrostatic discharge. They ensure long-term antistatic performance while providing longer service life, easy maintenance, and colorful appeal.
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Graphene nanotubes provide cable connectors and sleeves with reliable electrical conductivity throughout the cable’s service life, even under high elastic deformation. Their unique morphology and the ultralow dosage needed ensure excellent surface quality, prevent carbon release to the surface, and enable clean, easy processing without a significant impact on viscosity.
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Filament wound pipes and tanks gain a built-in, long-lasting conductive network when enhanced with graphene nanotubes, allowing every section of a system to safely dissipate static charge throughout its entire service life. This advanced approach eliminates the need for conductive paint or carbon roving and maintains the original mechanical performance of pipe or tank.
Rubber components enhanced with graphene nanotubes reliably dissipate electrostatic charges, ensuring ATEX/IECEx compliance and protecting both equipment and personnel. They retain strong mechanical performance even after heat or fuel aging, all while keeping surfaces clean with zero carbon release.
Pultruded composite GFRP cable trays or gratings enhanced with graphene nanotubes deliver permanent, stable antistatic performance with no insulative spots, regardless of humidity. They preserve the material’s original mechanical properties, support a wide range of colors, and enable a clean manufacturing process without carbon black powder or dust.
Rotomolded storage containers containing graphene nanotubes deliver permanent, humidity independent antistatic protection for the safe storage of flammable chemicals. Combining lasting electrostatic safety with exceptional strength and color versatility, they offer durable, customizable storage solutions built to perform over time.
Graphene nanotubes in protective enclosures—e.g., SMC-based control panels, dashboards, etc.—ensure anti-static performance, safeguarding equipment from becoming an ignition source in hazardous areas, delivering reliable performance even under extreme temperature, humidity, and chemical exposure. They also offer broad color flexibility and support a clean, dust-free production process without the drawbacks associated with carbon black.
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As a part of Diagonal EU project, FORTH, OCSiAl, STAT PEEL and other members examined TUBALL™ release from epoxy composites during abrasion tests. The level of nanotubes detected were below the LoQ.
TUBALL™ SWCNTs were hot-pressed onto PET films, forming a uniform, conductive network that significantly boosted electrical and mechanical performance at an ultralow loading of just 0.066 wt%. The resulting SWCNT/PET hybrid film achieved low surface resistance, with notable gains in tensile strength and modulus, offering durable, thermally stable performance for antistatic applications.