SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCNT)Redefining materials

Reinventing technologies

SOLUTIONS in Elastomers

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Brief introduction about OCSiAl

Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNT)

SWCNT – Masterbatches for Elastomers

SWCNT Development – Expanded Offerings for Elastomers

Questions

ABOUT OCSiAl

2009Founded to develop

scalable synthesis of

single wall carbon

nanotubes (SWCNT)

2013

Awarded patent for scalable

SWCNT production

Launched Graphetron V1.0

nanotube reactor

10 T/Y capacity

2014Began large scale

industrial sampling

2016~260 people, 30 Ph.D.

Product lines for

elastomers, plastics,

composites, coatings,

batteries

10 T/YEAR90% OF GLOBAL SWCNT

PRODUCTION

4,200 m2

FACILITY

OCSiAl PRODUCTION FACILITY

GRAPHETRON 1.0 SWCNT REACTOR

2016

FACTS & FIGURES

TUBALL™

MATRIX

superconcentrates

launched

First

Nanoaugmented

Materials Industry

Summit

GRAPHETRON 50

construction started

to bring 50 metric tons

production

of TUBALL™ annually

4 metric tons

of TUBALL™

produced

222 customers

from 29

countries

1034 active

prospects

sales force

present in

13 countries

256

employees

Production

capacity, kg/y

50,000

10,000

1,000

800,000

3,000,000

1000

kg/y

Х10

Х50

Х800

3050

ton/y

2016 2017 2020 2022 years

SWCNT

THE FIRST SCALABLE PRODUCTION PROCESS

150items

of equipment

6key

technologies

200tons/year

capacity support

SWCNT PROTOTYPING CENTER

SINGLE WALL

CARBON NANOTUBES

WHAT ARE SWCNT..

SWCNT

FIRST UNIVERSAL ADDITIVE

CeramicsElectrochemical

Power sourcesConcrete Glass Copper

Rubber materials Plastics Aluminum Composites Paints Adhesives

Sensors

Semiconductors

SWCNT EXCEPTIONAL PROPERTIES

OPTIMAL

ADDITIVE FOR

CONDUCTIVITY

Current carrying

while 5 times

lighter than

copper

STRONGER

THAN STEEL

100 times

THERMAL

STABILITY

up to 1000 °C

VERY HIGH ASPECT

RATIO

up to 5000 L/D

LARGE SURFACE

AREA

1 g = 2 basketball

courts

1 G = 5,000,000 KM

length of line

1 nanotube thick

SWCNT TECHNICAL DATA SHEET

SPECIFICATIONUNIT OF

MEASUREVALUE

METHOD OF

EVALUATION

CARBON CONTENT wt. % >85 TGA, EDX

CNT CONTENT wt. % ≥75 TEM, TGA

NUMBER OF LAYERS CNT unit 1-2 TEM

OUTER MEAN DIAMETER CNT nm 1.8±0.4 RAMAN, TEM

LENGTH OF CNT μm >5 AFM

METAL IMPURITIES wt. % <15 EDX, TGA

EXPLOSIVE GROWTH IN THE NUMBER OF

PATENTS FOR CNT APPLICATIONS

SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBES / OCSIAL.COM

SWCNT

COMMERCIALIZATION CHALLENGES

lack of scalable

production

difficult to

directly add to

materials

CHALLENGE #1 CHALLENGE #2

nanomaterial

safety concerns

CHALLENGE #3

SOLUTIONS

OCSIAL DEVELOPED DISPERSION TECHNOLOGIES FOR

SWCNT

COAT INK

RUBBER

BATT

PLAST COMP

SUSPENSIONS MATRIX

CONCENTRATES

MASTERBATCH

TECHNOLOGIES

CARBON NANOFIBERS

Concentration of particles ~0.1%

MICROPARTICLES

A B C

0,5 mm

0,5 mm

0,5 mm

1

1 0

0

0

1

SWCNT FORMS ITS OWN CONDUCTIVE 3D NETWORK

AT ULTRA LOW CONCENTRATIONS

SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBES

SWCNTs DISPERSION POWER

SWCNT ADDITIVE IN ELASTOMERS

ULTRA LOW CONCENTRATIONS

METAL FILLERS

15 - 35%

Multi-Wall

Carbon

Nanotubes

(MWCNT)

1 - 6%

SWCNT ADDITIVE

0.01 – 0.5%

CARBON FIBERS

3 – 12%

FORMS ITS OWN CONDUCTIVE 3D NETWORK AT ULTRA LOW

CONCENTRATIONS IN ELASTOMERS

CARBON BLACK

20 - 40%

CARBON FIBERS, MWCNT, SWCNT

Minimal catalyst particles as-produced

Nominal bundling of SWCNT’s

TUBALL™

1 µm 1 µm1 µm

50 nm 20 nm 200 nm

VAPOR GROWN CARBON FIBERS MWCNT

• SWCNTs have significantly smaller diameter (1-2nm)

• Low number of structural defects, high conductivity, high mechanicals

• No agglomerates and tangling typical for MWCNTs, due to their synthesis

← Note scale →

MWCNT VS SWCNT

MWCNT synthesized

In fluidized bed reactor

SWCNT produced

by OCSiAl

CHANGES POLYMER

PROPERTIES UNFAVORABLY

SINGLE WALL CARBONNANOTUBES DELIVER IMPROVEMENTS

AT 10 TO 1000 TIMES LOWER CONCENTRATIONS THAN MWCNT AND OTHER NANO ADDITIVES

SOLUTIONS FOR SILICONES

END USE CHALLENGE, CONDUCTIVE ELASTOMERS

TECHNOLOGY APPROACH “A”

SWCNT MASTERBATCHES FOR SILICONE

Volume

resistivity

101–108

Ω•сm

Retain

properties

Elasticity &

rheology

Color

enabling

Colored ESD

compounds

Low

loading level

<0.5 wt.%

of filler

• For anti-static, static dissipative and conductive applications

• Extremely low loadings of SWCNT that preserve properties

• Retain mechanical properties including softness

• Maintain rheology of the uncured compound

• Standard processing and mixing equipment

• Enable colored ESD compounds

MASTERBATCHES FOR SILICONES

Option 1

Carrier:

polydimethylsiloxane oil

LSR, and RTV silicones

Option 2

Carrier:

vinyl-terminated

polydimethylsiloxane

LSR, RTV and HCR silicones

CONDUCTIVE SILICONES VIA

SWCNT MASTERBATCH

0.2% SWCNT

PRIOR APPROACH RESULTS

WITH SWCNT

MASTERBATCH

Specific resistivity level 102 - 108 Ω*cm 101 - 108 Ω*cm

Concentration of conductive

filler30-70% 0.05 – 1%

Negative impact

on mechanical properties Yes No

Possibility to mix at “clean”

facilities No Yes

Color No Yes

SWCNT MASTERBATCHRTV ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE 101-106 Ω•cm

0.4% SWCNT

0.02% SWCNT

0.05% SWCNT

* Tested in two component RTV, dilution in part A. Measurements conducted according to ASTM D257 standard.

SWCNT MASTERBATCHHCR ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE 106-103 Ω•cm

0.2% SWCNT

* Tested in HCR (Shore 60). Measurements conducted according to ASTM D257 standard.

MASTERBATCH AT 3% (SWCNT 0.3%)

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF HCR WITH 103 - 104 Ω•cm

HCR (Base) 50% Carbon Black

Ultimate elongation, %

11

Tensile strength, Mpa

580

Hardness Shore A, pts.

61

0.3% SWCNT

5

9

576

150

5667

SOLUTIONS FOR OTHER RUBBER TYPES

Styrene-butadiene rubber Isoprene rubber

HIGH QUALITY

SWCNT DISPERSION

TUBALL™ SWCNT IN RUBBER POLYMERS

POST SYNTHESIS MIXING WITH RUBBER

HIGH QUALITY

SWCNT DISPERSION

TECHNOLOGY APPROACH “B”

MASTERBATCH FOR RUBBER COMPOUNDINGFEATURES:

– Low concentration in final compounds,

0.1 to 0.3 phr typical

– Improved mechanical properties

– Better wet grip & abrasion resistance

– Lightweighting (formulation & design)

– Lower rolling resistance

– Reduced heat build up

– Strong increase of electrical conductivity

Concentrate carrier TUBALL™ MATRIX Loading

Low aromatic oil-plasticizer 5 – 10 wt.%

HOW IT WORKS IN RUBBER

SWCNT forms its

own spatial network

that intertwines

within the

compound

– TUBALL™ (SWCNT)

– Carbon black

– Rubber macromolecule

TUBALL™ SWCNT Concentration

0% 0.05%

0.2% 0.5%

+2%

+11%

Shore A Hardness, pts.

+24%

Compression set, %

-2% -6% -15%

INDEPENDENT LAB VALIDATION:

NATURAL

RUBBER-BASED

COMPOUND

(CB N990)

-5%-17%

Abrasion loss, мм3

-18%

+2%

+3%

Tensile Strength, MPa

+9%

M 100, MPa

M 300, MPa

TUBALL™ SWCNT Concentration

0% 0.05%

0.2% 0.5%

+10%

+50%

+140%

+2%

+41%

+113%

+5%

+47%

+126%

M 200, MPa

INDEPENDENT LAB VALIDATION:

NATURAL RUBBER-BASED

COMPOUND

(CB N990)

+48%

Ultimate elongation, %

-1%-7%

-14%

TIRE PERFORMANCE: CURRENT SPACE

Performance trade-offs due to limits reached with silica

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

Electrical

conductivity

Stiffness

Abrasion

resistanceWet grip

Energy

efficiency

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

Electrical

conductivity

Stiffness

Abrasion

resistanceWet grip

Energy

efficiency

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

Electrical

conductivity

Stiffness

Abrasion

resistanceWet grip

Energy

efficiency

Higher Abrasion Resistance Higher Energy Efficiency Higher Grip

Reference compounds

TIRE PERFORMANCE: NEW SPACE

With TUBALL™: strong expansion of performance space

Manufacturer Recipe #1

0.2% TUBALL™ in compound

Manufacturer Recipe #2

0.1% TUBALL™ in compound

Manufacturer Recipe #3

0.1% TUBALL™ in compound

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

Electrical

Conductivity

Stiffness

Abrasion

resistance

Wet Grip

(TanD 0°C)

Energy

efficiency

(TanD 60°C)

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

Electrical

Conductivity

Stiffness

Abrasion

resistance

Wet Grip

(TanD 0°C)

Energy

efficiency

(TanD 60°C)

80

85

90

95

100

105

110

115

120

Electrical

Conductivity

Stiffness

Abrasion

resistance

Wet Grip

(TanD 0°C)

Energy

efficiency

(TanD 60°C)

Reference compounds

TIRE PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

TUBALL™ data from

OCSiAl customer trials.

Silica data from NHTSA

Feb. 2010 report Dynamic

Mechanical Properties of

Passenger and Light Truck

Tire Treads.

SOLUTIONS FOR LATEX

No powder:

suspensions for all

types of latexes

Minimal changes to

production technology and

formulation

Retains colorReady to use “as

produced”

TUBALL™ RUBBER

SWCNT MASTERBATCHES FOR LATEX

NEW STANDARD FOR ESD GLOVES

EN 16350:2014

Gloves in the market do not fully comply with the new standard.

Contact resistance

23°C (± 1°C) 25% (± 5%)

< 1.0x108 Ω/sq

Vertical leakage resistance < 1.0x108 Ω*cm

STRENGTH OF MEDIUM MODULUS (L)

NATURAL LATEX WITH 0.03%TUBALL

No CNT 0.03% CNT

M300, MPa

+30%

Tensile strength, MPa

+19%

EB, %

0%

M100, MPa

+21%

CL60, Medium Modulus, pre-vulcanized. CNT dispersion stabilized by CMC surfactant.

*Glove made by industrial partner with 0.05% TUBALLTM

ESD GLOVES WITH TUBALL™ RUBBER

NATURAL & NITRILE LATEXES

NITRILE LATEX FILM 0.05%

NATURAL LATEX

FILM 0.03%

LINER NITRILE

GLOVE 0.06%

106 Ohm*m

105 Ohm*m

106 Ohm*m

DEVELOPMENT EXPANDING TECHNOLOGY

NBR (HNBR) RUBBER O-RING COMPOUND

� Introduced technology for adding of TUBALLTM

based suspension to industrial process of

rubber polymer production – Q1 & Q2 2016

� Collaboration with large rubber polymer

manufacturer. Industrial sampling

commenced – Q1 2017

� Customer samples of NBR with 0.05%

TUBALLTM

NBR-based O-ring with TUBALL™

Nitrile-butadiene rubber Nitrile-butadiene rubber with 0.05% TUBALLTM

FAVORABLE CHANGE IN

POLYMER PROPERTIES

TUBALL™ IN RUBBER POLYMERS

INTRODUCTION IN RUBBER IN SITU

+43%Modulus 300%

+29%resistance to

repeated

deformation

+12% Tear resistance

No changesUltimate elongation

Tensile strength

Hardness

INTRODUCED TUBALL™ INTO RUBBER:

IN SITU: NBR-BASED COMPOUND

(CB N330)

+20% reduced property loss after

rapid gas decompression

+10% property retention after heat aging

NBR (HNBR) RUBBER O-RING COMPOUND

+ 33° Ctemperature before degradation of

material (thermal resistance )

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