07.15.07
Mixing of Nanocomposites
A few days ago, I shared the new application of three roll mills on fuel cells. Another new application is used in nanotech. A professor customer is mixing clays with epoxy to form nanocomposites. I was told the epoxy is diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A. Our three-roll mill was found to be an effective means of dispersion and exfoliation of the clay particles in the matrix. Compared to the conventional direct and solution mixing techniques, the compounding of clay/epoxy nanocomposites by a three-roll mill was found to be highly efficient in achieving higher levels of intercalation/exfoliation in a short period of time. I wish I understood what he was talking about.
