Arkema is using on a pilot scale the agricultural ethanol as a source of carbon for the production of its Graphistrength® multiwall carbon nanotubes. In the industrial pilot from 2011, powders will be produced from this raw material of renewable origin. Arkema is also developing a specific thermoplastic masterbatch grade, Graphistrength® C M3-20 in which the multiwall carbon nanotubes are perfectly dispersed within a Rilsan® polyamide 11 matrix produced from castor oil, a raw material of vegetable origin.
The Graphistrength® C M3-20 masterbatch will therefore be derived exclusively from renewable raw materials.
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