Nanoproducts
A new generation technology is utilized to manufacture products with particle sizes measured in nanometers. Nano-sized fillers have a great advantage over conventional fillers. At a size of one billionth of a metre, they can have completely different properties to anything previously known from the macro world and can therefore open up a number of new markets and fields of application.
We have examined DIMOSIL with ultra-small-angle x-ray scattering (USAXS) and small angle light scattering (SALS)to figure out silica morphology. The research was held by Prof. Dale W. Shaefer, University of Cincinnatti (USA) .
The size of filler fractals was determined and its three-level structure, the degree of aggregation and agglomeration, particle size distribution was studied. This thorough investigation made us confident that DSI fillers have a highly ramified structure that can be tailored through flexible technology protocol. Therefore this study proved that DIMOSIL and DCC are highly reinforcing fillers having excellent dispersion qualities.
DSI utilizes the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)in its silica and PCC structure analysis. The materials being investigating include both rubber (the dispersion of silica in rubber compounds is examined) and silica powder. By using AFM one can not only image the surface in atomic resolution but also measure the force at nano-newton scale. The AFM provides for more accurate particle size measurement and allows DSI to operate the precise data in order to improve product qualities.
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