Haydale Graphene Industries PLC Functionalisation Reactor Operational at GEIC
27 Juni 2019 - 8:01AM
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Haydale Graphene Industries PLC
27 June 2019
For immediate release 27 June 2019
Haydale Graphene Industries plc
('Haydale' or the 'Group')
Functionalisation Reactor Operational at Graphene Engineering
Innovation Centre ("GEIC")
Haydale (AIM: HAYD), the global advanced materials group, is
pleased to announce that one if its plasma functionalisation
reactors is now operational, having been fully installed and
commissioned onsite at the GEIC, based at The University of
Manchester.
Haydale's patented HDPlas(R) reactor is a rapid and
cost-effective method for the treatment and surface
functionalisation of advanced nanomaterials - such as graphene and
other carbon-based materials. The reactor offers a high level of
control and flexibility with a tailored level of surface chemistry
to enhance dispersion. The HDPlas(R) system is a dry, low
temperature plasma process in a near vacuum which offers a
repeatable, effective method of achieving surface
functionalisation, to enable homogeneous dispersion and consistent
results suitable for commercial applications.
As a Tier One member of the GEIC, Haydale gains access to the
materials knowledge, applications engineers and both analytical and
processing equipment within the GEIC. This gives Haydale, through
the GEIC's world-renowned development facilities, a quicker route
to market and access to a greater reach of customers.
Keith Broadbent, CEO at Haydale, commented: "The installation of
the HT60 reactor at the GEIC is a significant step for the
commercialisation of graphene. We look forward to working with the
team at the GEIC to ensure that graphene is quickly adopted by
global customers across a multiple of industries."
James Baker, CEO at Graphene@Manchester, commented: "I am
delighted to further strengthen our innovative partnership with
Haydale, with the commissioning of the reactor in the GEIC, which
will provide both additional capability and further support the
acceleration of products and applications into the
marketplace."
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For further information:
Haydale Graphene Industries plc
Keith Broadbent, CEO Tel: +44 (0) 1269 842 946
Gemma Smith, Global Head of Marketing www.haydale.com
Arden Partners plc (Nominated Adviser
& Broker)
Ruari McGirr / Paul Shackleton / Tel: +44 (0) 20 7614 5900
Ben Cryer
John Peat (Equity Sales)
Notes to Editors
Haydale is a global technologies and materials group that
facilitates the integration of graphene and other nanomaterials
into the next generation of commercial technologies and industrial
materials. With expertise in graphene, silicon carbide and other
nanomaterials, Haydale is able to deliver improvements in
electrical, thermal and mechanical properties, as well as
toughness. Haydale has granted patents for its technologies in
Europe, USA, Australia, Japan and China and operates from six sites
in the UK, USA and the Far East.
Graphene and functionalisation
Graphene (and certain other nanomaterials) is totally inert and
not easily dispersed in complex functional fluids (eg inks and
coatings), nor will it readily mix into thermoset resins and
composite structures. In order to obtain the best results from
graphene, it is necessary to attach to it the chemical 'hooks' that
overcome these problems through a process known as
functionalisation. Graphene on its own has minimal applications
yet, once functionalised, when added to a host fluid or material is
usually only required in very small quantities (often <1% by
weight) to achieve a major transformation in the host's
performance. Functionalised graphene enables the user to exploit
its thermal, mechanical and electrical properties, or a mixture of
these properties, but this requires experimentation and scientific
development. Haydale has a sponsored student to work with its
plasma functionalisation reactor and the leading Manchester
University academics to rapidly develop this understanding further
as part of Haydale's commercialisation strategy.
The GEIC and Haydale, together with the National Physical
Laboratory and the Centre for Process Innovation (which also has a
Haydale reactor), are developing this important science.
For more information please visit: www.haydale.com
Twitter: @haydalegraphene
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