NANO FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY has succeeded in dispersing and cutting carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes manufactured in large quantities by the CVD method or arc discharge method generally have lots of large aggregation. When mixed in resin, metal, ceramics, rubber, etc. in this state, various problems and demerit are occurred; (1) Expected characteristics cannot be obtained by adding a small amount of CNT. (2) Uniform characteristics cannot be obtained due to the difference between the aggregated part and the dispersed part. (3) Destruction of composite material occurs from the aggregated part. (4) The base material properties are lost due to the addition of a large amount of CNT. (5) Addition of a large amount of CNT makes it an expensive material. When carbon nanotubes are used in composite materials, dispersing these aggregates is the key to achieving excellent properties. NANO FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY has succeeded in dispersing carbon nanotubes using a unique method. We can also cut the CNT to any length depending on the application. Conventional dispersion / cutting methods include ultra-strong ultrasonic waves and laser processing, but they require a long processing time and are not suitable for mass processing. There are also methods such as ball mills and beads mills, but there are concerns about contamination of balls and beads. At NANO FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY, it is possible to CNT dispersion process easily and inexpensively in a short time. In the future, we are considering applications in the following fields, and will proceed with joint research with universities and companies with the aim of developing high-performance composite materials.
