NANOPLASTICS

In recent years, nanoplastic technology has earned more and more attention, and is beginning to apply in the toy, textile, consumer product and automobile industries. Developers and users predict that in the coming 20 years, nanoplastic will become a megastar, and sets to become one of the most important materials.

Hong Kong-based developer of nanotechnology, has been producing calcium carbonate filled polymers and rubbers by sedimentation. According to researchers nanoplastic is actually a kind of plastic which can mix two unmerged plastic materials into one, or used as fillers to improve plastic flow.

In the near future, the day nanoplastic can truly replace high-priced materials, such as aluminum that is commonly used at present by the company. "Take tent frames as an example, iron supporter are low-priced but easily rusted; aluminum supporters do not have such demerit but are more expensive. If the pricing of nanoplastic can be greatly lowered with higher elasticity and hardness levels, its demand will be greatly increased.We can hope that nanoplastic can replace wood and metal to easing environmental problems due to logging and metal waste washed into the sea.

Huge potential

Although nanoplastic has not yet set as mainstream material, such item will develop as a commonly used plastic material in the next 20 years. "By applying nanotechnology, manufacturers can put anti-septic, anti-UV, fire-resistant, heat-absorbing and conducting functions into plastics, just the same as adding seasoning ingredients into cooking .
Researchers also shows optimistic expectations for nanoplastic. Researchers hopes that its applications can be compared to engineering plastics, so a greater market can be explored. Researchers reveals the second-generation nano materials will soon put into test. It is expected that the new generation material will be harder, more elastic, lighter and cheaper. Researchers predicts R&D timing for the coming generations of materials will become shorter, the Huge potentialAlthough nanoplastic has not yet set as mainstream material, Researchers predicts such item will develop as a commonly used plastic material in the next 20 years. "By applying nanotechnology, manufacturers can put anti-septic, anti-UV, fire-resistant, heat-absorbing and conducting functions into plastics, just the same as adding seasoning ingredients into cooking," said Lui.Keung also shows optimistic expectations for nanoplastic. Researchers hopes that its applications can be compared to engineering plastics, so a greater market can be explored. Scientist reveals the second-generation nano materials Kong will soon put into test. It is expected that the new generation material will be harder, more elastic, lighter and cheaper.