BLACK COLORED MASTER BATCH CARBON NANOTUBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF
A black plastic formed from between about 0.01% and 0.3% carbon nanotube material by weight.
1 . A black plastic produced formed from between about 0.01% and 0.3% carbon nanotube material by weight.
2 . A black plastic product of claim 1 , formed of one or more of low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene and polypropylene.
3 . A black colored master batch comprising a polymer and up to about 40% by weight of carbon nanotube material.
4 . A black colored master batch of claim 3 , formed of one or more of low density polyethylene, linear low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene and polypropylene.
5 . A method for creating a black plastic product comprising the steps of:
providing carbon nanotube material;
providing a polymer;
mixing the carbon nanotube material with the polymer to create a master batch containing up to about 40% carbon nanotube material by weight;
loading the master batch material into a second polymer to create a plastic shot containing therein between about 0.01% and 0.3% carbon nanotube material by weight.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the polymer is one of linear low density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene and polypropylene.
7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the second polymer is one of linear low density polyethylene, low density polyethylene, high density polyethylene and polypropylene.
8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the plastic shot contains about 0.015% nanotube material by weight.
9 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the master batch contains about 15% carbon nanotube material by weight.