Micronized composite powder additive
A solvent-free composite powder comprising at least one thermoplastic material and at least one submicron nanoparticle material.
1. A powder comprising:
homogenous composite particles;
said homogenous composite particles comprising at least one thermoplastic material and at least one submicron nanoparticle material;
wherein said at least one thermoplastic material comprises from about 50 to 99 weight percent of said powder;
wherein said at least one submicron nanoparticle material comprises from about 1 to 50 weight percent of said powder;
wherein said powder is solvent-free.
2. The powder of claim 1 , wherein said at least one thermoplastic material is a polymer, plastic, or wax, which can be melted and reformed.
3. The powder of claim 2 , wherein said at least one submicron nanoparticle material is a nano-aluminum oxide, nano-titanium oxide, or a nano-graphene oxide.
4. The powder of claim 1 , wherein said at least one submicron nanoparticle material has a mean particle size below 1,000 nm.
5. The powder of claim 1 , wherein said homogenous composite powder has a maximum particle size below 1,000 microns.
6. The powder of claim 1 , wherein said homogenous composite powder has a mean particle size ranging from 0.1 to 44 microns.
7. A composite powder comprising:
at least one thermoplastic material; and
at least one submicron nanoparticle material;
wherein said at least one submicron nanoparticle material is dispersed in said at least one thermoplastic material homogenously.
8. The composite powder of claim 7 , wherein said composite powder has a maximum particle size below 1,000 microns.
9. The composite powder of claim 7 , wherein said composite powder have a mean particle size ranging from 0.1 to 44 microns.
10. The composite powder of claim 7 , wherein said at least one submicron nanoparticle material has a mean particle size below 1,000 nm.
11. The composite powder of claim 7 , wherein said at least one thermoplastic material is a polymer, plastic, or wax, which can be melted and reformed.
12. The composite powder of claim 11 , wherein said at least one submicron nanoparticle material is a nano aluminum oxide.
13. The composite powder of claim 12 , wherein said composite powder is used as a coating additive to improve surface durability.
14. The composite powder of claim 7 , wherein said at least one submicron nanoparticle material is a nano titanium oxide.
15. The composite powder of claim 14 , wherein said composite powder is used as an additive in personal care products to improve SPF protection.
16. The composite powder of claim 7 , wherein said at least one submicron nanoparticle material is a graphene oxide.
17. The composite powder of claim 16 , wherein said composite powder is used as an additive to improve corrosion resistance in a surface coating.
18. The composite powder of claim 16 , wherein said composite powder is used as an additive to improve electrostatic dissipation in a surface coating.
19. A powder comprising:
homogenous composite particles;
said homogenous composite particles comprising at least one thermoplastic material and at least one submicron nanoparticle material;
wherein said at least one thermoplastic material comprises from about 50 to 99 weight percent of said powder;
wherein said at least one submicron nanoparticle material comprises from about 1 to 50 weight percent of said powder;
wherein said powder is produced by dry mixing, melting, cooling, pelletizing, and compressing said composite particles.
20. The powder of claim 19 , wherein said at least one thermoplastic material is a polymer, plastic, or wax, which can be melted and reformed.
21. The powder of claim 19 , wherein said at least one submicron nanoparticle material is a nano-aluminum oxide, nano-titanium oxide, or a nano-graphene oxide.
22. The powder of claim 19 , wherein said at least one submicron nanoparticle material has a mean particle size below 1,000 nm.
23. The powder of claim 19 , wherein said homogenous composite powder has a maximum particle size below 1,000 microns.
24. The powder of claim 19 , wherein said homogenous composite powder has a mean particle size ranging from 0.1 to 44 microns.
25. The powder of claim 1 , wherein said at least one submicron nanoparticle material has a mean particle size below 500 nm.
26. The powder of claim 7 , wherein said at least one submicron nanoparticle material has a mean particle size below 500 nm.
27. The powder of claim 19 , wherein said at least one submicron nanoparticle material has a mean particle size below 500 nm.