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02007014 Plastics, Polymers
02007024 Nanomaterials
03004005 Man made fibres
05001004 Organic Chemistry
08001016 Commodity chemicals and polymers
08001018 Polymer (plastics) materials
09004003 Textiles (synthetic and natural)
09007002 Manufacture of construction materials, components and systems
Manufactoring agreement
Research cooperation agreement
Services Agreement
Technical cooperation agreement
Technology and equipment for production of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene for medical, structural and energy applications
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NSU 12855 TO 23.11.2018 |
Annotation
The innovative company (Russia) has developed an UHMWPE production technology (ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene) for production of high-strength materials and threads to manufacture implants, porous filters, ropes, armor and materials for aircrafts and ships. The technology is easy to use, products are inexpensive. The company is looking for partners to find market applications for powder and fibers and to license industrial technology.Description
Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene is currently one of the most promising structural polymer materials. However production of it is limited by serious difficulties which arise when raw material is processed into an end-product. In the 1970x a company from the Netherlands developed and patented an expensive and complicated gel-spinning process for production of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Despite technological complexity and high costs, the method was turned into the commercial operation. The Dutch technology is available only in developed countries. The innovative company has developed a method for production of a reactor UHMWPE powder with new properties that make it possible to produce high-strength threads and fibers in a simpler technological way. A novel method of "cold forming" excludes 3 hazardous and resource-intensive production stages from the entire technological process that allows to reduce fibers production cycle by more than 70% in comparison with the "gel-forming" method. The company is looking for partners to create new products and structures from novel materials and to license the method for manufacturing UHMWPE.Advantages and Innovations
Innovative aspects of technology consist in a new method of making fibers that have extremely long molecular chains, which distributes the load on the polymer framework much more efficiently. Therefore, the new polymer is stronger having the same weight (15 times stronger than steel, 40% stronger than aramids) and lighter with the same strength than competing materials. The structure of the fiber prevents the relative rearrangement of the molecules, high crystallization and a reduction of density when a product is stretched and twisted. Products from the new fiber have the following advantages: - super strength 300-380 cN / tex, - resistance to abrasion, - impact resistance up to 170kJ / m2, - low coefficient of friction, - frost resistance up to -200 0C, - physiological inertia, - resistance to aggressive environment (repels water, chemicals), - resistance to gamma radiation, - several times lower production cost.Stage of Development
Available for demonstrationTechnology Keywords
02007005 Composite materials02007014 Plastics, Polymers
02007024 Nanomaterials
03004005 Man made fibres
05001004 Organic Chemistry
Market Keywords
07006 Other Consumer Related (not elsewhere classified)08001016 Commodity chemicals and polymers
08001018 Polymer (plastics) materials
09004003 Textiles (synthetic and natural)
09007002 Manufacture of construction materials, components and systems
IPR status
Patents grantedComments Regarding IPR Status
Patent application was filed in Russia in 2016.
Cooperation
Type of Partnership Considered
License agreementManufactoring agreement
Research cooperation agreement
Services Agreement
Technical cooperation agreement
Type of Partner Sought
Industry, engineering organizations, design centres, research organizationsPartner Area
Manufacturers of technological fabrics, non-woven materials, composites, building materials, armoured protection, ropes, net tools and other tools for fishery and other industrial textiles, distributors of equipment or components for UHMWPE.Role of Partner Sought
The introduction of plants into the current production on the basis of a simple license or assistance in the marketing of experimental batches of powder and fibers from UHMWPE.Preferred Countries for Dissemination
Armenia; Austria; Belarus; Belgium; Brazil; Bulgaria; China; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Denmark; Estonia; EU Countries; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Ireland; Italy; Kazakhstan; Latvia; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Malta; Netherlands; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom;
Author
Type and Size of Client
Industry SME < 10Region
Novosibirsk Oblast
Center
Center
Novosibirsk State UniversityRegion
Novosibirsk OblastWeb site
www.nsu.ru
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