Materials
What we have already reduced in size
16 material classes with documented results from completed customer and research projects.
Indicative rounded values from completed customer and research projects. These are indicative values, not warranted properties. The binding specification follows from the trial size reduction.
177 documented test series from 56 reports.
Development and sample projects in the food and feed field: NanoFract supplies a feasibility demonstration, samples and a measurement report. Manufacture and placing on the market of food and feed are carried out by the customer, who bears the responsibility under food law.
Polymers are on the microplastics page
The seven documented polymers – PP, PS, PVC, PC, PET, PA6 and HDPE – are listed with full distributions on the secondary microplastics page. That is where they belong in context, and where the distribution types are kept properly separate.
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| Material | d50 (µm) |
|---|---|
| Biochar | 2 µm |
| Magnetite | 3 µm |
| Lignin | 7 µm |
| Cellulose | 13 µm |
| Onion (dried) | 14 µm |
| Oilseed press cake | 28 µm |
| Sunflower seeds | 33 µm |
| Leather | 81 µm |
16 of 16 material classes reach this
Polymers – secondary microplastics
| Polymer | d50 range | Median | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polypropylene PP | 6 – 151 µm | 38 µm | 32 |
| Polystyrene PS | 6.8 – 124 µm | 18 µm | 16 |
| PVC (post-consumer) PVC | 3 – 116 µm | 19 µm | 37 |
| Polycarbonate PC | 3.2 – 126 µm | 16 µm | 31 |
| PET PET | 8.5 – 112 µm | 31 µm | 28 |
| Polyamide 6 PA6 | 14.4 – 126 µm | 24 µm | 31 |
| HDPE HDPE | 41 – 101 µm* | – | 2 |
* number-weighted distribution, not volume-weighted like the other values.
Other material classes
| Material | Achieved d50 | Typical application |
|---|---|---|
| Biochar | 2 µm | Modified thermal conductivity, cement and construction systems |
| Magnetite | 3 µm | EMC shielding, filler compounds, polymer filler, high-density special applications |
| Lignin | 7 µm | Filler from a lignocellulosic residue |
| Cellulose | 13 µm | Filler and carrier material |
| Onion (dried) | 14 µm | Development project: fine size reduction of processing residues from onion processing |
| Oilseed press cake | 28 µm | Development project: fine size reduction of a residual stream |
| Sunflower seeds | 33 µm | Development project for the food and feed industry |
| Leather | 81 µm | Recovery of offcuts and production residues |
| Carbon nanotubes | disentangled | Disentangling agglomerates |
Rounded reference values from completed projects; the binding specification results from the trial size reduction.