It is paramount to underscore that Black Swan's products are the results of extensive internal development efforts, including independent verification using the expertise at the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre ("GEIC") and a strategic partnership with
As visualised in the chart below, initial production volumes are focused on polypropylene; a widely used polymer known for its versatility and cost-effectiveness. However, its relatively low impact resistance has often posed a challenge in various applications. By incorporating only 1% of graphene into the polypropylene (loading ratio), an impressive 30% improvement in impact resistance was achieved in a Notched Izod test, which assesses the amount of energy absorbed by a material when struck by a notched sample.
Graphene enhanced products, with the addition of Black Swan's product, demonstrate multiple performance benefits, including enhanced processability and therefore cost-effectiveness. Masterbatches with a loading ratio of up to 20% are available in various polymers. This repeatable performance in enhancing the impact resistance of polypropylene enables new possibilities across multiple industries, notably for different packaging and lightweighting in the transportation industry, a key driver for range increase and fuel efficiency.
In the coming months, Black Swan is also looking to introduce similar products for Polyamide 6 ("PA6"), a polymer known for its toughness, flexibility and chemical resistance, Polyamide 66 ("PA66"), a similar polymer with greater stiffness, strength, heat resistance, and melting point than PA6, Polyethylene Terephthalate ("PET"), a thermoplastic polymer known for transparency, strength, chemical resistance and recyclability, ideally suited for food packaging and beverage bottles, as well as for Polylactic Acid ("PLA") a biodegradable thermoplastic aimed at sustainable and compostable products.
The chart below provides results using Black Swan's product, based on different loading ratios, for "Stress at Yield", which determines the amount of stress a material can withstand before undergoing permanent deformation, "Notched Izod", which determines the impact resistance qualities as discussed above, and "Bending Strength at Yield", which measures the ability to withstand bending or flexural loads.
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Black Swan is focused on the large-scale production and commercialization of patented high-performance and low-cost graphene products aimed at several industrial sectors, including concrete, polymers, Li-ion batteries, and others, which are expected to require large volumes of graphene. Black Swan aims to leverage the low cost and green hydroelectricity of the province of
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