Novel Bio-Polyamides For High Technical Applications

Novel Bio-polyamides for High Technical Applications

22-Jun-17

RadiciGroup has expanded its PA 6.10, PA 6.12 and PA 5.10 long-chain polyamides, which not only meet the market’s high technical performance needs, but also satisfy the growing demand for products obtained from total or partial biological source materials

RadiciGroup Performance Plastics has widened its Radilon® product range by adding a number of PA 6.10 (Radilon® D), PA 6.10/6.6 (Radilon® CD) and PA 6.12 (Radilon® DT) products, which are ideal for fuel, air or oil systems and feature excellent mechanical properties, excellent processability, low water absorption and good dimensional stability. Compared to traditional PA 6 and PA 6.6, these new polyamides also boast higher chemical resistance, a crucial property for certain automotive applications, as well as other uses.

Moreover, RadiciGroup Performance Plastics is presently working on a prospective non-automotive field of application for these LCPA products: water management. Changes in the governing laws already place (or will place in the future) restrictions on the use of conventional polyamides. Excellent hydrolysis resistance, lower moisture absorption and superior processability make the LCPAs the ideal solution compared to other products already on the market.
Last, but not least, is the extrusion market. For this kind of applications, RadiciGroup has developed and obtained the required approval for Radilon® DT22, a PA 6.12 product, whose excellent processabiliy, elastic recovery and chemical resistance make it ideal for personal care applications (bristles for toothbrushes and mascara brushes). DT 22 was also developed to offer an intrinsic competitive advantage: improved abrasion resistance. PA 6.10’s special chemical resistance and elastic recovery properties, as well as its resulting increased durability, make it a commonly used material for the production of monofilament for industrial applications, such as paper mill equipment. A specifically formulated version of this PA, featuring high intrinsic burst resistance, can also be used for the manufacture of fuel system pipes.

Nicolangelo Peduto noted:
“The intrinsic properties of LCPAs, which are combined with a specific formulation during the polymerization stage, give us the capability to satisfy an increasingly greater number of customer requirements. Our know-how of the polymerization process upstream of the production chain, together with our compounding technology downstream, is a powerful competitive advantage enabling us to keep pace with the trends of the market, which is always in search of products featuring ever higher performance.”