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Graphenic Nanocomposite Barrier Films

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 December 2016

Ken Bosnick*
Affiliation:
National Institute for Nanotechnology, National Research Council Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Nathalie Chapleau
Affiliation:
Automotive and Surface Transportation Portfolio, National Research Council Canada, Boucherville, QC, Canada
Michel Champagne
Affiliation:
Automotive and Surface Transportation Portfolio, National Research Council Canada, Boucherville, QC, Canada
Adam Bergren
Affiliation:
National Institute for Nanotechnology, National Research Council Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Abdelkader Benhalima
Affiliation:
Automotive and Surface Transportation Portfolio, National Research Council Canada, Boucherville, QC, Canada
Steve Launspach
Affiliation:
National Institute for Nanotechnology, National Research Council Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Abstract

The use of modern graphenic materials for improving oxygen barriers in food packaging and anti-corrosion barriers in coatings is explored by compounding and casting graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) with polyethylene (PE) and epoxy (EP). The GNP / PE films show comparable oxygen transmission rates to the neat PE films, indicating that further processing will be necessary to realize the desired enhancements. Early corrosion tests indicate that the GNP / EP coatings are providing more protection than the neat EP coatings on steel. Experiments to expand on these results are underway.

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