Ticona Develops GUR X 192 Macropowder
Send Via E-MailFLORENCE, KY - October 25, 2010 - WastewaterPR.com - Sintered products produced with this new material have excellent porosity and good strength for use in a variety of filtration applications for liquids and gases that require higher flow rates, lower pressure drops and increased part strength.
Ticona today announced the development of GUR® X 192 Macropowder, a new porous plastic powder. Sintered products produced with this new material have excellent porosity and good strength for use in a variety of filtration applications for liquids and gases that require higher flow rates, lower pressure drops and increased part strength.
New GUR X 192 Macropowder will be showcased at K 2010, Ticona Booth, Hall 06/A07 and Hall 06/B07, from Wednesday to Nov. 3 in Düsseldorf, Germany.
“Our customers asked for a larger design space that will allow them to develop more innovative porous filtration products,” said Ramesh Srinivasan, global segment manager for GUR porous, Ticona. “After intensive research and development, Ticona scientists created the new GUR X 192 VHMW (very-high molecular weight) polyethylene polymer that stretches the envelope of porous part properties to encompass applications across a wide spectrum of industries.”
GUR X 192 Macropowder offers the following material properties:
• Molecular Weight — 600,000 grams per moles (g/mol) as determined by the German Institute for Standardization (DIN) 1628/Margolies
• Particle Size Distribution — 451 d50 micrometer (µm) as determined by Helos Laser Scattering
• Bulk Density — 0.35 grams per milliliter (g/ml) as determined by DIN European Standard (EN ISO) 60
• Pore Size — 205 µm as determined by DIN 66133
• Porosity — 47 percent as determined by DIN 66133
At the heart of this new polyethylene resin is a patent pending breakthrough technology developed by Ticona scientists. It enables the material to be shaped and sintered — 180 to 220 degrees Celsius (356 to 428 degrees Fahrenheit) — into porous objects with improved strength and porosity.
Key advantages of GUR X 192 Macropowder include:
• Achieve higher flow rate while reducing pressure drop
• Designed-in pore volume
• Enables composite sintering
• Excellent for low temperature applications
• Reduced processing time and cost
• Eco-friendly (no scrap)
• Increased quality and consistency (parts perform as designed)
According to Srinivasan, “GUR X 192 Macropowder will broaden the design space for Ticona customers who want to develop different types of porous applications that are beyond the capabilities of traditional materials,” including standard high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE).
Possible applications include:
• Waste water treatment
• Water purification
• Medical fluid filtration
• Drug manufacturing
• Chemical filtration
• Irrigation
• Oil and gas production
• Oil and water separation
• Hydraulic filtration
• Sediment filtration
• Writing instruments
