Today's KNOWLEDGE Share : Recycled Plastics on Flooring:

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share

Recycled Plastics on Flooring:

One can use recycled plastics in various applications in today's world. It can be mixed with virgin,bitumen and other materials for road applications.Based on the requirements,relative humidity and condition of the road,the recycled plastic materials Polyolefins,pvc,polyolefins,engineering plastics and rubbers can be added.The thickness of the road and performance has to be met with the highways department norms.There have been quite number of roads have been tried on various materials and formulations in many places across the world.This has open the door to the recycled plastics to be filled in this market segment.

Recycled plastic materials are easy to source out for this flooring application and the demand is going to increase many fold when the government forms the regulations on recycled plastics for highways and construction applications.This will improve the quality of the existing road.There are couple of options can be tried out with fully recycled plastics for sport flooring application and with bitumen,the recycled plastics,fibers formulation also works out very well.With recycled rubbers and plastics,there will be a good result expected.These materials formulated when keep in mind of three things ie shocking absorption,slip resistant,long life of the road.

I have seen adding rock fibers with existing bitumen mixture,can increase the life term of the road to a few more years.In a way, we can add glass fibers waste on these applications too.PET bottle scrap,packaging recycled plastic materials do find its role in such applications.

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SABIC and Charge Amps to Manufacture EV Chargers with Renewable PC Housing

SABIC is enabling Charge Amps to manufacture electric vehicle (EV) chargers with a housing made from certified renewable #polycarbonate (PC), a first for the industry.

SABIC is supplying Charge Amps with its certified renewable grade LEXAN™ PC, supporting the EV charger provider’s commitment to develop the circular bioeconomy and help mitigate climate change issues.

Using Bio-feedstock that Does Not Compete with the Food Chain

SABIC’s renewable PC from its TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio is made from second-generation bio-feedstock that is not in competition with the food chain. The new industrial process contributes to reduce CO₂ emissions in manufacturing and installation and fully meets EVSE (Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment) regulations.

EVs are an essential component of #decarbonization strategies being adopted by governments and enterprises around the world. #EV is now an increasingly viable alternative to internal combustion engines to reduce the carbon footprint. The availability of charging facilities is recognized as one of the key factors associated with conversion to EVs.

Charge Amps Dawn is the latest #EVcharging station with a charging capacity of 22 kW in one socket, a certified MID (Measuring Instrument Directive) meter and 4G connectivity. Charge Amps Dawn Chassis contains in the range of 50 percent of ISCC PLUS certified #biobasedrenewable material from SABIC. The collaboration with the Nordic manufacturer that has a strong focus on sustainability throughout the whole production chain is yet another example of SABIC’s commitment to help accelerate the world’s shift to electric power, encapsulated in the company’s BLUEHERO™ initiative.

On top of #sustainability gains, #EVcharger manufacturers can benefit from increased functional integration and design freedom. For example, inner panels, #indoorcabinets and #consoles can be produced from a #flameretardant (FR) PC to achieve dimensional stability, high impact resistance and aesthetic finishing. Furthermore, thin-wall FR capability can help reduce weight beyond that achieved by simply replacing metal, and can also free up space for additional components.

#LEXAN™ PC is durable and weather resistant and can provide significant manufacturing cost reductions. It enables charger makers to simplify #production processes by using high-speed, high-volume #injectionmolding, and eliminates typical secondary operations that would otherwise be required for metals.

Source:Sabic/Omnexus-specialchem

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Today's KNOWLEDGE Share: Carbon Fiber Hat

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share

Carbon Fiber Hat

Picture this: you finally managed to buy the carbon fiber bike of your dreams... Now you just need a bottle holder! Would you choose a polymeric/metal one? NO, OF COURSE NOT!

Now why not add a lightweight and sleek carbon fiber fedora to your outfit? Plus, it's a conversation starter, as people are bound to ask, "Is your hat made of carbon fiber? That's so cool!" So, if you want to stand out from the crowd and rock a hat that's both stylish and innovative, a carbon fiber fedora is the way to go!

Or you might want to have a carbon fiber knuckle for personal protection with a touch of innovation. After all, nothing can bring more joyfulness to a "composites-head" than using your favorite material to beat the shit of some criminals!

If you are a die hard composites fan and did not get excited about these products... Come on! 
Sometimes it is not just a question of necessity... It's a matter of why not.... And some spare money, of course!

Source:#managingcomposites 

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Today's KNOWLEDGE Share: Glass filled materials

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share

Ever wondered why fibers in GF filled materials always end up with an L/D of about 20 ?

If you consider a diluted case (to avoid fiber-fiber damage), and also forget for a moment the fibers pinned in the frozen skin that could snap in bending mode, you are left with the effect of flow shear stress on fiber damage.

And it turns out that fiber rotation due to shear produces a cyclic switch from tension to compression as shown in the picture. While the tension will never do any harm to the glass fiber (far too low), the compression load will trigger buckling and will snap the fibers just like you can snap raw spaghetti between your fingers ! At L/D=20 the buckling load threshold is so high that damage by flow becomes unlikely.

Source:Vito leo

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Top Electric Two Wheeler Leader In India

Sales of Electric Two Wheelers surged by a whopping 17% this festive season compared to last month in India

The top three companies that did well in October are OLA Electric, TVS Motor, and Bajaj Auto. OLA Electric sold 23,644 vehicles last month, up from 18,615 in September, which is a 27% increase in MOM growth. TVS Motor sold 16,340 vehicles last month, compared to 15,576 in September, showing a 5% MOM growth.

As for Bajaj Auto, they sold 8,289 vehicles last month, compared to 7,087 in September, with a MOM growth of 26%. These companies are doing a great job in the electric market. If we crunch the numbers and calculate the monthly growth of the top five companies, they have 82% of the market share of the total sales.

Source:Electric Vehicle Info

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Today's KNOWLEDGE Share Electric vehicle battery

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share

Electric vehicle battery prices are falling faster than expected

It wasn’t long ago rising demand and component shortages sparked concern that “greenflation” would drive up prices for the batteries used in electric vehicles. That’s subsiding as prices cool for battery metals, which could help make EVs more competitive with traditional cars more quickly. 

Goldman Sachs Research now expects battery prices to fall to $99 per kilowatt hour (kWh) of storage capacity by 2025 — a 40% decrease from 2022 (the previous forecast was for a 33% decline). Our analysts estimate that almost half of the decline will come from declining prices of EV raw materials such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt. Battery pack prices are now expected to fall by an average of 11% per year from 2023 to 2030.

As battery prices fall, Goldman Sachs Research estimates the EV market could achieve cost parity, without subsidies, with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles around the middle of this decade on a total-cost-of-ownership basis. 

“The reduction in battery costs could lead to more competitive EV pricing, more extensive consumer adoption, and further growth in the total addressable markets for EVs and batteries.

The EV market was initially driven by regulatory support around the world, but global EV penetration is starting to retreat from recent highs, a potential driver of which could be governments in Europe and China cutting back on subsidies.

So far China is leading the way — its EVs are more competitively priced against ICEs in its local market relative to Europe and the US. While EV sales there have been subsidized by Chinese EV producers, which are selling EVs at a loss, the Goldman Sachs Research expects this to eventually change in around the middle of the decade, when battery price declines and a scale-up in EV sales volumes lead to a significant reduction in EV costs. And whereas Chinese consumers are seeing more options of competitively priced EVs, carmakers in the US and Europe have so far focused on larger and more luxurious EV models.  

Source:goldmansachs

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Today's KNOWLEDGE Share: Wilhelm Ostwald-Nobel prize 1909

Today's KNOWLEDGE Share:

Wilhelm Ostwald-Nobel prize 1909

Electrochemistry and Chemical Dynamics:

It is assumed that Wilhelm Ostwald started his experimental work in 1875 with investigations of the law of mass action of water in relation to the problems of chemical affinity, with emphasis on electrochemistry and chemical dynamics. From 1894 Wilhelm Ostwald studied catalytic processes. He worked on inorganic, organic and biochemical questions and defined the majority of life processes as catalytic processes. The scientist published an initial determination of the term catalysis in the same year.

The Ostwald Process

In 1902, Wilhelm Ostwald filed the patent for the Ostwald process, used in the manufacture of nitric acid. Often, the year 1908 is given for the invention of the Ostwald process, which may have been the interval between filing the patent and the time it was granted. With the help of the Ostwald process, a more economical and large-scale production of fertilizers and explosives was possible. Also, Ostwald did significant work on dilution theory leading to his discovery of the law of dilution which is named after him. Ostwald’s rule states that in general it is not the most stable but the least stable polymorph that crystallises first. The scientist suggested that the solid first formed on crystallisation of a solution or a melt would be the least stable polymorph. This can be explained on the basis of irreversible thermodynamics, structural relationships, or a combined consideration of statistical thermodynamics and structural variation with temperature.

Source:scihi.org

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