Grant: Alliance Grants

The main goal of the partnership between NanoXplore Inc., the world's largest producer of industrial-grade graphene headquartered in Montreal, and the Laboratoire d'Ingénierie des Polymères et Composites (LIPEC) at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Ecole de Technologie Supérieure de Montreal (ÉTS) is to develop novel uses of graphene with the aim of enhancing the circularity of materials, and more specifically 1. To develop the use of graphene as a photo-stabilizer for thermoplastics extending their efficient lifetime 2. To develop a graphene-enriched organic coating to protect metals against corrosion, thus extending their lifetime. 3. To develop new processing techniques to enhance the dispersion of graphene in thermoplastic matrices, promoting the performance and the value proposition of NanoXplore's graphene-enhanced composite and masterbatch products. 4. To develop new performant recyclable packaging materials. The project will involve the participation of 1 post-doctoral fellow, 2 PhD students, 1 Master student, 5 professors and one institutional researchers. It will count also with the participation of four highly qualified researchers from NanoXplore. It will help in the training of HQP in plastic processing who will be exposed to state of the art techniques of analysis of polymeric materials.