Carbon Nano Tubes have recently emerged as one of the most important classes of nanomaterials having enormous potential to spark off the next industrial revolution. CNTs’ unique and extraordinary properties such as: extremely high electrical and thermal conductivities, very small diameters (less than 100 nm), large aspect ratios (length/diameter ratios, greater than 1000), outstanding mechanical properties, and a tip-surface area near the theoretical limit, make it an ideal candidate for electronic devices, chemical/electrochemical and biosensors, transistors, electron field emitters, lithium-ion batteries, white light sources, hydrogen storage cells, cathode ray tubes (CRTs), electrostatic discharge (ESD) and electrical-shielding applications.

Several products enabled by carbon nanotubes are already in the market, such as racquets, golf clubs, surfboards, ice hockey sticks, mass transportation fuel system components, battery electrode additives, plastics additives and masterbatches.

MWCNTs-enabled engineering and specialty thermoplastics such as polycarbonate (PC), Polyetherimide (PEI), and Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) have been used in cleanrooms for the production of computer chips and hard drives, because they dissipate static electricity and, therefore, will not attract airborne contaminants.

Used across a wide range of industries including plastics and composites, electrical and electronics, and energy as well as a range of industrial sectors, CNTs have become an essential ingredient or reinforcement material for these industries, with its usage growing broadly in line with the global economy.

Demand is growing for CNTs used in the production of technology-intensive products. The expanding range of applications includes electronic packaging, touch panels, automotive parts, industrial components, medical devices, racquets, golf clubs, surfboards, ice hockey sticks, mass transportation fuel system components, battery electrode additives, plastics additives and masterbatches. Carbon nanotubes encompass a wide range of markets across plastics & composites, electrical and electronics, energy and others.