Advanced polymer nanocomposites: novel properties and applications

Polymer Nanocomposites: Automotive
Reducing weight improves gas mileage, which also reduces emissions – 25 kilograms means a
one percent increase in fuel Economy…”
Timothy P. McCann, Vice President Sales & Marketing, DuPont Engineering Polymers, DuPont press conference, Pre-K 2007 in
Prague, DuPont Engineering Polymers’ vision 2010
“Nanocomposites provide a means to achieving equivalent properties at lower glass loadings
which opens the way for reducing the weight of parts with comparable properties while
providing other attributes, such as improvements in surface appearance.”
Nandan Rao, Technology Director for DuPont Performance Materials DuPont press conference, Pre-K 2007 in Prague, Shaping the Future of
Plastics: New Technology Platforms
“Thermoplastic olefin - clay hybrids (TPO-CH), e.g.
the composite based on approx. 5 weight-%
montmorrillonite (MMT) dispersed in flakes of the
smallest structural level in TPO, have the potential of
being a suitable material for automotive composite
body panels. Commercial such materials have been
investigated at Volvo Cars “
Magnus Oldenbo, Volvo car Company, and Xavier Kornmann, Luleå University
of Technology, Sweden