DGTec Inorganic nanopowders

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DGTecInorganic nanopowders

• CEO Guy Baret
• General Manager Pierre-Paul Jobert

DGTec SAS 178 rue de Mayoussard - 38430 MOIRANS
France tel [phone]info_at_dgtec.fr
www.dgtec.fr
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The activity

• A French company
• involved in technological solutions
• based on nanomaterials
• Development of inorganic nanomaterials
• Manufacturing of customized nanopowders
• Manufacturing of dispersions of nanoparticles in
  liquid and solid media
• Support end-user from specification to material
  implementation

SiO2 nanospheres 500 nm
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Key dates

• Creation
• September 2000
• Pilot state
• October 2003 move to pilot plant
• February 2004 start of pilot production
• Production
• Scheduled to start in April 2006 (100 kg /
  month)
• To be extended to 300 kg / month in January
  2007

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The products

• Nanotracks luminescent compositions
• ranges of compositions for tagging
  (authentication, ...)
• compositions for decoration and lighting
• Nanomarkers colored pigments
• A wide gamut of colors
• Ink jet printing compatibility
• Nanofillers for new properties in polymers
• Multifunctional materials
• For thermo-mechanical, optical, anti-microbial,
  fire-retardant, .... properties

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Nanotracks

• Luminescent materials

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Nanomarkers

• A wide gamut of colors
• including white and black
• With no heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Hg, As)
• Deep red in development
• For inks in severe environments
• High temperature resistant
• Acid or basic environment resistant
• UV resistant

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Nanofillers

• Structural reinforcement in volume or surface
• Varnish and paints (thermal behaviour,
  anti-scrtach)
• Inks
• Resin based composites
• Plastics
• Glues
• gel-coat

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Nanofillers

• Other properties brought by nanofillers in
  polymers
• Anti-microbial
• Fire-retardant
• anti-static
• Magnetic
• X-ray opacifier
• IR and UV filters

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The development strategy
ZnO nanoparticles in IPDA (epoxy precursor)

• 4 axes of development
• Axis 1 authentication tagging
• Axis 2 light effect materials
• including colored pigments and phosphors
• mainly focused on ink jet printing
• Axis 3 Multifunctional Structural
  reinforcement
• Axis 4 Biotech

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