What are
GUP^®Products

4 Keys for a
Successful Product

To create graphene-based products for real market it is not enough to buy a good quality graphene, 4 key points are needed and this is what we do at GrapheneUP^®

Real Graphene

Due to the lack of standards for graphene production there are a lot of products in the market labelled like graphene but that cannot be classified as graphene. Using products that are falsely advertised has been stalling the development of the future applications. Our graphene is real few- layer graphene based on the ISO/TS 80004-13:2017.

Bulk Production

To ensure the success of a graphene-based product or application it is essential to have the guarantee that the graphene will be available in the right quantity necessary for the sales of the product in bulk quantities.

Functionalization

One of the key factors to create graphene-hybrid composite materials lies in the coupling between the base material and graphene. To ensure that its superior properties can be blended into the host material, it may need to be functionalised. This is where compatible chemical groups are added to the material surface to enable effective dispersion of the graphene.

Proper Dispersion

A prerequisite for property enhancement of graphene- based composite materials is the uniform dispersion of graphene in the matrix; however, the ultra-high specific surface area of graphene results in high van der Waals forces and thus induces a strong tendency to reaggregate. A well dispersed state ensures availability of maximum surface area of filler, which will affect the neighbouring polymer chains and, consequently, the properties of the whole composite.

GUP^® Based Intermediary Products

Graphene itself is often not suitable as a drop-in solution to create final commercial products. Graphene-based intermediary products offer a solution to this problem, enabling customers to proceed in a more affordable way to create their own graphene-based products for the market, incorporating the intermediary products into existing products to enhance their performance or with the purpose to create new innovative commercial products with graphene.

Six Good Reasons to Use
GUP^{^®}Intermediary Products

01

Dispersion of graphene is not easy matter due to its tendency to aggregate and re-stacks: in GUP^® intermediary products graphene it is already well dispersed and ready to be used

02

Intermediary products allow to obtain all the benefits of GUP^® reducing material handling hassles, without dust exposure and with minimal housekeeping effort

03

Flake graphene has a very low bulk density, using intermediary products the logistic costs are strongly reduced

04

Health and safety concerns are strongly reduced when graphene is firmly dispersed into an intermediary product

05

Intermediary products increase production efficiency

06

Strongly reduced the “time-to-market”

SMALL AMOUNT, BIG EFFECT

GUP^® makes the difference in customer’s formulations improving product characteristics and sustainability profile

Ι 0.025 %

0,025 wt% of GUP^® increases the flexural strength of concrete more than 20%

Ι 0.03 %

0,025 wt% of GUP^® reduces the COF in lubricants over 30%

Ι 0.15 %

0,15 wt% of GUP^® in coatings dramatically enhances corrosion performance protection

Ι 0.015 %

0,015 wt% of GUP^® in epoxy resin increases the Young’s Module over 40%

Ι 0.008 %

0,008 wt% of GUP^® increases impact resistance of PP over 80%

We Produce Bespoke

GUP^®-Based Performance Additives

PROPRIETARY KNOW-HOW

Do you have a unique composite challenge to solve? We are the company to help you figure it out. We have internal know-how developed over years to introduce and disperse properly graphene in seeral kid of polymers and for several type of applications

SPECIALIZED DISPERSIONS

We create custom graphene formulas for your product applications. Specialized dispersions formulated with graphene are designed for specific applications requiring the high levels of performance enabled by graphene’s advanced properties. Each dispersion is designed with a unique graphene formulation created to optimize the properties needed to achieve a specific targeted result

CUSTOMER SPECIFIC BLENDS

We combine our products and know-how in customer specific blends to tailor make formulations developed by, for or with the customer. Leveraging GrapheneUP’s broad additive portfolio, combined with co-additives and the multifold spectrum of form-giving technology, customers can always find the right product for their end application and processing technology

PARTNERSHIP & INSIGHT

Our customers inspire our innovation. We tailor our products to meet unique customer performance needs. We gain deep understanding of our customers manufacturing processes and formulations.

Close collaboration with our customers enables quick adjustments to changing market demands

GUP^® Product Categories

GUP^® Products is a line of GUP^®-based products and GUP^® intermediary products, dispersions and additives based on polymer carriers and pre-dispersed few-layer graphene GUP^®. They are industry-friendly and adapted to the standard manufacturing processes, suitable for several demanding applications.