Alexium's RST process offers the ability to apply nano-scale coatings at the industrial scale. The RST process can be applied to a nearly limitless number of materials. By coupling unique methods of materials synthesis with a microwave applicator, we are able to graft and crosslink chemical groups to a wide range of materials, including natural polymers, synthetic polymers, and inorganic substrates. Using off the shelf chemicals and environmentally friendly solutions, the RST process delivers performance treatments in a “smarter”, more precise, and cost efficient manner. The process is extremely cost effective: low capital costs, low energy costs, low operating costs, and less ...
Alexium's RST process allows for durable coatings with multiple functions in a single process step. RST is not a "line of site" process and operates under atmospheric conditions. It is a robust treatment method that can be applied in a continuous production line (e.g. reel-to-reel treatment of textiles) or in a batch reactor (e.g. nanoparticle or paint additive treatments). Materials are generally only exposed to seconds of “cold” microwave energy, inducing the formation of nanoscopic coatings on the substrate surface. The process can easily be scaled to meet the customer’s production speed, and due to its compact footprint and ease ...
Alexium’s Reactive Surface Treatment (RST) uses “cold” microwave energy to direct a precursor’s polymerization onto a substrate’s surface. Based on the precursor’s chemistry, the substrate’s material properties, and the solution used to mix these, the resulting nanoscopic coating may chemically bond to the substrate or simply form an intractable coating at the substrate surface. This flexibility allows a wide range of materials to be treated — many of which cannot be functionalized with a durable coating via other methods. An example of this is shown for a para-aramid fabric that has been treated with an oil and water repellent nanoscopic ...
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