nanoZ™ is a transparent industrial zinc oxide nanoparticle dispersion for functional coating formulations to protect wood, plastics and textiles from UV and microbial degradation. nanoZ™ provides the industrial coatings market a solution to the problems with the long term stability of the current transparent organic-based UV absorbers.
Number distribution determined by Photon Correlation Spectroscopy demonstrating:
- discrete particle
- narrow particle size distribution
UV/Vis Transmittance Spectrum demonstrating:
- broad spectrum UV blocking
- high transparency
TEM Particle Size = 30nm
Greater than 99.0% zinc oxide and meets BP and USP specification for heavy metals.
Electron Micrograph |
30nm |
XRD crystallite size |
25nm |
Photon Correlation Spectroscopy |
31nm |
Specific surface area |
30nm |
As a guide to nanopowder quality Advanced Nano aims for a close correlation in the above particle size measuring techniques. The combination with transparency levels in UV/Vis curves gives a very good indication of particle size and dispersion.
