Enhanced EPDM sheets using carbon nanostructures from oil fly ash and date palm fronds
Innovative use of carbon nanostructures from waste materials to enhance EPDM sheet properties, offering improved mechanical strength and chemical resistance at low cost. This solution leverages oil fly ash and date palm fronds to create effective, low-weight additives.
Overview
The proposed technology involves enhancing EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) sheets by incorporating carbon nanostructures derived from oil fly ash and date palm fronds. These nanostructures offer a low-cost, efficient solution to improve key properties of EPDM sheets, such as mechanical strength, chemical resistance, and surface wettability, without significant cost increases. This advancement has the potential to modify surface properties, prevent adhesion, and enhance durability, making EPDM sheets more suitable for a variety of industrial applications.
Technical specifications
Key features:
- Utilizes carbon nanostructures from oil fly ash and date palm fronds
- Enhancements include increased tensile strength, elongation at break, and tear strength
- Improved chemical resistance and surface wettability
- Minimal weight fraction required, ensuring low-cost integration
- Compatible with existing EPDM sheet manufacturing processes
Technology readiness level
This technology is currently at TRL 3, indicating that it has been experimentally proven in a laboratory setting. Further validation involves incorporating different weight fractions of the nanostructures into EPDM sheets and assessing their performance through various analytical techniques.
About King Abdulaziz University
King Abdulaziz University is a comprehensive public research university in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, serving a large student body and pairing teaching hospitals with advanced research infrastructure. For industry, co-located clinical settings, shared core facilities, and contract research units enable applied studies, validation, and prototyping under strong governance. A dedicated liaison function streamlines NDAs, MTAs, and sponsored agreements, while professional training and internships help build talent pipelines. Research is supported by national science and education agencies, including KACST and the Ministry of Education, along with industry sponsorships. A centralized IP office and a university-owned commercialization company advance licensing, startup formation, and investment.
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