From researchNanoprom Chemicals, Casalgrande company (RE) specialized in the production of light paints, an innovative paint is born that promises to revolutionize the world of aeronautics, dell’automotive (especially electric cars), security (firefighters in the first place) and of the same Formula 1.
The name of the invention, already patented, è “Thermal Shield”, literally "heat shield", and its basic characteristics are basically two: it does not burn and does not spread heat.
The founder and owner of Nanoprom Chemicals himself illustrates the principle of this paint in more detail, Gianluca Falleti, which already supplies aeronautical companies with its light paints, aerospace and major Formula teams 1. Now, he sees a great future for what he has already called "an authentic revolution in the world of paints and resins". For its application on carbon and other composite materials, indeed, there is also a "resin" version of this innovative paint.
“The special feature of Thermal Shield – explains Falleti – lies in the nature of its molecular formula, which is completely inorganic, unlike the fireproof materials used today, which contain organic molecules, therefore in itself flammable. The fact that Thermal Shield is silicon based and does not contain carbon atoms, instead, makes the performance of this paint exceptional against fire and heat sources, as it does not develop any flame. And there is more: it acts as a real "heat shield". For example, thanks to the collaboration with the Crossfire laboratory of Gianlugi Creonti in Solarolo, in the province of Ravenna, we have already tested that only 4 millimeters of application on a carbon or steel plate, they reduce the heat from one side to the other from 1000 degrees centigrade a 100 degrees, without, however, the production of fumes. And remember that, in a situation like that of a fire, the danger for a person is often more represented by the smoke than by the open flame”.
“Thermal Shield applications, of which we are currently at the version 2.8, but we are already working on the 2.9 – Falleti continues – they are almost innumerable. The greatest concrete results can be had, for example, in the world of aeronautics. For all aircraft manufacturers, the terror is that of fires that can develop on board. This fire retardant paint, applicable to engines and potentially flammable components, it would substantially reduce the danger of fire development on board. But the entire automotive sector is also potentially affected, especially the most innovative of electric cars. Precisely these cars are much more likely to develop flames from their batteries. The application of Thermal Shield would substantially reduce such a risk. Not at least, we also consider the equipment of a rescuer, for example a firefighter, that with this paint applied to his gloves and his suit would be much more protected in the interventions.Similar considerations can be made for company fire doors. Then, of course, we intend to bring this innovation also in Formula 1, in the suits of the pilots but not only, to increase the safety of those who run further and further 300 km / h”.
And there is more. For the large-scale production of this innovative paint (Thermal Shield is currently produced in small quantities at Nanoprom Chemicals and Crossfire), Falleti is thinking big, recovering a historical site of the Emilian "motor valley".
“My intention – adds the patron of Nanoprom Chemicals – is to produce Thermal Shield for the whole world while remaining in Emilia Romagna. For this, we have already made arrangements with Marco Fabio Pulsoni, current owner of the former Bugatti Automobili factory, to transfer here, already within a year, any large-scale production. An opportunity, then, not just for my company, but for the entire territory of our region, for which we expect the creation of several dozen new jobs, given the scope of this great innovation”.
[Source: https://www.confindustriaemilia.it/]
