Birla Carbon's Carbon Black for conductive plastic compounds
Webinar

The Roles of Carbon Black for Wire & Cable Applications

Webinar byBirla Carbon
Birla Carbon
  • 35 min
  • by

    Dr Natalie K Harris

    -

    Maura Carrera

Conductive plastic compounds have a variety of applications, including conductor and insulation shields for wire and cables, antistatic, electrostatic dissipation (ESD), electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield, and metal replacement.

Plastics are typically electric insulators. It is common to use a conductive additive to tailor the conductivity of plastics to a particular application. In comparison with carbon nanotubes, carbon fiber, graphene, and metal flake or wire, carbon black is the most cost-effective additive to make conductive compounds. This is due to carbon black’s highly engineered process technology and easy dispersibility.

In this webinar, the key properties and the requirements of carbon blacks for wire & cable applications will be introduced. The impact of critical carbon black properties on conductive performance in wire & cable applications will be discussed in detail.


 

 

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Presented by:
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Length:

35 min

Why should you attend?

In this webinar, you will learn:

  • Explore versatile applications of conductive plastic compounds.
  • How to crosslink the cable compounds by silanes and by radiation.
  • Understand carbon black's impact on superior conductivity.

Who should attend?

  • Formulators & technologists
  • Processing engineers
  • Manufacturer of compounding machines
  • Technical & R&D Managers
  • Purchasing & Marketing Managers

Presenters

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Dr Natalie K Harris

Technical Business Development Manager, North America

Dr. Harris has been an integral part of the team in the development and introduction of Birla Carbon’s new ContinuaTM Sustainable Carbonaceous Material (SCM) product line. In her role as Technical Business Development Manager, she works closely with customers to provide technical solutions with existing carbon black products as well as new products and technologies. She supports the plastics, inks and coatings markets in North America.

Over her 30-year tenure with Birla Carbon, Dr. Harris has had several roles in R&D, new product development, and within the corporate application laboratories. She has a B.Sc. Honours Chemistry degree and Graduate Degrees in Instrumentation & Analytical Science.
Maura Carrera

Maura Carrera

Technical Business Development Manager

Maura Carrera has a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Politecnico in Turin (Italy). After different experiences as a Project Engineer for EPC companies, she started her journey in the carbon black industry passing through innovation department, production and currently working as technical referent for customers in the EMEA region, for Plastic and MRG sectors.