G3i Launches GreenShield™ Nano Finish
Pittsford, N.Y.-based G3 Technology
Innovations LLC (G3i) has introduced GreenShield™, a soil- and stain-repellent textile finish
produced using the principles of green nanotechnology.
According to the company — a developer and marketer of multifunctional nanomaterial products for textile, paint and coating, agricultural, dental and orthopedic applications — the manufacturing process eliminates waste, and uses ambient temperature and pressure as well as water-based solvents, minimizing the use of environmentally detrimental chemistries in addition to the amount of product needed to deliver the desired properties. The company reports the new finish reduces the use of liquid- and stain-repelling fluorochemicals by a factor of 10 by using what it calls the principle of micro- and nano-roughness, which creates a pocket of air between the liquid or stain and the fabric, thereby preventing penetration into the fabric. GreenShield also safely provides antimicrobial properties, as well as antistatic properties.
G3i has developed its technology and products by using environmentally friendly processes and materials from the start. “In the future, manufacturing efficiency will be measured not just by product costs and cycle times, but also by process and product sustainability,” said Dr. Joe Bringley, chief technical officer. “G3i plans to stay ahead of the curve by building products and processes that have been designed ground-up on these principles.”
August 21, 2007
According to the company — a developer and marketer of multifunctional nanomaterial products for textile, paint and coating, agricultural, dental and orthopedic applications — the manufacturing process eliminates waste, and uses ambient temperature and pressure as well as water-based solvents, minimizing the use of environmentally detrimental chemistries in addition to the amount of product needed to deliver the desired properties. The company reports the new finish reduces the use of liquid- and stain-repelling fluorochemicals by a factor of 10 by using what it calls the principle of micro- and nano-roughness, which creates a pocket of air between the liquid or stain and the fabric, thereby preventing penetration into the fabric. GreenShield also safely provides antimicrobial properties, as well as antistatic properties.
G3i has developed its technology and products by using environmentally friendly processes and materials from the start. “In the future, manufacturing efficiency will be measured not just by product costs and cycle times, but also by process and product sustainability,” said Dr. Joe Bringley, chief technical officer. “G3i plans to stay ahead of the curve by building products and processes that have been designed ground-up on these principles.”
August 21, 2007
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