Dispersion of carbon nanotubes with planetary centrifugal mixer

Planetary Centrifugal Mixer Thinky ARE 250 was successfully implemented for the dispersion of carbon nanotubes (CNT) in styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR). Herein, the method of achieving the theoretical percolating with minimum volume of CNT and intend to improve the film characteristics and lower production cost, is presented. The Thinky mixer ARE-250 does not use a propeller or media for mixing, but instead, uses centrifugal force and can disperse the materials softly without any damage to materials. The percolating threshold of ARE 250 becomes 1/10th of the amount of carbon nanotubes (CNT) comparing to the Banbury Mixer (conventional method).