Implanting of metal nanoparticles into resins using a reducing function in the resin was investigated to develop a methodology for combining metals and resins. We found that metal nanoparticles were implanted into nylon 66 or polyurethane in a heated aqueous metal salt solution. This indicates that metal ions penetrate into nylon 66 or polyurethane in the aqueous metal salt solution, and metal nanoparticles are formed through the reduction of those metal ions by secondary amines in the nylon 66 or polyurethane. In addition, the implanting of metal nanoparticles into nylon 66 or polyurethane was enhanced in a heated metal salt ethanol solution. Furthermore, the metal nanoparticles were implanted in nylon 66 with different shapes (sphere, tube, plate, and wire). So, the combination of metals and resins is achieved by implanting metal nanoparticles into resins through the formation of metal nanoparticles by reduction of metal ions using a reducing function in the resin such as a secondary amine.
For the practical application of fuel cells for vehicles, proton electrolytes operating at 150-500°C have been investigated. In this paper, the unique crystal structure of mixed cation phosphates and its relationship with thermal stability and proton conductivity will be introduced.
With the goal of achieving SGDs and carbon neutrality, which aims to create a sustainable society, automobile production, especially the painting process, which has a large environmental impact, is a major issue.
In addition to reducing the environmental burden similar to SCOPE 1 and 2 such as CO2, VOC, waste, and water, which are problems in own processes, when considering reducing the environmental burden of SCOPE 3 during product use, one solution is to reduce the weight of the product. It is necessary to consider a process that assumes resin outer panels.
However, painting resin exterior panels has a problem with color consistency, and its adoption is limited.
When adopting PP fenders and back doors, we visualized the process by which aluminum orientation is determined in order to obtain clues as to the cause of color mismatch (color variation) between steel plate coating and resin coating. Based on the results, we will present hints for painting process management.
We would also like to introduce the painting line configured to produce our “Copen”, which uses a resin exterior panel, and hope that this will help you think about the production process to realize a product with a resin exterior panel.