Graphene in Consumer Goods

Consumer goods are where many people first meet graphene. The consumer products we have helped develop are the four graphene car care products made and sold by ITW under its Rain-X and Black Magic brands. We supply graphene to manufacturers and brands; we do not sell consumer products ourselves.

Food packaging (research)

Graphene is being researched for food packaging because a well-dispersed graphene layer can slow the passage of oxygen and moisture, two main causes of spoilage. We supply graphene already dispersed in water, solvents and resins for packaging developers testing it in barrier films and coatings. Graphene shipping containers for food transport are in development and are not a product yet. We don't yet publish test data for graphene in food packaging, and any material that touches food must meet food-contact regulations before use. To discuss a trial, contact sales@grapheneintegrations.com.

Read graphene in consumer goods and the ITW case study. Below are the articles and projects in this category. Graphene is sold only pre-dispersed in a carrier, and pricing and samples are by quote: request a quote or samples.

Build the barrier benefit into the coating you make

A pre-dispersed graphene additive gives formulators a practical route to investigate barrier and surface performance. Published coating research shows that dispersion and dosage can improve protection, but poor dispersion or excessive dispersant can also undermine it. Those studies are not GI product test results.

Possible maintenance or material savings become credible when the required protective function is retained and service intervals are demonstrated. Assess the same coated area and service period, including binder, additive and carrier manufacture, application losses, drying energy, recoating and end-of-life. Graphene inclusion alone is not a low-carbon certification.

Research / measurement reference · Continue with the application guide

Graphene Manufacturing Made in America

Graphene has remarkable properties in the lab, but it only helps a product when it is evenly mixed into the material. Getting that mixing right is the hard part, and it is what we focus on at Graphene Integrations.

What we do

We make graphene and infuse it into the liquids manufacturers already use: water, solvents, resins and oils. Customers get ready-to-use graphene dispersions, concentrates and additives that fit into their existing processes, instead of a dry powder that is hard to handle and mix.

Made in the USA

Our operation, from research and development to production, is in the USA, based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Keeping it in one place lets us control quality from the graphene to the finished dispersion, and work closely with US manufacturers on samples, testing and scale-up.

Graphene Integ… , 30.03.2024 | Posted in

Aerospace, Automotive, Construction, Consumer Goods, Defense, Electronics, Energy, Environmental, Healthcare, Sports Equipment, Telecommunications, Textiles

Graphene is already in products people buy. In most of them it is a small addition to a material that already works, such as a polymer, coating or fluid, and its job is to improve one or two specific properties.

Graphene products on store shelves

Our first client was ITW, the company behind the Rain-X and Black Magic car care brands. Working with ITW's engineering team, we developed four graphene-enhanced products that reached store shelves: Rain-X Graphene Spray Wax, Rain-X Graphene Exterior Detailer, Black Magic Intense Graphene Quick Detailer and Black Magic Intense Graphene Tire Shine. Read the ITW case study.

Graphene Integ… , 19.12.2023 | Posted in

Consumer Goods, Environmental, Healthcare

Graphene's Use in Construction

Concrete is one of the most promising places to use graphene, because a very small dose can change how the material performs and it fits into existing mixing processes.

What our testing showed

Our graphene concentrate, added to concrete at 5% by weight of cement, gave a 67.7% gain in compressive strength in independent third-party testing in 2023. Results depend on the mix design, cement, aggregates and curing, so we test with you in your own mix before any change to a design. See graphene in concrete and the concrete additive press release.

Graphene Integ… , 18.12.2023 | Posted in

Construction, Consumer Goods, Textiles

Graphene in the Electronics Industry

Graphene's electrical and thermal properties have made it one of the most researched materials in electronics. Electrons move through it very quickly, it conducts heat well, and a single layer is thin, flexible and nearly transparent.

What research has shown

Research labs have built graphene transistors that operate at very high frequencies; in 2010 IBM reported a graphene transistor running at 100 GHz. A major obstacle is that graphene has no natural band gap, so it doesn't switch "off" the way silicon does. Researchers are working on ways around this, such as chemical doping, strain and combining graphene with other materials. Graphene-based processors are not a commercial product today.

Graphene Integ… , 18.12.2023 | Posted in

Consumer Goods, Electronics, Energy, Environmental, Telecommunications

Why Graphene Technology, Innovation and Applications?

Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal, honeycomb lattice. It was first isolated in 2004 by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, work that earned them the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics. Since then it has become one of the most studied materials in science.

Graphene Integ… , 10.12.2022 | Posted in

Aerospace, Automotive, Construction, Consumer Goods, Defense, Electronics, Energy, Environmental, Healthcare, Sports Equipment, Telecommunications, Textiles

Graphene in Glass Technology

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Graphene in Glass Technology

Graphene is being researched for glass because it is thin, nearly transparent, conductive and strong. Most of this work is still in research and development, and we are exploring where our graphene dispersions and coatings could fit.

Graphene as Hunting Gear

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Graphene in Hunting and Outdoor Gear

Hunting and outdoor gear has to stay light, last through rough use and cope with cold, wet weather. Graphene is being researched and used across the outdoor industry as a small addition to fabrics, coatings, rubbers and composites. We supply graphene already dispersed in water, solvents and resins, so gear makers can test it in their own materials.

Graphene in Energy Storage

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Graphene in Energy Storage

Graphene is one of the most researched materials for batteries and supercapacitors. We supply graphene already dispersed in water, solvents and resins, so battery and capacitor developers can test it in their own electrode formulations.

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