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Identification & Functionality
- CASE Ingredients Functions
- Composite Materials Functions
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Materials Features
- Product Highlights
- MITO® ACRE™ makes plastics lighter, stronger, and more durable.
- When added to recycled plastics, it prevents cracking and improves tensile, flex, and compression properties - for sustainability without sacrifice.
- Features
- MITO’s proprietary functionalization process remains scalable for different applications and industries. By functionalizing cornstarch with silica cage particles (polyoligomeric silsesquioxanes, POSS™), MITO has created a sustainable alternative to other hazardous, mined-fillers like mica.
- ACRE acts as a scaffold within the polymer, adhering substrates and bonding matrices while maintaining the same reactive dispersion characteristics as the graphene additives.
- ACRE increases functionality in composite materials through mechanical property improvements, including: tensile flex compression and adhesion–with the added benefit of optical transparency plus the potential to integrate and increase the performance of recycled materials, unlocking a variety of applications.
- Cornstarch is a renewable resource; and ACRE makes plastics lighter, more durable, and stronger. Using recycled plastics as your base material no longer means any sacrifice in performance. ACRE can even be used as a replacement for mica, a mined product.
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Compatible Polymers & Resins
- Composites End Use
- Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
- Dispersion & Integration
MITO ACRE has been designed to seamlessly integrate into your manufacturing method:
- Shear Mixing
- Three Roll Milling
- Spray Applications
ACRE loadings depend on polymer and desired performance. Thermal and Permeability properties will be added in the future.
Properties
- Color
- Appearance
- Light yellow colored powder
- Dispersible in
- Ethanol, Isopropanol, Acetone, Tetrahydrofuran, Epoxy, Vinyl ester, Polyester
- Physical Properties
- Chemical Composition
- Physico-Chemical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Tensile Strength (Control) | 68.59 | Mpa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strength (0.5% WT ACRE) | 79.74 | Mpa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strength (% Difference at 0.5% WT ACRE) | 16 | % Mpa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strength (1% WT ACRE) | 66.11 | Mpa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strength (% Difference at 1% WT ACRE) | -4 | % Mpa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Modulus (Control) | 3.41 | GPa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Modulus (0.5% WT ACRE) | 3.39 | GPa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Modulus (% Difference at 0.5% WT ACRE) | 1 | % GPa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Modulus (1% WT ACRE) | 3.51 | GPa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Modulus (% Difference at 1% WT ACRE) | 3 | %GPa | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strain at Break (Control) | 2.93 | % | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strain at Break (0.5% WT ACRE) | 3.64 | % | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strain at Break (% Difference at 0.5% WT ACRE) | 20 | % | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strain at Break (1% WT ACRE) | 2.76 | % | ASTM D638 |
| Tensile Strain at Break (% Difference at 1% WT ACRE) | -6 | % | ASTM D638 |
| Flexural Maximum Force Withstood (Control) | 142.21 | kN | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Maximum Force Withstood (0.5% WT ACRE) | 139.24 | kN | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Maximum Force Withstood (% Difference at 0.5% WT ACRE) | -2 | % kN | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Maximum Force Withstood (1% WT ACRE) | 165.59 | kN | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Maximum Force Withstood (% Difference at 1% WT ACRE) | 14 | % kN | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Maximum Force Withstood (2% WT ACRE) | 164.23 | kN | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Maximum Force Withstood (% Difference at 2% WT ACRE) | 13 | % kN | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Modulus at break (Control) | 7.8 | MPa | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Modulus at break (0.5% WT ACRE) | 7.5 | MPa | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Modulus at break (% Difference at 0.5% WT ACRE) | -4 | % MPa | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Modulus at break (1% WT ACRE) | 7.9 | MPa | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Modulus at break (% Difference at 1% WT ACRE) | 2 | % MPa | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Modulus at break (2% WT ACRE) | 8.4 | MPa | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Modulus at break (% Difference at 2% WT ACRE) | 8 | % MPa | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Strain at break (Control) | 1.85 | % | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Strain at break (0.5% WT ACRE) | 1.87 | % | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Strain at break (% Difference at 0.5% WT ACRE) | 1 | % | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Strain at break (1% WT ACRE) | 1.95 | % | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Strain at break (% Difference at 1% WT ACRE) | 5 | % | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Strain at break (2% WT ACRE) | 1.99 | % | ASTM D790 |
| Flexural Strain at break (% Difference at 2% WT ACRE) | 7 | % | ASTM D790 |
| Izod Impact Resistance (Control) | 0.099 | J/mm | ASTM D256 |
| Izod Impact Resistance (0.5% WT ACRE) | 0.12 | J/mm | ASTM D256 |
| Izod Impact Resistance (% Difference at 0.5% WT ACRE) | 0.17 | J/mm | ASTM D256 |
| Izod Impact Resistance (1% WT ACRE) | 0.126 | J/mm | ASTM D256 |
| Izod Impact Resistance (% Difference at 1% WT ACRE) | 0.2 | J/mm | ASTM D256 |
| Izod Impact Resistance (2% WT ACRE) | 0.13 | J/mm | ASTM D256 |
| Izod Impact Resistance (% Difference at 2% WT ACRE) | 0.23 | J/mm | ASTM D256 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Oxirane, 2-([3-(trimethoxysilyl)propoxy]methyl)-hydrolyzed | max. 60 | % | — |
| Starch (From corn) | min. 40 | % | — |
| Tetrahydrofuran | max. 1 | % | — |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Bulk Density | 0.8 - 1.0 | g/cm³ | — |
Technical Details & Test Data
- Test Data
SEM 5000 X MAG
- Dispersion Comparison
Opportunity to functionally incorporate sustainability into your materials.
Packaging & Availability
- Availability
This unique additive is available in multiple formats, for limitless engineering applications.
- MITO® ACRE™ Powder - If you have dispersion equipment, this format is great for formulating epoxies, adhesives, and coatings and integrating into liquid systems.
- MITO® ACRE™ Epoxy - This format is dispersed into an epoxy system at 1% loading and sold with hardener in one-gallon and five-gallon containers.
- MITO® ACRE™ Pellets.