Croda Advanced Materials

Free Webinar | Esters as Dielectric Fluids | On Demand

Bethan Warren, Application Scientist, presented on the challenges of lubrication and cooling in new driveline configurations brought about by electrification.

Topics of the webinar included, thermal properties of esters, how esters can be used for both cooling and lubrication, cooling of sensitive components such as battery packs, temperature regulation and improved battery efficiency. 

Hypermer Volt 4000  

A new dispersant for electrode slurries 

Hypermer Volt 4000 helps disperse conductive carbon more uniformly on electrode materials to improve capacity and protect the battery from degradation during charge and discharge events.

At high C-rates, the dispersant dramatically improves retention of capacity versus the incumbent industry solution, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). 

The dispersant is suitable for all battery chemistries, including LFP, NMC and LCO formulations and can reduce the viscosity of slurries for easier processing.