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Uniform spherical-shaped hollow glass microspheres have lower surface area then irregular fillers and extender pigments, which means a lower resin demand. Another benefit to the spherical shape is the ability to roll past one another, hence there is minimal impact on viscosity when they are added to a liquid. As coatings are manufactured on weight basis and sold on volume basis, hollow glass microspheres are used to increase the solid content of a coating, maintaining application and flow properties. Higher-volume solids reduce VOCs, shrinkage and drying time.

Since hollow glass microspheres lower the density of materials, they are added to coatings. If added in coatings, it will atomize better while spraying and it will give less spatter while rolling also sag less once applied.

One of the most important applications hollow glass microspheres have been developed for is the Space Shuttle program. When the space shuttle re-enters the earth’s atmosphere, incredible heat is generated due to increasing air friction. In order to prevent the space shuttle from burning up during re-entry, NASA scientists developed a superior insulating material using Ceramic technology. This technology can now be applied to roofs and sidewalls of buildings, piping, ducts, tanks, various storage devices, refrigerated containers, cold rooms, etc. in order to insulate them from the radiant heat of the sun and the atmosphere by using hollow glass microspheres.

Stagnant air is a bad conductor of heat because heat is transferred by convection currents. Stagnant air inside hollow glass microspheres acts as an insulator for heat and hence can be used as heat insulating material in coatings. This characteristic of hollow glass microspheres allows improved thermal and acoustic insulation properties of coatings or composites. Currently, markets taking advantage of this property include fire retardant materials, sensitive acoustic equipment, and roof coatings.

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Hollow Glass Microspheres Market size was USD 1,938.3 million in 2019 and will grow at a CAGR of 4.4% from 2020 to 2026. Rising demand of energy efficient buildings and reducing greenhouse gas emission will positively impact on increase product demand over the forecast timeframe.

Hollow glass microspheres are also known as bubbles, microbubbles and micro-balloons. These are typically made of borosilicate-soda lime and offer various benefits such as low density, chemical resistance and high heat. Glass microspheres walls are quite rigid and have a thickness of over 10% of overall diameter of a sphere.

Based on application, the market is classified into paints & coatings, plastics, composites & rubber, transportation, insulation & buoyancy, healthcare, and others. The industry is likely to witness a high demand in Russia, China, Brazil, and India owing to the growing manufacturing sector and heavy infrastructure spending. Latin America is also forecast to achieve a high growth rate over the forecast period owing flourishing to oil & gas industry in the region, which offer lucrative growth opportunities to the major players of global hollow glass microspheres market.

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Hollow glass microspheres made from water-resistant and chemically-stable soda-lime borosilicate glass, providing better utility in underwater applications. Additionally, they are non-combustible and non-porous, so they do not absorb resin; and their low alkalinity makes this product compatible with most resins while providing a stable viscosity and a long shelf-life.

These low-density particles are used for many demanding applications across a wide range of industries to provide temperature and pressure resistance, reduce part weight, lower costs and enhance overall product properties. For these reasons, hollow glass microspheres are a superior alternative to many conventional fillers and additives such as silica, calcium carbonate, talc and clay.

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Hollow glass microsphere-reinforced epoxy hollow spheres were prepared by a “rolling ball method” using expanded polystyrene beads, hollow glass microspheres, and epoxy resin. The three-phase epoxy syntactic foam was fabricated by combining hollow glass microsphere as a lightweight filler with EP and hollow glass microsphere by a “molding method”.

The hollow glass microsphere and epoxy curing agent systems were well mixed by scanning electron microscopy. Experiments show that higher hollow glass microsphere stack volume fraction, lower hollow glass microsphere layer number, higher hollow glass microsphere diameter, lower hollow glass microsphere density, higher hollow glass microsphere volume fraction, and lower hollow glass microsphere density result in a decrease in the density of the three-phase epoxy syntactic foam.

However, the above factors have the opposite effect on the compressive strength of the three-phase epoxy syntactic foam. Therefore, in order to obtain the “high-strength and low-density” three-phase epoxy syntactic foam, the influence of various factors should be considered comprehensively to achieve the best balance of compressive strength and density of the three-phase epoxy syntactic foam. This can provide some advice for the preparation of buoyancy materials for deep sea operations.

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Porous wall hollow glass microspheres were developed by the Savannah River National Laboratory. What makes these microspheres unique is the interconnected porosity spread throughout their wall allowing various materials to travel from the surface to the hollow interior. With their characteristic porosity, the porous wall hollow glass microspheres are a great tool for encapsulating or filtrating different materials. Unfortunately, there is little information available on the mechanical properties of porous wall hollow glass microspheres.

The main goal of this research was to develop a method to crush individual microspheres and statistically analyze the results. One objective towards completing this goal was to measure the microsphere diameter distribution. Microsphere diameter is a major factor affecting strength as well as the Weibull parameters. Two different methods, microscopy counting and laser light scattering, used in the research yielded similar distributions.

The main objective of this research was to analyze the crush strength of individual microspheres. Using nanoindentation, data were collected to analyze the crush strength of porous wall hollow glass microspheres in uniaxial compression. Nanoindentation data were used to analyze how the strength of the porous wall hollow glass microspheres changes through the different stages of production and at different diameter ranges. Data for microspheres were compared to ARC microspheres. Most data were analyzed using a statistical technique known as the two parameter Weibull analysis. The data indicated that the strength generally decreased as the microsphere diameter increased. Scattering in the data was nearly the same across all sample sets tested. Results indicated that the porous wall hollow glass microspheres were weaker than the ARC hollow glass microspheres. This is primarily due to the addition of wall porosity in the porous wall hollow glass microsphere.

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Microspheres are small spheres made of various types of materials that are usually less than 100 microns in diameter. These microspheres can be hollow or solid and have been made from a variety of materials including metals, polymers, and ceramics/ glasses.

Hollow glass microspheres have found use in a variety of other applications from defense to transportation to construction. This hollow glass microsphere was unique due to the development of interconnected porosity in the glass wall of the microsphere and is known as a Porous Wall Hollow Glass Microsphere (PWHGM). The addition of pores in the microsphere makes it possible to fill the hollow cavity of the PWHGM with different materials. This development creates many new applications for filtration and encapsulation using PWHGMs. The basic properties of PWHGMs are different compared to other hollow glass microspheres. PWHGMs can have a diameter that ranges from 2 to 100 microns.

PWHGMs have wall thicknesses in the range of approximately 0.5 to 2 microns giving them a diameter to wall thickness ratio range between 4 and 200. By definition thin walled structures have diameter to wall thickness ratios of greater than 10. Unlike many commercial microspheres, such as the soda lime borosilicate ones manufactured, PWHGMs are comprised of around 96% pure silica.

PWHGMs start out as borosilicate HGMs and then are heat treated. Due to their composition, these HGMs undergo spinodal decomposition and phase separate into two interconnecting phases: sodium borate and silica. The sodium borate is leached away with acid leaving mostly porous silica as the wall material. This is how the characteristic nanoporosity of the PWHGMs is created. The wall porosity will generally be 0.01 to 0.1 microns in diameter. Encasing the wall are two layers that are thought to be created during the leaching step. These layers exhibit a different type of porosity than the inner wall porosity.

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Light-weight and high-strength polymer composites have attracted the special attention of automotive and aerospace sectors since they offer advantages such as less fuel consumption and higher fuel efficiency. In the present study, an effort has been made to prepare such polymer composites using natural fiber and very low-density hollow inorganic particles.

The use of hollow glass microspheres as a potential filler particle for making light-weight hybrid polymer composites was investigated. Polypropylene (PP) and maleic anhydride-grafted-polypropylene (in 9:1 ratio) constituted the base matrix (BM). For strength reinforcement, alkali-treated short bamboo fibers (SBF) were employed, while for making the composite material light in weight, hollow glass microspheres were incorporated.

Silane treatment of hollow glass microspheres by (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane was performed to enhance interfacial adhesion with BM. Adequate wetting of hollow glass microspheres and SBF was evident from the SEM images of cryo-fractured samples. A 14% increase in tensile strength was observed in comparison to virgin PP for the composite with 5 wt.% hollow glass microspheres, and a desirable decrease in density was observed for all the composite samples with increasing content. Improvement in hardness but a marginal decrease in impact strength due to hollow glass microspheres fillers was observed.

Rheological analysis of the composite melt samples showed an apparent increase in the complex modulus with increasing content. Thermal analysis of the composites revealed a significant impact of hybrid fillers on the crystallinity, with SBF showing a minimal effect while hollow glass microspheres reducing it significantly. Wide-angle x-ray diffraction spectra showed changes in the crystal structure of the composite with noticeable β-form peaks.

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Hollow glass microspheres combine all the advantages of spherical shape with the additional benefits of low density at an economic cost. With densities of 0.7 – 0.85 g/cc, we reduce the weight of systems into which it is formulated.

At 15,000 MT/Annum capacity, we are one of the world’s direct producers of cenospheres. With our trading operations and connections to China and India, we are able to supply you with consistent quality cenospheres anywhere in the world.

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1. Because of low density, hollow gass microspheres can reduce the weight of adhesive, what’s more, it has high strength, which won’t disturb the tensile strength and elasticity of sealants.

2. Since the main component is soda-lime borosilicate glass, the Chemical properties of hollow gass microsphere is very stable, sealants with hollow gass microspheres inside has excellent ageing resistance.

3. High temperature resistance, the melting point: 650℃.

4. The particle size of hollow gass microsphere is very small(can be customized), so the bonding is very strong.

5. The fluidity of hollow gass microsphere is better than Irregular filler.

6. Hollow gass microsphere has a relatively small surface area, so it can keep relatively suitable viscosity when using large volume.

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In this study, poly(acrylonitrile-co-butadiene-co-styrene)/hollow glass microspheres (ABS/HGM) composites were prepared by means of a twin-screw extruder. Hollow glass microspheres were incorporated at different loadings of 2.5, 5.0, and 7.5 wt.% at the central extruder zone with different types of ABS.

The morphological, physical, thermal, rheological and mechanical properties of ABS/HGM composites were investigated. Statistical analysis reveals that high impact ABS addition is significant for improving composites’ impact strength.

The results also indicated that addition of 5.0 wt.% of hollow glass microspheres along with 5.0 wt.% of powdery ABS at the central extruder zone maintains the hollow glass microspheres integrity while powdery ABS contributes to better filler dispersion in the matrix resulting in light-weight composites having improved mechanical properties.

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