Production of graphene nanocomposite materials for infrared blocking application

Research & Development strategies has been developed under the project would first be to run Research & Development (R&D), and then to develop highly economically viable National Thermal Camouflage Nano-Composite Plastics and their composites, in order to gain high added value products. "Defense Industry Plastics" emerge as extraordinarily tactically important materials as a result of developing world policies and the geographical environment that we exist in. Lots of monitoring techniques are developed in order to recognize hostile factors in defense technologies. As such, the most important innovation brought about in this area is the acquisition of hostile targets that are not detected by human eye, but by the detectors (thermal cameras) able to produce signals that are based on the principle of absorbing the long wave infrared (IR) energy (heat). These detectors, by their nature of structure, work in two main functioning intervals; 3-5 µm or 8-12 µm. Camouflage is a tactical strategy to mislead and hide from enemy in natural environment. While it is possible to juke the apparent area detectors (bare eye cameras, classical cameras and so on) by various forms and patterns imitated from natural plants and soil texture, visual illusion (or camouflage techniques) requires expensive systems that are not easily applicable. Studies regarding the IR (infrared) wave length are diversified in new topics in scientific world. Most important ones are the reduction in loss of soldiers during night and winter operations, and outer metallic coatings developed for tanks and heavy armored vehicles to infiltrate into operation zones without being detected. As can be inferred from the recent incidents, a large proportion of losses of soldiers and military vehicles in our country results from terrorist weapons modified by thermal cameras or IR controlled heavy vehicles. Steps of theoretical approach can be named as follows: Performing ring opening reaction by using Sulfur and Divinyl-benzene, and using the method of vulcanization. Obtaining innovative polymers through polymerization mechanisms. Obtaining high IR (infrared) absorbing polymers while performing efficient reactions as a result of simultaneously increasing Sulfur dissolvability and crossed bindings in the compound modified by Graphene, Nanotube and Fulleren structures. Establishing a production chain in which the obtained new generation's materials can be used in waste products and conducting research regarding the dissolvability of the new generation engineering products for easy disposal and easy application. Covering the surfaces (glass, metal, textile) with dissolved polymers obtained in the previous step by a spray covering method.