SBIR Phase II: Non-Stick / Easy-Clean Coatings for High Temperature Applications

这个小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第二阶段项目将开发一种新型的耐热易清洁涂料，可以有效地应用于烤箱腔体和管道的表面。作为该技术的主要应用领域，烤箱和换热器的年市场规模估计分别为4090万美元和194亿美元。该技术将为未满足的耐热易清洁涂料市场需求提供安全环保的解决方案。除了对上述市场的影响外，第二阶段的拟议发展将是实施新一代不粘涂料，可以为现有的广泛技术挑战提供答案。该开发项目基于正在申请专利的技术，利用行业内现有的电镀设施，可规模化和经济实惠地制造纹理涂层。拟议的技术将创造新一代的涂料，提供不粘功能，现有的不粘涂料不足。现有的不粘涂层在高温下会分解，并可能产生有毒烟雾。当需要应用于难以到达的区域时，例如烤箱室和管道内部，现有不粘涂料的挑战甚至更大。第二阶段提案的预期成果是一种基于无机物和不含PTFE的不粘涂层，可以提供比现有不粘涂层更高的耐热性，并可以通过可扩展和负担得起的路线应用于不同的表面。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project will develop a novel heat-resistant easy-clean coating that can effectively be applied to surfaces of oven cavities and pipes. Ovens and heat-exchangers, as the primary application domains of this technology, present an estimated annual market size of $40.9 million and $19.4 billion, respectively. The technology will provide a safe and environmentally-friendly solution for the unmet market demand for heat-resistant easy-clean coatings. In addition to its impact on the aforesaid market, the proposed development in Phase II will be an implementation of a new generation of non-stick coatings that can provide answers to a broad range of existing technological challenges. The development project is based on patent-pending technology for scalable and affordable manufacturing of textured coatings using existing electroplating facilities in the industry. The proposed technology will create a new generation of coatings that provide non-stick functionality where the existing nonstick coatings fall short. The existing non-stick coatings decompose at high temperatures and may produce toxic fumes. The challenge for the existing non-stick coatings is even greater when application is needed for hard-to-reach areas, such as inside of oven chambers and pipes. The anticipated outcome of the Phase II proposal is an inorganics-based and PTFE-free non-stick coating that can provide more thermal-resistance than existing non-stick coatings and can be applied to different surfaces through a scalable and affordable route.