Halloysite Nanotubes

Halloysite nanotubes are ultra-tiny tubes consisting of silicon, aluminum, hydrogen, and oxygen. They typically measure less than 100 nanometers in diameter and are extracted from naturally formed clay. NaturalNano (West Henrietta, NY) has purchased 500 tons of this clay from Atlas Mining Company for processing.

Halloysite nanotubes offer a broad array of industry applications, explained NaturalNano Inc. President Michael Riedlinger. "For example, they can be used for radio-frequency shielding using a patent-pending, proprietary metallization coating process. Our scientists have also developed proprietary technologies for extracting and separating the nanotubes from clay and classifying them in different diameters and lengths. That now allows these nanotubes to be used for a wide range of applications, such as cosmetics, electronics and microcircuitry, and additives for paints, polymers, plastics and composites. We have identified more than 100 applications of halloysite nanotubes in our patent applications filed to date and our scientists are working on a large number of additional applications."

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