Hyperbranched polymers
DSM invented a new class of hyperbranched polymers at the end of the 1990s: DSM HybraneTM. It’s a patented and protected technology that is a genuine breakthrough discovery.
The unique chemistry allows these polymers to be produced readily on an industrial scale with a wide variety of raw materials. This contributes to sustainability, and makes them highly attractive for people, planet and profit.
Today, the HybraneTM product portfolio offers a group of different hyperbranched polymer types, a whole range of new polymers differing in chemistries, sizes, and functional groups. This obviously results in many different properties. One thing they have in common, though, is that the polymer chain, starting from a very small core, continues to branch until a dense structure of branches is obtained, each with a functional group at the end, like a three-dimensional and almost "spherical" tree.
These unique, spherical polymers create special effects that bring a whole new toolkit to the world. For example, in oil field production they’re replacing the use of Methanol in pipe flow assurance. That makes life on the oil rigs far safer, with much less hazardous chemicals to handle or store. And based on the polymer’s biodegradability and low aqua toxicity, they’re more friendly for aquatic life too.
This Bright Science improves water quality closer to home too. Working with our partners we’re helping to develop innovative products for e.g. Personal Care and Home Care. Bright ideas that will mean more effective products and fewer chemicals being washed down the plug hole.
DSM and Polymer Factory Sweden AB, a global provider of dendritic polymers, headquartered in Sweden, have signed a cooperation agreement for the production, commercialization and market development of DSM’s Hybrane™ hyperbranched polymers.
