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 (Houston, Texas, U.S.) a provider of environmentally adaptive materials introduces Insulative Coat: Cool Touch, a water-based spray-on coating that instantly transforms high-heat surfaces into cool-to-touch, corrosion-resistant zones, without the weight or inconvenience of traditional insulation. The coating can be applied to fiber-reinforced composite materials.

Insulative Coat: Cool Touch is formulated with Insulative Ceramic Particle (ICP), a a high-emissivity, low-conductivity additive that NanoTech Materials developed (patented in 2022) to integrate into building materials and coatings for heat control. The technology offers comparable thermal insulation to traditional thermal additives like aerogels, without being brittle, expensive to manufacture or difficult to apply. Unlike traditional insulation materials that rely on mass or air pockets to slow down heat transfer, ICP uses energy band theory to reduce phonon transport — actively impeding heat conduction at the molecular level. This results in high-performance thermal insulation that does not compromise the mechanical integrity of the coating.

Insulative Coat: Cool Touch achieves thermal protection in a thin, easy-to- apply layer designed to reduce surface temperatures, without promoting corrosion. It leverages very low thermal conductivity combined with high emissivity ratings to maintain steady state surface temperatures well below personnel burn thresholds even when exposed to substrate temperatures exceeding 350°F (177°C). When applied directly to active systems, the coating forms a tough, seamless layer that withstands extreme temperatures, heavy condensation and harsh weather, making it ideal for tanks, pipes, vessels and industrial equipment.

Cool Touch recently passed the highly challenging NACE TM21423 standards up to 275°C in a single pass of 40 mils and 350°C in a double pass of 80 mils, confirming its ability in preventing heat loss through metal and preventing skin-contact burns at multiple operating temperatures. For example, at a substrate temperature of 115°C (239°F), the surface temperature of a 41-mil coating remained at just 48°C (118°F), well below the 58°C safety threshold for human contact.

The coating also passed ISO 12944 natural salt spray and condensation resistance tests, making it suitable for corrosive industrial environments such as refineries, chemical processing plants and offshore platforms.