What You See is What You Get With Intercept — Part 2

Last Updated on Thursday, 17 September 2015 03:32 Written by Albert Greenhut Thursday, 17 April 2014 04:43

Did you know that rhino milk is pink? It is almost the same as regular milk besides the color and it is also high in calories, about 500 per cup as compared to cow milk which has about 150 per cup of whole milk, or about 90 that is common in milk popular with humans. That makes sense as a baby rhino would need more calories than a baby cow. The pink is the result of a secretion that rhinos have, sometimes known as blood sweat; this actually is not sweat at all. These secretions act as a sort of a natural sunscreen that protects the rhino’s skin while it is not in water. This secretion is red so when mixed with white milk you get pink.

The active ingredient in the Intercept Technology is copper. If you were to look at our Corrosion Intercept the copper in it shimmers, even under the small magnification of a jewelers loop you can see the Copper particles. The catalyzed process developed by Bell Labs allows the high surface area copper particles to bond into a polymer (plastic) chain.  This allows the Copper to react with and permanently neutralize atmospheric pollutants (as pictured below). This means that over time the material actually gets denser as the corrosive gasses are permanently bond to the copper in the material.

The importance of our color doesn’t stop there. Our Static Intercept material has a higher load of copper coupled with some Copper Oxide, creating a CMOS device.  Both the Corrosion Intercept (copper colored) and the Static Intercept (brown) change colors as the Copper inside react with corrosive gases. Over time the color darkens, letting the users know it is time for a new bag, usually the change is after many years of use, depending on the application.  The attention to color also stretches to our Intercept Shrink film, with its brown interior and white exterior.  Just like the Rhino that provides for its own protection from the sun, the white layer in the Intercept shrink film provides long term, stable UV protection for the film, and provides a reflective layer to keep the temperature inside more stable.

We pride ourselves on being easy to work with and handle, no complicated tricks and no chemicals. With Intercept what you see is what you get.  Simply Better Protection…