RODREPEL ™® - Non-hazardous Bird and Animal repellant

This unique and novel product is offered as a Non Hazardous and Non Toxic bird and animal repellent. It is based on a quaternary ammonium adduct of a purine based synthetic Animal repellent perfume and oleoresin derivatives.

Rodrepel Masterbatches ™® are also available. These are universal masterbatches, recommended addition level of this masterbatch is 1%-5%.This masterbatch is based on LDPE or EVA. Specially formulated masterbatches are also available on request.

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EFFECTIVENESS

On laboratory tests conducted with Cables containing RODREPEL™®, it was demonstrated that cables that were bitten by rats produced a very foul reaction in the animal, without harming it in any way. In 100% of cases, the animal did not bite into the cable again. These tests are carried out across a period of time. RODREPEL™® actually helps in modifying animal behaviour.

Testing is done on actual cable or pipe pieces simulating actual conditions as that would exist in the environment.

RODREPEL™® is effective at very low concentrations e.g. 200ppm (parts per million). However the dispersion of Rodrepel® in polymers requires dosages from 200-2000 ppm depending on the dispersion process and application.

In polymeric application we suggest the use of Rodrepel® Masterbatch, this masterbatch has been produced using a patented process developed by C Tech Corporation, the Rodrepel® Masterbatch is designed for optimum dispersion and ease of handling.

COMPATIBILITY

RODREPEL™® is 100% organic in nature and is non-hygroscopic. It is compatible with all thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers such as PE, XLPE, PP, PVC, polyesters, epoxies and paints, both water and oil based.

APPLICATIONS

  • Cable protection from rodent damage
  • Plastics requiring protection from animal and bird damage
  • Variants of RODREPEL ™® can be added to Pharmaceutical preparations or other poisonous substances to prevent accidental ingestion by children
  • Can be added to Pesticides to avoid accidental ingestion
  • Can be used to prevent cribbing in animals
  • Suitable for topical applications to prevent e.g. thumb sucking

SAFETY and HANDLING

The product is non-toxic to humans.

Special precautions in handling are the use of face masks and gloves to prevent accidental ingestion.

You can also download the Material Safety Data Sheet directly from our server.

www.rodrepel.com/msds.pdf

You can download a Data sheet for the Master batch here

www.rodrepel.com/tds.pdf


Addition & compounding in Polymers:

C-Tech Corporation's chemists started studying animal behaviour & also realized why animals are drawn to plastics products, the plasticizers & the aromatic odours of polymers, the bright colours & the texture of polymer products are all responsible for animals being attracted to plastic goods.

Rodents are present everywhere & can cause a lot of damage to power cables. They chew on plastic doors, sidings, benches moulded plastic parts, cables, wires, railway components, practically anything. In the wild too, several animals chew on products made of plastics such as plastic bins containers, cables etc.

Rodents chewing cables, exposing them & causing a short circuit also cause a few fires.

The best part about the RODREPEL™® family of products was that these products were not dangerous to both humans & animals.

We also started manufacturing special perfumes mimicking the smell of predator urine & incorporated these perfumes into RODREPEL™®, the non-toxic bird & animal repellent product we produced for polymers. These perfumes are not detected by the human olfactory sense, but animals read this as a signal for danger. RODREPEL™® also contains oleoresin derivatives, these are extracted from green peppers, these peppers are found very commonly in India & are extremely spicy, and they are often used in the extremely spicy Indian curries.

RODREPEL® is effective at parts per million levels, thus it does not interfere with the physical or chemical properties of polymers or compounded polymers. Similarly we developed these products to withstand the extreme heat of polymer processing, extremely small particle size to help in the dispersion of these products in all kinds of plastics. The suggested loading in polymers is 500 parts per million or 0.05%, at such small loadings the physical properties of the polymers or the compounding process are not at all affected.

We have got terrific results with RODREPEL ™®.

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RODREPEL® has been incorporated as an aerosol spray, used as gel to protect from woodpeckers & other birds, used on roofs.

RODREPEL® has been very successfully added to Wires & Cables, Plastic screens & sidings, railway doors & windows, seats, wires & cables used in automobiles.

The graphs below will explain the effective use of RODREPEL ™® & the results we obtained.

RODREPEL™® used in PVC Cables & Wires

It is possible to modify the behaviour of animals. We have seen quite conclusively in the laboratory or the wild, that the number of animal attacks on plastic objects decrease gradually with time.

Subsequent generations of animals also stay away from polymer objects, to which RODREPEL™® has been added. RODREPEL™® thus works by modifying animal behaviour instead of poisoning the animals in any way. RODREPEL™® works at very small concentrations without modification of the inherent property of the polymer or the compounded polymer finished products. RODREPEL™® can be used in any polymer system as it is used at 0.05% active concentrations. We have tried RODREPEL™® in most polymers with excellent results.

WHY RODREPEL ™®

Rodent damage to cables & optical fibre conduits often disrupts power supply and is a cause for many fires due to short circuits & also causes service outages.

RODREPEL™® is an unique Non toxic Rodent repellent for wires & cables. RODREPEL™® is also available as a master batch.

HOW DOES RODREPEL™® work?

RODREPEL™® works on the following 5 principles,

  1. Aversion, By adding an extremely foul tasting component to the Cable sheath.
  2. Discomfort, By adding a component which causes severe distress to the mucosa of the animal
  3. Fear, by exploiting the olfactory response of animals to compounds which mimic the behaviour of predator urine
  4. Training, the animal learns that Rodrepel® is not a nice thing to bite into. By Modification of Animal Behaviour towards products made from Rodrepel®, this involves sensory stimuli modification
  5. Association and conditioning, the animal would remember the bad experience, it is also found the animal passes on the information to its progeny. The fear response & unpleasant reaction is also communicated to other animals in the vicinity.

SAFETY ASPECTS & ENVIRONMENT

RODREPEL ™® is actually designed not to harm the rodent or animal in any way. We are committed to our environment & we believe that no harm must be caused to animals or to the environment.

RODREPEL™® does not leach out to pollute. It is completely inert

Cables & pipes often pass through large expanses of untouched forests & outdoors, several native & protected species often come into contact with these cables. Thus RODREPEL ™® is designed to be a completely harmless product.

In fact, it is the world's one & only complete Non Toxic Animal repellent for Polymers.

POLYMER PROCESSING

Due to the small amount of addition levels suggested, RODREPEL™® does not interfere with the physical or mechanical properties of the polymer. RODREPEL™® is completely inert in nature. RODREPEL™® works by repelling the animals & by conditioning the response of animals, without harming the animals in any way. Rodrepel® is also available as a pre-dispersed formulated masterbatch which offers excellent dispersion.

Call us or write to us at response@ctechcorporation.com to learn more about our products.We would be glad to offer a customised solution.

 
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