Laboratory of Advanced Polymeric Materials and Recycling
The Laboratory offers: Processing and recycling of polymer plastics, including bioplastics. Making composites (with flour, fiber also synthetic) and polymer blends. Injection molding, extrusion, compression molding “Testing of plastics and their composites: -mechanical properties (bending, tensile, compressive strength, IZOD/Charpy impact strength) - DSC - SEM - wettability/surface energy (droplet method, strain gauge) - oxygen and water vapor permeability through films (barrier) - dynamic thermomechanical analysis - rheology - capillary rheometer - HDT/VICAT. Accelerated aging chamber (4 months - equivalent to 1 year). UL94 flammability test. In addition, we provide services in the field of: - expert opinions on changes in the properties of polymeric materials- detection of the causes of the above-mentioned changes - opinion and recommendation of material compositions
HAAKE single and twin screw extruder, POLYLAB drive, Complete thermoplastic recycling line (mill, extrusion line for granulate, rectangular profile, rod), Haake Rheomex mixer, Labtech press (30x30 cm punches) - heating/cooling, Piston injection molding machin, BOY 35A screw injection molding machine + mold thermostat, Lloyd LR10K testing machine with 50N, 500N, 10kN heads, pneumatic jaws, CEAST Resil 5.5 impact hammer (Charpy: 0.5J and 4J hammer, Izod - 2J), DSC TA Instruments Q20 SEM - VEGA Tescan 3, with Kressington 108 sputtering machine (gold electrodes) KSV Sigma 700 strain gauge (Wettability) Goetferd capillary rheometer (including attachment for alloy strength analysis)
The Laboratory offers: Processing and recycling of polymer plastics, including bioplastics. Making composites (with flour, fiber also synthetic) and polymer blends. Injection molding, extrusion, compression molding “Testing of plastics and their composites: -mechanical properties (bending, tensile, compressive strength, IZOD/Charpy impact strength) - DSC - SEM - wettability/surface energy (droplet method, strain gauge) - oxygen and water vapor permeability through films (barrier) - dynamic thermomechanical analysis - rheology - capillary rheometer - HDT/VICAT. Accelerated aging chamber (4 months - equivalent to 1 year). UL94 flammability test. In addition, we provide services in the field of: - expert opinions on changes in the properties of polymeric materials- detection of the causes of the above-mentioned changes - opinion and recommendation of material compositions