A modular system for melt-processing of thermoplastic polymers: Phase 1 - Control System and Internal Mixer Units

用于热塑性聚合物熔融加工的模块化系统：第一阶段 - 控制系统和密炼机装置

• 批准号: 472822-2015
• 负责人: Virgilio, Nick
• 金额: $ 9.83万
• 依托单位: École Polytechnique de Montréal
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Research Tools and Instruments - Category 1 (<$150,000)
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2014-01-01 至 2015-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=564856
• 关键词: modular; system; melt; processing; thermoplastic

A torque rheometer equipped with a mixer/measuring head, rotors and softwares is an important apparatus for the melt processing and characterization of thermoplastic polymer based materials, including polymer blends and bio/nanocomposites. It is a mixer that allows laboratory scale melt processing experiments to obtain data on material flow properties, ease of processing, degradation behavior and blending of components. The applicants' research programs are all related to the development and processing of novel thermoplastic based materials, which usually start by studying their behavior at various controlled processing conditions of temperature, time and applied shear. Subsequently, formulations must be prepared, and the impact of parameters such as composition and mixing time must be quantified. The torque rheometer and internal mixer we request will allow all of these important studies. This instrument, central to our research programs, will ultimately allow us to optimize material properties, to submit patent applications, and to develop new commercial products with industrial partners. In Canada, the plastics industry comprises 2434 companies, 77 400 jobs for 19.7 B$ in shipments (38% of total shipments in 2010). Thermoplastic based materials are relatively inexpensive materials, lightweight compared to metals, synergistic properties can be obtained by blending, properties can be reinforced and/or modified by the addition of micro/nanoparticles, they are relatively easy to process and mold into various shapes, etc. As a result, the three main sectors of applications are the packaging industry (34%), building materials (26%) and the transportation/automotive sector (18%), with a number of technological niches (biomaterials for biomedical technologies, electronics, etc.). The materials currently developed by the applicants specifically target these fields of applications: new bio-based high performance polymer blends, high-performance bio/nanocomposites, functional polymer materials for smart detection packaging applications, new energetic materials, soft multiphase gel materials for the biomedical/biotechnology fields, etc.

配备了混合器/测量头，转子和软件的扭矩流变仪是用于热塑性聚合物材料（包括聚合物混合物和生物/纳米复合材料）的熔体加工和表征的重要设备。它是一种混合器，允许实验室比例融化处理实验获得有关材料流量，易于处理，降解行为和组件混合的数据。申请人的研究计划都与新型基于热塑性材料的开发和加工有关，这些材料通常是在温度，时间和施加剪切的各种受控处理条件下研究其行为。随后，必须制定制剂，并且必须量化参数（例如组成和混合时间）的影响。我们要求的扭矩休闲仪和内部混合器将允许所有这些重要的研究。该工具是我们研究计划的核心，最终将使我们能够优化材料特性，提交专利申请并与工业合作伙伴开发新的商业产品。在加拿大，塑料行业包括2434家公司，货运19.7 B $的77 400个工作岗位（2010年总货物的38％）。基于热塑料的材料是相对便宜的材料，与金属相比轻巧，可以通过混合来获得协同特性，可以通过添加微/纳米颗粒来加强和/或修改属性，它们相对易于处理，并易于处理和模具，并将其变成各种形状等。结果，由于材料的三个主要领域（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）（34％）。 （18％），有许多技术利基（生物医学技术，电子产品等的生物材料）。申请人目前开发的材料专门针对以下应用程序：新的基于生物的高性能聚合物混合物，高性能的生物/纳米复合材料，用于智能检测包装应用的功能性聚合物材料，新的能源材料，软性多相凝胶材料，用于生物医学/生物技术领域等。