Head of Group
dr hab. Regina Jeziórska
tel./faks +48 22 568 21 84, +48 22 568 24 91
Research topics
- Chemical modification of thermoplastics by reactive extrusion
- Recycling of thermoplastics, including reactive extrusion
- Filling and reinforcing thermoplastics
- Biodegradable polymer composites from raw materials
- Polymer nanocomposites
- Modification and processing of engineering plastics, including PPO
- Properties of polymeric materials evaluation
- Manufacturing technology and modification of polymeric materials
Technologies
- New generation engineering plastics from recycled materials (PET bottles)
- Thermoplastic elastomers from multilayer film waste
- Wood polymer composites from waste multilayer films
- Thermoplastic starch
- Biodegradable polymers containing thermoplastic starch
- Polymer composites with nanosilica
- Polycarbonate waste polymer composites
Equipment
- Arburg 420M Allrounder 1000-250 injection molding machine – equipped with a Priamus injection process monitoring system and molds for injection of samples for mechanical testing
- Berstorff ZE-25-33D co-rotating twin-screw extruder – equipped with a set of K-Tron gravimetric feeders
- Co-rotating twin-screw extruder KraussMaffei Berstorff ZE25Ax51D-UTXi-UG – equipped with a set of gravimetric feeders; L / D 51
- Co-rotating twin screw extruder, ThermoHaake PTW 16/25
- Sthepan UMC 12 mixers
- The laboratory plate press P 300 E from Collin – equipped with a system for quick cooling of the pressing plates
- Cutting mill, SM100, Retsch – capacity of the collecting vessel: 5 l, sieves: mesh size 0.25; 0.75; 1.5; 4; 8; 10; 20 mm
- Montan MD 11C and Somos TF 10 molecular sieves dryers
- Rolling mill, Schwabenthan, Berlin
- Mytron KPK 120 climatic chamber
- TGA/SDTA 851e, Mettler Toledo thermal balance. Temperature range 30-1000°C, max. samples vol. 900 µl, max. sample weight 5 g
- DSC differential calorimeter, temperature range 25-400°C
- Apparatus for testing gas permeability TotalPerm by ExtraSolution
- RDS II dynamic rheospectrometer, Rheometrics. Measurement at temperatures from -160°C to 500°C
- Plastometer (Ceast, Italy type ModularMelt Flow), control with accuracy 0.1°C in the range of 100-400°C; piston load up to 21.6 kg
- Apparatus for determining the Vicat/HDT CEAST HV3 softening point, measurement at temperature up to 300°C
- Instron 5500R testing machine equipped with 2 measuring heads: up to 0.5 kN, 5 kN, 100 kN.
- Shore hardness tester – hardness measurement, A and D scale
- Hardness tester – hardness measurement using the pressed ball method
- Hammer (Zwick) – measuring range up to 4 J
- Laboratory reactors and autoclaves
Research methodology
- Static mechanical properties in stretching and flexing test- PN-EN ISO 527-2 and PN-EN ISO 178 standards
- Charpy impact tests with or without a notch in accordance with PN-EN ISO 179−1
- Impact tests according to Izod PN-EN ISO 180
- Deflection temperature under load (HDT) according to PN-EN ISO 75-1
- Vicat softening temperatures according to PN-EN ISO 306
- Shore hardness, scale A and D, according to PN EN – ISO 868
- Hardness by means of the Rockwell ball indentation method in accordance with PN EN ISO 2039
- Mass melt flow rate (MFR) according to the PN-EN ISO 1133 standard
- Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
- Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)
- Dynamic thermomechanical analysis (DMTA)