Presentation Profile
Material Characterization – Extrusion techniques for Polymer and Crude Oil Industries
Currently Scheduled: 1/18/2018 - 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: Room 371 E
Main Author
Steve Watts - Thermo Fisher Scientific
Abstract:
Small, lab-scale extrusion systems provide unique opportunities for material characterization and process development. Formulation studies and a comprehensive understanding of a material's processability can be realized and rapid process development for direct scale-up leads to improved efficiency due to increased time-to-results and reduced cost of materials. In addition, the creation of sample products, whether injection molded specimens (discs or bars) or final product simulation (sheets, blown film), provides additional analytical opportunities and insight to the material's properties. Depending on the requirements, various types of systems can be used including micro-compounders, bench-top extruders and torque rheometers, and these will be discussed here.
