Research and development work on polymer modification and processing as well as the development of intelligent plastic additives with reactive and/or functional properties for
- polyamides, polyesters, polyolefins as well as liquid crystalline polymers (LCP) and polymer blends
- the development of functional, migratable plastic additives with special protective functions for formulations in polyamides and polyesters with high efficiency
- the synthesis and modification of thermostable polymer systems for membrane separation technology or for use in PEM fuel cells
Research and development services
- Synthesis of highly effective additives for UV protection, with antibacterial or other functional properties for polyamides and polyesters.
- Determination of the UV protection factor (UPF) of textiles according to DIN EN ISO 13758-1
- Light microscopic investigations up to 600 °C in particle and pollutant analysis or polymer characterisation (crystallisation, nucleation) incl. image documentation
- Characterisation of membrane properties and application-specific process analysis of membrane separation processes in membrane separation technology
Applications
- Hydrolysis-stabilised polyamides
- Crosslinkable and partially crosslinked polymer formulations in polypropylene and polyamide
- UV-protection in polyamides and polyesters by highly effective additives for filaments and fibres, UV-protective textiles, functional textiles
- Heat stabilisation of polyamides
- Surface-effective polymer additives for antibacterial finishes of polyamide filaments
- Temperature-resistant polymer membranes for wet separation processes in ultra- and microfiltration
- Alternative polymer materials for use in PEM fuel cells
