Facilities
Polymer Synthesis
High-pressure, high-temperature slurry reactor
Bench-top mini-reactor 600 mL (Parr Instrument)
Bench-top mini-reactor 300 mL (Parr Instrument)
Ecoclave Stirred Autoclave (multipurpose pressure reactor )
Reaction Calorimetry Workstation (Heat Profiles, Chemical Conversion, Specific Heat, Reaction Enthalpy, Thermal Risks)
Freeze Dryer (lyophilization of polymers)
Polymer Characterization
Triple-detector Aqueous GPC (molecular weight analyses of water-soluble polymers)
Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (on demand integration with aqueous GPC)
Differential Scanning Calorimetry
Crystallization Elution Fractionation (high-speed analysis of Chemical Composition Distribution (CCD) in polyolefins)
Cross-Fractionation Chromatography (high-resolution two-dimensional distribution of molar mass and composition of polyolefins)
Crystallization Analysis Fractionation (CRYSTAF)
Temperature Rising Elution Fractionation
High-temperature Gel Permeation Chromatography
Melt Flow Tester
Flocculant Performance Measurement
Capillary Suction Time measurement (the rapid assessment of resistance to filtration)
Bench-top saturated hydraulic conductivity measurement
Measurement of specific resistance to filtration