List of Potential Collaboration Areas

Synthesis and Modification of Engineering Materials

  • Synthesis of macromolecules tailored to individual applications,
    using controlled catalytic polymerization methods,
  • Modification of polymers by reactive extrusion,
  • Polymer blends development, compatibilization thereof,
    and composites and nanocomposites manufacture,
  • Bitumen and petrochemical products modification using chemical additives and macromolecular compounds.

Comprehensive analyses of properties of structural materials

  • Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) over a wide range
    of temperatures and frequencies,
  • Rheological studies of polymers as well as bitumen, polymer-modified bitumen binders, hydrogels, emulsions, and other viscoelastic materials over a wide range of frequencies and temperatures adapted to the type of material,
  • Viscosity determination of bitumen, solutions, colloids, and polymers over a wide range of temperatures,
  • Penetration measurements of bitumen, waxes, and construction materials (pastes, compounds, sealants),
  • Softening point tests of bitumen (Ring and Ball method)
    and petrochemical products (Wilhelmy method).

Advanced analysis of thermal properties of materials

  • Analysis of phase transitions in petrochemical, pharmaceutical,
    and food industry products using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC),
  • Analysis of resistance to thermo-oxidative aging of petrochemical products.

Mechanical properties studies

  • Analysis of static mechanical properties of plastics,
  • Assessment of ductility, cohesive energy, and elastic recovery
    of polymer-modified bitumen at standard and non-standard temperatures.

Preparation of expert opinions, reports, and literature reviews