Acquisition of an Extrusion System for Innovative Polymer Processing and New Materials Research Programs

该奖项来自材料研究仪器项目，为北卡罗莱纳州立大学提供资金，用于购买一种独特的三组分挤出系统，该系统将为北卡罗莱纳州立大学的新材料和聚合物加工研究提供急需的能力。挤出系统将成为几个研究项目的基础，包括(1)超临界流体辅助阶跃生长聚合，(2)co2辅助解聚，纯化和回收阶跃生长聚合物，(3)反应共混，(4)纳米复合泡沫。具体来说，这种挤出系统将允许主要研究人员开发新的聚合物加工技术，研究二氧化碳辅助聚合物加工，并改进现有的工业工艺。购置设备将加强大学内已建立的聚合物研究。它将在聚合和聚合物加工领域引发许多新举措，并支持美国国家科学基金会环境责任溶剂和工艺科学技术中心的一些项目。这种挤压制也将有助于扩大院校培养研究生和本科生的能力。该设备将直接用于聚合物科学专业的本科生。介绍了一种基于挤压系统的实验方法。该设备还将用于演示和项目目的，至少两个研究生课程，聚合物流变学和聚合物混合物和合金。最后，这些设备也将提供给参与聚合物研究的研究生和博士后人员（全校超过50人）。该奖项来自材料研究仪器项目，为北卡罗莱纳州立大学提供资金，用于购买一种独特的三组分挤出系统，该系统将为北卡罗莱纳州立大学的新材料和聚合物加工研究提供急需的能力。挤压系统将成为几个研究项目的基石。具体来说，这种挤出系统将允许主要研究人员开发新的聚合物加工技术，研究新的聚合物加工，并改进现有的工业工艺。购置设备将加强大学内已建立的聚合物研究。它将在聚合和聚合物加工领域引发许多新举措，并支持美国国家科学基金会环境责任溶剂和工艺科学技术中心的一些项目。这种挤压制也将有助于扩大院校培养研究生和本科生的能力。该设备将直接用于聚合物科学专业的本科生。介绍了一种基于挤压系统的实验方法。该设备还将用于演示和项目目的，至少两个研究生课程，聚合物流变学和聚合物混合物和合金。最后，这些设备也将提供给参与聚合物研究的研究生和博士后人员（全校超过50人）。

This award from the Instrumentation for Materials Research program provides funds to North Carolina State University for the acquisition of a unique, three-component extrusion system that would provide critically needed capability in new materials and polymer processing research at North Carolina State University. The extrusion system would become the cornerstone of several research projects including (1) Supercritical Fluid Assisted Step Growth Polymerization, (2) CO2-Asisted Depolymerization, Purification and Recycling of Step-Growth Polymers, (3) Reactive Blending, and (4) Nano-composite Foams. Specifically, this extrusion system will allow the principal investigators to develop novel polymer processing techniques, investigate CO2-assisted polymeric processing, and improve existing industrial processes. The equipment acquisition will strengthen the polymer research already established within the University. It will lead to many new initiatives in polymerization and polymer processing and support a number of projects in the NSF Science and Technology Center for Environmentally Responsible Solvents & Processes. The extrusion system will also serve to expand the institutional capability to educate both graduate and undergraduate students. The equipment will be used to directly benefit undergraduate students enrolled in the Polymer Science Option. An experiment based on the extrusion system will be introduced into, a required undergraduate laboratory course. The equipment also will be used for demonstration and project purposes in at least two graduate courses, polymer rheology and polymer blends and alloys. Finally, the equipment also will be available for graduate students and post-doctoral personnel (more than 50 campus wide) that are involved in polymer research.This award from the Instrumentation for Materials Research program provides funds to North Carolina State University for the acquisition of a unique, three-component extrusion system that would provide critically needed capability in new materials and polymer processing research at North Carolina State University. The extrusion system would become the cornerstone of several research projects. Specifically, this extrusion system will allow the principal investigators to develop novel polymer processing techniques, investigate new polymeric processing, and improve existing industrial processes. The equipment acquisition will strengthen the polymer research already established within the University. It will lead to many new initiatives in polymerization and polymer processing and support a number of projects in the NSF Science and Technology Center for Environmentally Responsible Solvents & Processes. The extrusion system will also serve to expand the institutional capability to educate both graduate and undergraduate students. The equipment will be used to directly benefit undergraduate students enrolled in the Polymer Science Option. An experiment based on the extrusion system will be introduced into, a required undergraduate laboratory course. The equipment also will be used for demonstration and project purposes in at least two graduate courses, polymer rheology and polymer blends and alloys. Finally, the equipment also will be available for graduate students and post-doctoral personnel (more than 50 campus wide) that are involved in polymer research.