Advances in Processing and Properties of Polymer Composites using Tailor made Resins

聚合物对于现代世界的运作至关重要，它们的特性来自于它们的化学性质，分子结构，添加剂的包含以及它们形成最终产品所经历的加工。对于简单的聚合物到复杂的聚合物复合材料都是如此。该项目的目的是增加对高填充聚合物复合材料在常规和先进熔融加工过程中的加工-结构-性能关系的知识和基本理解，并了解专门设计的性能改性剂在这些关系中的作用。与混合制度和最终复合材料的分析一起进行，以便获得全面的培训和对基础知识的理解。使用一系列散射技术从不同加工实验中获得的新聚合物组合物的研究将是这项工作的关键要素。这些新的聚合物改性剂或“添加剂”有可能在许多行业中发生变革，并扩展许多聚合物的性能范围。该项目直接适合EPSRC的以下研究领域：1）制造技术，2）材料工程-复合材料和3）聚合物材料。

Polymers are essential for the functioning of the modern world and they derive their properties from their chemical nature, molecular architecture, inclusion of additives and the processing which they undergo to form the final product. This is true for simple polymers through to complex polymer composites. The aim of this project is to increase the knowledge and the fundamental understanding of processing-structure-property relationships of highly filled polymer composites during conventional and advanced melt processing, with the key additional objective of understanding the role specially designed property modifiers play in these relationships.Thorough characterisation of conventional and new formulations, together with mixing regimes and analysis of final composites will be undertaken so a, thorough training and understanding of the basics are obtained. The study of new polymer compositions obtained from different processing experiments using a range of scattering techniques will be a critical element of the work. These new polymer modifiers or "additives" have the potential to be transformational in many industries and extend the performance range of many polymers.This project directly fits with the following EPSRC research areas; 1) manufacturing technologies, 2) materials engineering -composites and 3) polymer materials.