Laboratory Internal Batch Mixer for Development of Novel and Advanced Polymer Nanocomposites and Polymer Blends

实验室内部批量混合器是任何纳米聚合物材料开发和加工实验室的必备设备。这项资助中建议的间歇混合器可用于创造新的聚合物纳米复合材料和其他多相聚合物材料，并提供100-300克化合物的混合良好的样品供进一步测试。我们团队的研究重点是聚合物混合和新材料开发。卡尔加里大学的聚合物加工小组需要具有测量和加工能力的复杂混合设备，以促进聚合物纳米复合材料和其他多相聚合物材料的科学研究；该设备对于研究计划来说是绝对必要的。由于我们过时的间歇式搅拌机处理设备最近出现了电气和电子问题，它目前无法工作。因此，迫切需要购买一台新的搅拌机。

A laboratory internal batch mixer is a requirement in any nano-based polymer materials development and processing laboratory. The batch mixer that is proposed in this grant can be used to create new polymer nanocomposites and other multiphase polymer materials, and provides well-mixed samples of 100-300 grams of compound for further testing. The focus of our group's research is on polymer mixing and new material development. The Polymer Processing Group at the University of Calgary requires sophisticated mixing equipment with measurement and processing capabilities to further the science of polymer nanocomposites and other multiphase polymer materials; this equipment is absolutely essential for the research program. Due to recent electrical and electronics issues with our outdated batch mixer processing equipment, it is currently not working. Therefore, there is an urgent need to purchase a new mixer.