Infrared Characterization of the Crosslinking Cross-Sectional Profile of Polyethylene Pipe

PexCor Manufacturing是一家位于卡尔加里的公司，生产高质量和价格合理的PEX-一种用于工业和家庭管道和加热应用的交联聚乙烯管。圭尔夫大学的Dutcher实验室将使用红外（IR）光谱的指纹识别能力来表征聚乙烯管暴露于强烈的近红外光下完成的交联反应。这将允许确定穿过2 mm厚的PEX-a管道的IR吸收的横截面轮廓，帮助PexCor优化管道中交联的均匀性。这将为PexCor提供竞争优势，使该公司能够保持并增加其北美市场份额，并为加拿大经济做出重大贡献。PexCor和Dutcher实验室之间的这项新合作预计将带来进一步的研究合作机会，例如研究其他性能（例如结构和机械性能）如何影响PEX-a管道的性能和寿命。

PexCor Manufacturing is a company based in Calgary, AB that manufactures high quality and affordablePEX-a crosslinked polyethylene pipe for use in industrial and household plumbing and heating applications.The Dutcher Laboratory at the University of Guelph will use the fingerprinting capability of infrared (IR)spectroscopy to characterize the crosslinking reaction that is accomplished by exposure of the polyethylenepipe to intense near-infrared light. This will allow the determination of the cross-sectional profile of IRabsorption across 2-mm thick manufactured PEX-a pipe, helping PexCor to optimize the uniformity ofcrosslinking in the pipe. This will provide a competitive advantage to PexCor that will allow the company tomaintain and increase its North American market share and make a significant contribution to the economy ofCanada. This new collaboration between PexCor and the Dutcher Laboratory initiated by the present proposalis expected to lead to further research collaboration opportunities such as studying how other properties, e.g.structural and mechanical, influence the performance and lifetime of PEX-a pipe.