Keywords
Plastic waste
Recycling
Thermal degradation
Processing
Oxidation
Status control
Antioxidants
Recycling
For several reason plastic materials should be collected after use. In order to reuse recycled polymers it is necessary to characterise the ageing status of the polymer which will determine to what extent it can be mixed with a virgin polymer without affecting the stability and long-term properties of the new produced material.
Services
Stability testing of recycled polymers
Stability testing of new materials consisting of a virgin material + recycled polymer
Service life
Accelerated ageing tests
Recommendation for compositions of recycled materials
Stabilisation of recycled materials
Processing of recycled materials

Polymer technology
Polymer materials
Polymer processing
Characterisation
Curing of thermoset

Epoxy technology
Curing progress
Conversion, vitrification
Curing kinetics
Resin and curing systems

Analysis & Characterisation
DSC, TGA
DMA
Tensile testing
Creep testing
Diffusion properties
Stability and lifetime
Accelerated ageing
Climate chamber
Life time prediction
Reaction kinetics
Life time extension

Simulation & Modeling
Heat transfer
Structural mechanics
Flow properties
Diffusions properties
Electric properties

Flow properties
Viscosity
Viscosity function
Pseudo-plastic
Thixotropy
Flow behaviour
