Polymer Research Services

Polymerization Facilities

  • 2-Litre Stainless steel Reactors
    • maximal polymerization pressure: 4.0 MPa
    • minimal and maximal polymerization temperature: 5 – 120°C
    • maximal polymer yield: ca 450 g

Suitable Applications:

  • 4-Litre Stainless steel Reactors
    • maximal polymerization pressure: 4.0 MPa
    • minimal and maximal polymerization temperature: 5 – 120°C
    • maximal polymer yield: ca 750 g 
    • ​gas-phase polymerizations
    • synthesis of homopolymers, statistical and sequential copolymers in gas-phase mode
    • gas-phase kinetics evaluation
    • 2nd catalyst injection tests
    • electrostatic charge measurement

Suitable Applications:

  • ​gas-phase, bulk and suspension polymerizations,
  • bulk kinetics evaluation,
  • basic evaluation of mechanical properties
  • synthesis of special polyolefin materials
  • 50-Litre Stainless steel reactor
    • ​maximal polymerization pressure: 2.3 MPa
    • minimal and maximal polymerization temperature: 25 – 110°C
    • maximal polymer yield: 3 ‒ 10 kg

Suitable Applications:

  • ​gas-phase polymerizations,
  • complete evaluation of mechanical properties,
  • production of materials for processing trials
  • synthesis of special polyolefin materials
  • Stopped-Flow Apparatus
    • ​maximal polymerization pressure: 2.0 MPa
    • minimal and maximal polymerization temperature: 25 – 60°C
    • maximal yield:  1.0 g

Suitable Applications:

  • ​study of active sites formation in liquid propylene under the conditions close to industrial process,
  • study of initial period of polymerization (0.1 – 1 s) in liquid propylene under the conditions close to industrial process 
  • preparation of special polyolefins as for example real block PP-EPR copolymers
  • Apparatus for Catalyst Activation and Pre-polymerization
    • ​polymerizations are performed in glass reactors at precisely defined conditions
    • polymerization pressure is slightly higher than atmospheric pressure
    • minimal and maximal polymerization temperature: 25 – 95 °C
    • Maximal yield: 10 g

Suitable Applications:

  • ​evaluation of activation and pre-polymerization effects on subsequent catalyst performance in main polymerization process
  • study of initial period of polymerization (1 – 120 s)
  • number of active sites determination
  • Apparatus for silica activation
  • ​Apparatus for catalyst synthesis