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Department of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers
(hereafter called Department) is a part of Faculty of
Chemical Engineering and Technology at the Cracow
University of Technology. In the Department there are 3 full
professors, 1 associate professor, 9 adjuncts and 4 members
of staff.
Faculty members of the Department are involved in teaching
and research in the area of polymer chemistry and
technology, including materials science issues. At the postgraduate level 45 students are trained within the
specialisation technology of polymers, performing at the
final semester M.Sc. works under supervision of faculty
members at the Department.
Most of the research works is performed together with 12
Ph.D. students who are working towards their doctorates at
the Department, being funded by Ministry of National
Education and Science in Poland.
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY OF POLYMERS
CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Activities :
Education: the main teaching profile is technology and
engineering
of polymeric materials (polymers, copolymers, blends,
(nano)composites, plastics, hybrid materials, etc.) and their
application as innovative products in modern materials
engineering.
Research: synthesis, processing, characterisation and optimization
of properties of polymeric materials for advanced applications.
Design
of structure / properties relationships in polymer nanocomposites
to fabricate value-added products and technologies.
Cooperation: established links with Polish polymer industry to
develop jointly new products and technologies as well as to offer
training possibilities and research expertize.
polymers
copolymers
blends
(nano)composites
hybrid materials
POM/MMT
Applications:
gears, conveyors,
elements of pumps, belt
fasteners, etc.
CH3
R
Cl
CH3
Cl
R2
2R2M
1R3M
CH3
H2C
R1
CH3
CH2OH
CH2 CH2 OH
R
N
H2C
Cl
CH3
OH
CH2 N
CH2 CH2 OH
RM2Et
CH2OH
CH3
R
N
CH3
CH3
Cl
RA3M, where
R contains
amide group
Cl
RB2Et
Structure of nanocmposites
POM
POM/Na+MMT
POM/MMT-2R2M.
247
m
Sample
Enthalpy of melting
Hm
[J/g]
Crystallinity
degree
C%
[%]
Core
region
Shell
region
Core
region
Shell
region
POM
135.1
133.7
41.4
41.0
POM/Na+MMT
(microcomposit
e)
145.4
136.8
44.6
41.9
POM/MMT-2R2M
(nanocomposite
)
168.0
137.6
51.5
42.2
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O
R
R
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S
S
i
O
O
S
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i
O
R
O
R
iRR
S
S
i
O
POSS Properties:
Hybrid composite
Hybrid polymer
Understood as the
polymer where an organic
part is combined, on the
molecular level, with an
inorganic part.
Nanohybrid materials
POSS/Polymer
Hybrid organic-inorganic materials based on incorporating of polyoctahedral
oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS) into polymeric matrices have received a
considerable attention.
A variety of POSS nanostructured chemicals contain one or more covalently
bonded reactive functionalities that are suitable for polymerization, grafting,
surface bonding, or other transformations.
Covalently bonded POSS nanocomposites exhibit:
improved thermal and mechanical stability,
improved elasticity,
increased the resistance to oxidation,
increased the resistance to UV radiation,
reinforcement of the surface,
increased glass-transition temperature value,
reduced flammability,
enhanced mechanical strength,
System of POSS-polymer.
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY OF POLYMERS
CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Synthesis of PU - POSS
I STEP: Synthesis of PU
prepolymer:
4,4
-methylenebis(phenylisocyanate)
(MDI)
poly(tetramethylene glycol)
(Terathane 1400) (PTMG)
1,2-propanediol-heptaisobutylPOSS (PHIPOSS)
Temperature: 80C
Atmosphere: N2
II STEP: Synthesis of PU
elastomer:
1,4-butanediol
Morphology
PU-POSS
WAXD diffractograms of
PU/POSS polymers
Thermal analysis
PU-POSS
Thermal analysis
PU-POSS
ACRYLATE HYDROGELS
Swelling of hydrogels
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