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INNOVATIVE AND

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POLYMERIC

MATERIALS

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From lab scale to pilot scale

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A strong collaborative consortium valorizing your ideas from lab to market

Collective research and technical center created by UMONS : 1995

Staff : > 90

Non profit organization with turnover (2015) : 9 M€

Two main domains

- Low carbon footprint Materials

- Multifunctional Surfaces

Low Carbon FootprintMaterials

- Polymers & Composites

- Biotechnology

- Organic Electronics

Multifunctional Surfaces

- Plasma Technologies

- Sol-Gel & Wetcoatings

- Electrochemical CoatingsLife Cycle Thinking

Sustainable Materials : Polymers & composites

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• Controlled Synthesis : various polymerization technics & Specific initiators • By reactive or Enzymatic extrusions, …• New precursors & molecules plateforms issued fromrenewable resources : Biomass, CO2, recycling

Medical applications, smart packaging, Biodegradable / Biocompatible polymers Electro conjugated polymers for Energy Shape-memory properties, Technical textile

Synthesis

• Chemical modification by reactive melt blending : Grafting functional groups, copolymer formation

• Polymer (Nano)composites and polymer blends• Design of (Nano)additives with specific properties,

Flame retardant, Self-healing, Biodegradable polymers Anti-microbial & Anti-fouling materials Conductive materials

Formulation

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Emergence Maturation

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Transfert

Micro-compounding(5 to 70 g) Compounding

pilot-scale(100 kg-tonnes)

CompoundingRéactive extrusion

(10 to 50 kg)

Polymer

Nano

CompositesCarbon nanotubes

Clays

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Natural fibresNanocrystals

Biosourced

Agro-resources

Cellulose

starch

ROPProteins

blends

PLA

From lab scale to pilot scale

Biotechnology

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Materials from living cells & materials interactions with living cellsMaterials from living cells &

Focus on high added value molecules :

biosurfactants, Antifouling, Antimicrobial, …

Fermentation & Biocatalysis for the production of Durable products and processes

Biotechnology

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Materials from living cells & materials interactions with living cells

Biodegradation in freshwater / marine environment, soil and compost

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Materials for Organic Electronics

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Tailored Synthesis of Organic Electronics• Controlled polymerization of conjugated materials

• Macromolecular design

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P3HT:PCBM 1:0.8

Dielectric and smoothing layer

Cathode Al: ~100 nm

Steel substrate

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Organic photovoltaics (OPV)Opto-electronic devices (OLED)

Theoretical Modeling • Optical & electrical properties

• Physico-chemical processes

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Multifunctional surfaces

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PLASMA

Low pressure plasmas PVD magnetron sputteringPECVD & µwaves systems

High pressure plasmasTorches, DBD & µwaves

Ionic Irradiation & Implantation

WETCOATINGS

Formulation (sol gel)Application (dip, spray,…)Temperature or UV curing

Substrates

o Metals / painted metals

o Polymers

o Glass

Geometries

o Flat substrates & Foils

o Powders, Beads & small parts

o Complex parts

ElectroplatingAnodizationElectropolymerization

Electro-deposition

Multifunctional surfaces

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PLASMA

Low pressure plasmas PVD magnetron sputteringPECVD & µwaves systems

High pressure plasmasTorches, DBD & µwaves

Ionic Irradiation & Implantation

WETCOATINGS

Formulation (sol gel)Application (dip, spray,…)Temperature or UV curing

Functional coatings

o Anti-microbial surfaceso Optical propertieso Easy to cleano Anti-graffiti & hydrophobic

surfaceso Conductive coatings

o Sensors for VOC detection

Protective coatings

o Anti-corrosiono Barrier (gas, water, …)o Wear and UV resistance o Hard coatingso High temperature resistance

ElectroplatingAnodizationElectropolymerization

Electro-deposition

Plasma technologies for powders modification

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PLASMA

Small parts, beads and powders modification by PVD to pro-vide new properties.

Plasma technologies for powders modification

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Plasma technologies for films modification

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Deposition of Metals / Oxydes / Carbides / NitridesSemiconductors for smart applications

Anti Microbial properties

Flame retardant properties

Electrical / thermal conductivities

Hydrophobic surfaces …

Films : up to 30 cm large

Characterization platform

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• Thermal Analyses : TGA, TGA-MS, DSC

• Rheology,

• NMR ( H, C & P ),

• GPC / SEC

• Electrical and thermal conductivities

• SEM-FEG, TEM

• XPS

• ToF-SIMS

• FTIR, RAMAN

• UV-Vis, ICP

• XRD, XRF

• Zetasizer, laser granulometre

Elementary analyses…

Polymers & Surfaces characterization…

A wide range of characterization techniques, from…

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Characterization platform

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A wide range of characterization techniques, to …

to materials performance evaluation

• Flame Retardant properties: UL-94, cone calorimeter, LOI

• Biodegradability

• Gas Permeability

• Accelerated ageing, standardized tests

• Mechanical testing : Tensile, stress, impact, shore…

• Bacterial activity

• Photocatalytic activity

• Corrosion

• …

to design of the equipments

• Plasma

• Opto-electronic devices

Life Cycle Thinking

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Life Cycle Thinking

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A team of 5 scientists

o use of LCA tools in R&D projectsfor accompanying innovation allalong the TRL scale

o coaching of companies in theireco-design strategies