| Methods |
Equipment / Model |
| FTIR-Spektroskopy (Recording of IR-spectra from solid bodies and liquids) |
Magna 550 , Nicolet (Transmission, attenuated total reflexion (ATR), reflection absorption spectra (RAS), time resolved spectra) |
| Water determination of liquids and determination of bromine number of unsaturated bonds |
Karl-Fischer-Coulometer AQUA 40.00, analytikjenaAG (ECH) |
| Determination of functional groups in polymers (-COOH, -OH, -SO3H, -NH2, Cl-, anhydride and epoxy) using potentiometric titration |
Titrino 716 DMS, Metrohm |
| Gel permeation chromatography (GPC, SEC) determination of molecular weight (MW) and MW distribution (Mw, Mn, Mz) as well as radii of gyration, GPC/FTIR-coupling for high boiling eluents e.g. DMF |
Four facilities with different components (detectors, eluents, and columns) for chloroform, THF and DMF, Jasco, PL, PSS, Wyatt, Lab Connections, Viscotek and Bures |
| Vapour pressure osmometry, determination of molecular weight (Mn) in different solvents, Mn up to10 kD |
Knauer vapour pressure osmometer |
| Membrane osmometrie, determination of molecular weight (Mn) in different solvents, Mn >10 kD |
Gonotec membrane osmometer Osmomat 070 |
| Viscosimetry of polymer solutions, determination of intrinsic viscosity and MH-parameters |
Process viscosimeter, Lauda and Vistec |
| Rheology Rotation viskosimeter with cylinder and disc/disc geometrie for gels and polymer solutions |
Rheoviskosimeter (Rheotec), Haake MARS (Thermo Fischer) with Peltier- element und 20 / 60 mm disc/disc geometrie, RheoWin Software |
| Thermally controlled polarisation microscopy |
Axio Imager A1M, Zeiss, transmitted and incident light, 4 different magnifications 5x,10x,20x,50x, Bertrand lenses system, CCD-Camera, hot stage LTS350 |
| Materials testing: tensile and compression (F = 20 N - 5 kN, with thermostat - 60°C to 150°C F = 20 N to 100 kN) |
Z 005 (Zwick), Z 2.5, (Zwick), Z 1,0 (Zwick) |
