FACILITIES

Polymer Processing

Cast Film Unit GÜLNAR, min thickness 20 micron, max width 90 mm Continuous manufacturing integrated into twin screw extruder	Twin Screw Extruder GÜLNAR, GM TWIN 16 mm, L/D 30:1  Equipped with cooling bath and pelletizer
Single Screw Extruder ENFORMAK Equipped with cooling bath and monofilament drawer	Micro-compounder Haake MiniLab Equipped with co-rotating and counter-rotating twin screws
Internal Melt Mixer Kökbir RTX-M40 Capacity 40 gr	Compression Mold MSE-PRESS-SERIES
Microcellular Batch Foaming Setup Equipped with Teledyne ISCO Model 260HP Syringe Pump	Mechanical Recycler İnan Plastik Makina Sanayii

Polymer Characterization

Rotational Rheometer, Anton Paar MCR 301

We have access to:

• Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC), TA Instruments Q1000
• Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA), SII 6000 Extar TG/DTA 6300 
• X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Philips Model PW3710 
• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), JEOL 7600F FEG
• Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR)  Spectroscopy, Bruker Optics, equipped with Bruker Platinum ATR

Other facilities in our lab

• Vacuum oven
• Fume hood
• Magnetic stirrers with heat control
• Lab precision balance
• Water bath sonicator
• Benchtop centrifuge