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