Equipment and Methods
In our area, developments, and investigations from laboratory to pilot plant scale can be realised with our own equipment. In addition, cooperation provides access to the equipment of Johannes Kepler University Linz (JKU).
ANALYTICS & MATERIALS TESTING
Lignin and carbohydrate characterisation
Pulp analysis I wet chemical methods
Pore analysis I gas adsorption – hg-Porosimeter
Chromatography I HPLC – SEC – HPAEC-PAD – GC-FID
Spektroskopie I UV-VIS – NMR – React-IR inline – ATR/FTIR
Thermische Analysen I DSC – OIT, Hochdrucktiegel, Rapid Cooling; HDT-A/B/C
Optical analyses I microscopy – SEM – XPS
Mechanical analyses I tensile, bending and compression tests – impact strength – ball drop test – single fiber/ fiber yarn/multifilament tensile test
Dielectric analyses I cure kinetics
Rheology I tensiometry I MFR
Contact angle | surface energy | surface tension
Electroacoustic spectrometer for particle size analysis
Potentiostat I galvano stat
Fiber characterisations I sieve tower – bulk density – fiber length distribution via FASEP
(Short-term) Dielectric strength I CEAST high voltage tester
Brandversuch I Einzelflammentest UL 94 – Baustoffe i.A. year DIN 4101-1
Environmental simulation I fast weathering – xenon weathering chambers – air conditioning
Heating cooling press 320 × 320 × 200 mm
BIOMASS DIGESTION
Sample preparation I ball and cutting mill – freeze dryer – extraction
Pressure reactors I steel and glass reactor stations 300 ml, 1000 ml, 3000 ml
Purification and separation I membrane filtration system laboratory scale – chromatography column in the laboratory and pilot scale – ultracentrifuge 8 × 50 ml to 6x1000 ml
Functionalisation of biopolymers
BIOTECHNOLOGIAL LABORATORY
Biotechnological conversion of process streams
4-fold parallel fermenter station 2000 ml
Anaerobic tent
Standard biotechnology equipment
EXTRUSION/COMPOUNDING/INJECTION MOLDING
Hydraulic injection molding machine I clamp force 120 t – dosing volume 160 cm³ – injection unit for thermoplastics and thermosets
Pulp extrusion line counter-rotating, conical twin-screw extruder I output max. 50 kg/h
Single-screw extruder co-extruder I output max. 30 kg/h
Simultaneous, parallel twin-screw extruder I output max. 15 kg/h
Counter-rotating, conical twin-screw extruder I output max. 5 kg/h
Filament extrusion line I short and continuous fiber reinforced 3D printing filaments
Multifilament melt spinning machine I output max. 3.0 kg/h
Pelletising systems I Hot impact pelletising – underwater pelletising – strand pelletising
Chemical foaming due to exact mold opening
Granule dryer I 4 × 30 L – 1 × 50 L
Various extrusion tools I including slotted capillary rheology
Measuring Kneader I 55 ml – 370 ml
Heating-cooling-high-speed mixer I 10 L
Toothed roller mill for recycling trials
Various tools I Test specimen geometries – flow length – plates
3D-PRINTING
FLM-Drucker german RepRap X400 PRO V3 I Druckraum: 390 × 400 × 330 mm
FLM-Drucker original prusa i3 MK3S incl. multi material 2S upgrade kit
3D scanner Steinbichler COMET LƎD 5M I measuring fields: 45-500 mm – resolution: 5 megapixels – max. accuracy: 18 μm
HIGH TEMPERATURE PLANTS
High-temperature chamber furnace I up to 2,300 °C – retort 6 L usable volume
Kammerofen I bis 900 °C – 150 L Nutzvolumen
Rotary kiln I up to 1,100 °C
Tube furnace for oxidation/stabilisation I up to 300 °C – 5 heating zones of 50 cm each
Tube furnace for LT carbonisation I up to 1,050°C – 5 heating zones of 50 cm each
Tube furnace for HT carbonisation I up to 1,700°C – 2 heating zones of 50 cm each
