ADVANCED BIO-FRIENDLY POLYMERS

Jaroslav Mosnáček

Polymer Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia

Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary

ADVANCED BIO-FRIENDLY POLYMERS

1.10.2012 – 30.9.2014

HUSK/1101/1.2.1/0209

Ing. Igor Lacík, DSc.director

Polymer Institute SASDúbravská cesta 9845 41 Bratislava

www.polymer.sav.sk

Polymer Institute SASa brief overview

Year 2012

type Number %

PhD/DSc 32/10 49

MSc* 28 33

technicians 14 16

others 2 2

86 100

*17 PhD students

Average age of researchers: 43.5

Personnel (in categories):

Mission: Competitive center for basic and applied research in polymer chemistry

Synthesis and

characteriza-tion

Biopolymer research

Composite materials

Molecularsimulations

4 scientific departments ~ 4 profile fields

Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences

•(nano)composites•blends•biopolymers•electrically conductive •thermally conductive •phase change materials•adhesives & sealants

•cell immobilization•enzyme immobilization•bioconjugates•vaccines•stimuli sensitive polym.•non-biofouling surfaces •hydrogels•bioadhesive materials

•molecular simulations •confined polymers •DNA in nanochannels•folding of proteins•polymer brushes•condensed polymers

•controlled polymerization•functional polymers•nanoparticles •hybrid dispersions•Degradation, stabilization•polymer flammability•photochemistry•liquid chromatography •structure/properties relation

Selected infrastructure

Nanoindentor HysitronTl-750XPS K-AlphaThermoFisher Scientific Conical calorimeter

Infrared spectrometer with microscope Microcompounder DSM Fluorescence lifetime determination

Dielectric spectrometerNovocontrol

Selected infrastructure

Gel permeation chromatography

Suntest Lumipol

Research Centre for Natural SciencesHungarian Academy of Sciences

H-1025 BUDAPESTPUSZTASZERI U. 59-67

HUNGARY

DIRECTOR GENERAL: GYÖRGY MIKLÓS KESERŰ

Number of employees: 680Number of reserchers: 360Number of PhD students: 60

Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry

Research Centre For Natural Sciences Hungarian Academy Of Scienceshttp://www.ttk.mta.hu/en/

• Department of Functional and Structural Materials

• Department of Interfaces and Surface Modification

• Department of Polymer Chemistry and Physics

• Department of Environmental Chemistry and Catalysis

• Department of Renewable and Clean Energy

• Laboratory for Environmental Protection

• Department of Polymer Chemistry (Head: prof. Bela Ivan)

• Novel functional polymers

• Carbocationic polymerization

• Radical polymerization

• Amphiphilic conetworks

• Degradation and stabilization of polymers

• Novel topology polymers

Research Centre for Natural Sciences HASExamples On Research Infrastructure

600 MHz NMR

MULTIDETECTOR GEL PERMEATION

CHROMATOGRAPHY (GPC)

Activity 1: Establishment of an intensive R&D collaboration, expansion

of the infrastructure and dissemination of the research results within the

scientific and industrial communities

Activity 2: Joint research and development of polymeric materials

applicable in agriculture and food packaging

ADVANCED BIO-FRIENDLY POLYMERS

Expansion of infrastructure:

Portable Raman & Modular NIR Spectrometer

GPC system consisting of autosampler, quartery

pump, thermostated columns and RI detector

will be delivered soon

Activity 1 -

New equipments at PI SAS, Bratislava Fume Hoods

Thermostatic cabinet

UV-VIS spetrofotometer

Infusion pump

Dessicator

PLANNED TO BE PURCHASEDtermostat for GPC columnscryostateglove-box

New equipments at RCNS HAS, Budapest

Output 2a: Polymeric material for food packaging with improved properties and stability in comparison with commercially available products, and zero diffusion of the stabilizers out of the polymer films.

Output 2b: Polymeric material for application as mulching films with properties and service lifetime the best fitting demands of the Slovak/Hungarian agricultural region.

• Screening of properties and degradability of commercially available polymers applicable in agriculture and food packaging.

• Development of non-diffusive hyperbranched stabilizers and prodegradants for polymers applicable in agriculture and food packaging.

• Development of polymeric materials with controlled service lifetime and properties required for applications in agriculture and food packaging.

Output 2c: Polyacrylamide for soil conditioning with structure and charge density ensuring the properties the best fitting the requirements of soils, which are typical in Slovak/Hungarian agricultural region.

Activity 2

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Horticulture and landscape engineering faculty

Department of vegetable production

Possible testing of prepared new mulch foil in real application

Cooperation with universities and producers

Institute of Polymer Materials, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology,Slovak Technical University, Bratislava

&Chemosvit Svit a.s.

Biodegradable foils based on PLA and PLA/PHB

Tomas Bata University in Zlin

Preparation of biodegradable composites containing carbon black

Comunication with end-users

• Samples of mulch foils tested under real conditions:

• Mulch film after one season of use for production of sweet peppers = transparent LDPE foil (Distributor Schetelig.sk)

• Black mulch LDPE foil – original and used one season for production of melon

• Black/white LDPE mulch foil – used for production of strawberries

• Survey of requirements or demands of users on the properties of mulch film

Farmers from Mostova na Dunaji:

Farmers from Ostratice:

Gy. Szarka