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VOLUME 52 NUMBER 4 JANUARY 20141
FUNDAMENTALS OF POLYMER COMMINUTIONTim Boland and Joe Tittermary
Air Products and Chemicals, Allentown, PAAND
MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PARTICLE ASSEMBLIES INPOLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES
Pinar AkcoraDepartment of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
Stevens Institute of Technology
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2014
Fundamentals of Polymer ComminutionComminution is an important step in the production of many mate-rials made from polymers such as powder coatings, rotationalmolding compounds, toners and 3D-printing compounds. However,it is a poorly understood unit operation, and some products neverreach commercialization for lack of adequate performance in thisarea. The viscoelastic nature of polymers, the effect of molecularorientation on the strength of polymers and the broad range ofphysical properties that can be tailored into a family of polymersmakes the pulverization of polymers different from the pulverizationof other materials, such as coal or minerals. For example, onecommonly used technique in polymer comminution is to pulver-izepolymers at cryogenic temperatures. While this technique ex-tends the range of utility, it adds complexity to characterizing thecomminution performance. This talk focuses on the fundamentalsof comminution of polymers, with a special emphasis on cryogenicpulverization. The topics addressed will include equipment andsystems and some of the recent advances that have been madein establishing a more theoretically sound basis for the comminu-tion of polymers. This talk is intended to raise awareness of a rel-atively obscure area of technology that could be used to bring moreproducts to commercial success.
BIO: Tim BolandTim is is a Research Associate with Air Products and Chemicals,Inc. specializing in the areas of cryogenic technology, size reduc-tion technology and the design and fabrication of equipment usedin gas applications. Tim has been employed by Air Products for 30years. Before that, he worked for 5 years at synthetic rubber andrubber accelerator pilot plants of the Goodyear Tire and RubberCompany. Tim has a BSChe from Lehigh University, a MSChE fromthe University of Akron and a MBA from DeSales University.
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Table of Contents
Upcoming Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,2
President’s Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Councilor’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,4
Student Article . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SPE Membership Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
December Meeting Review . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
10th Annual Plastics Magic Fair . . . . . . . . . .5
Sponsor Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ANTEC 2014® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Sponsor Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,9
BOD Contact List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
MEETING LOCATION: Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel515 Route 1 South; Iselin, NJ(1/2 Mi. North of Interchange G.S. Pkwy) THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 20144:00 PM Board Meeting 5:30 PM Networking6:00 PM Dinner and Speaker Presentation
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President’s Message
Twas The Last Board Meeting
Just finished the last 2013 Boardmeeting and at the end of the day,not a board member was stirring,not even Jay (Kotak). Pete(Hayles) had hung all his housestockings with care, hoping thatFrancis (McAndrew) and budget
soon would be there. Our student chapters weresnuggled all in their beds, as visions of scholarshipsdanced in their heads. With Erika in kerchief andSal Monte in cap both settled down for a brief win-ter’s nap, (for in the next week there was no travelon tap). Quite quickly in Bayonne, there arose sucha clatter, Sal leapt from his bed to see what’s thematter. On his rooftop what should appear, a ratherlarge sled pulled by 10 BOD members, all dressedas reindeer? With Art Finkle as driver, and LenDavis in tow, Sal knew that this vision held more thanhe know. Now Paul (Nardone), now Joe (Duska),now Robert (McFarlane), Mike (Fisch), and ST(Lee), Sal could not believe what he was about tosee. On Tom (Martin), on Brian (Gibson), on Len(Krauskopf), Ron (Klein), and GG (Giorgiana Gian-cola), when suddenly Rich Bradley sprang from thesled for all to see. Rich shouted with joy to thosenear and far, as the proceeds from Vinyltec hadpassed his earnings bar. Nearby Jim Willamson withgolf clubs in hand, said his golf outing would begreatest in land. And thru it all Dave (Riley) and Al(Whitney) looked down and said the PNJ board,they’re the best around.
Ok, perhaps not a great take on a holiday classic,but on behalf of all involved, thanks to Rich Bradleyand his team for a successful Vinyltec. Nearly$50,000 in profits were received, much of whichgoes directly into scholarships supported by theSPE. As we enter the New Year, we have more chal-lenges; our golf outing, our scholarship program andFoams 2014 just to name a few. But with this buncheverything is possible, and yes Virginia, there is aSanta Claus.
A prosperous New Year to all, and to all a good nightMark Lavach
Upcoming Meeting DatesJan. 16. 2014 Section MeetingFeb. 20. 2014 Section MeetingMar. 20. 2014 Section MeetingApr. 17. 2014 Section Meeting Apr. 28-30 ANTEC® (Las Vegas)May 22. 2014 Section MeetingJun. TBDGolf Outing TBD
BIO: Joe TittermaryJoe is an Applications Engineer with Air Products andChemicals, Inc. specializing in the Chemical Process-ing, Bio/Pharma, Rubber and Plastics Industries. Joehas been employed by Air Products for 15 years withroles that have included design and construction of pro-duction plants and equipment as well as some qualitymanagement and commercial experience. Joe has aBSME from Lehigh University.
Multi-functional Particle Assemblies in PolymerNanocompositesControl of nanoparticle dispersion in polymer matricesis critical for tuning and optimizing the properties of poly-mer nanocomposites. It is now established that func-tionalizing nanoparticles with polymers, bioligands orDNA can govern dispersion at nanoscale level. Poly-mer-tethered magnetic nanoparticles are a comprehen-sive model system offering both anisotropic andisotropic interactions that can be tuned with particlesize, particle functionality and external magnetic fields.Our group works on understanding the role of ionic,magnetic and isotropic attractive interactions to eluci-date the formation of thermodynamically equilibriumself-assembled structures. In this talk, I will discuss theassembly of ion containing polymer-grafted iron oxidenanoparticles in polymer melts, which can be used incontrolling the ion transport in polymer nanocomposites.Additionally, we study the nonlinear mechanical behav-ior of these composites in rheology. I will present the in-terfacial strengthening and ordering of polymer-graftedparticle systems under large shear deformations.
BIO: Pinar AkcoraPinar received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at theUniversity of Maryland-College Park in 2005 under thesupervision of Peter Kofinas and Robert Briber on thesynthesis and characterization of norbornene-based di-block copolymer systems. She completed her post-doc-toral work in Sanat Kumar’s group at ColumbiaUniversity between 2005-2008. She joined University ofMissouri-Columbia Chemical Engineering as an assis-tant professor in 2008 and moved to Stevens in 2010.
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Councilor’s Report
On the first day, I attended three committee meetings.The first was the Next Generation Committee Meeting,where Jaime Gomez (Chair) led a discussion to updatethe status of events planned at the 2014 ANTEC® in LasVegas primarily intended to involve and engage theSPE Young Professionals. These events are summa-rized on page 7 of this issue of the SPEC Sheet.
During the Sections Committee Meeting, in addition tothe Injection Molding and Medical Products Sectionssupporting the initiation of a China Section, the followingwere proposed to and subsequently approved by theCouncil.
The merger of the N.E. New England, S.E. NewEngland and Pioneer Valley Sections to be calledthe Eastern New England Section.
The formation of a new Southeast Asia section tobe called the ASEAN Section.
New Student Chapters at UAB and UConn, both tobe sponsored by HQ.
During the CCOW Meeting, there was a presentationby Len Czuba on the successful 2013 Student Activitiesat ANTEC and his request that Sections and Divisionscontinue their support in 2014. There was also a discus-sion on the changing role of councilors in the 21st cen-tury. However, the most heated discussion led bycouncilors of the Vinyl Plastics Division and the DetroitSection was to reject the new Policy 030 regarding pro-posed changes to TOPCON and event royalties paid toheadquarters, which is to take effect in 2014. The newpolicy will change payment to HQ from a percentage ofprofits to a percentage of gross revenue. This discus-sion continued during Council meetings and resulted inHQ making the following concessions for Council considera-tion and delaying implementation until July, 2014.
Tutorials and Proceedings will not be included ingross revenue.
First $5,000 in scholarships deducted from grossrevenues, if paid through SPE Foundation.
On the second day the election of new officers was con-ducted throughout the day during Council Meetings I &II. The following is a summary of business that wasconducted.
2013 ANTEC® profit was only ~$500,000 versesbudgeted profit of $680,000.
2013 is currently forecasted to finish about $96,500in the red and the 2014 budget projects a negative$86,442 and includes a 25% reduction in Sectionand Division rebates.
The rebate reduction brought up a huge discussionabout the inaccuracy of Section and Division mem-bership numbers in transitioning to the new Enter-prise System, which Tom Conklin (HQ) expects to have corrected by January 2014.
The primary reasons for the deficit budget (ex-pected to be recovered in the next few years) arethe new website and the new global social networkbeing introduced in early 2014.
We heard a presentation on the new website thatclaims to allow:
The same experience from computer, tablet orsmart phoneSections and Divisions to develop their ownwebsites within the SPE site
The public access to general information, whilerestricting “members only” information.
We also got a presentation on “Higher Logic,” thenew social media website.
A 2014 – 2016 Business Plan is being written tosupport and explain the negative financial budgetfor the coming year. It will be provided to Coun-cilors in February for review and will be presentedand discussed in Las Vegas.
I attended committee and council meetings on November 15-16, 2013 at the MarriottCoronado Island in San Diego, CA. The two days were packed with meetings, dis-cussing numerous topics and accomplishing many things, but also generating more workto strengthen our Society. Though the primary objective of our fall meeting is to electnew officers for the coming year, there are several other things to be reported.
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Councilor’s Report (continued)
Significant concern has been raised about currentSPE membership at only just over 14,000. With in-dustry average at 80% and trade associations at90%, the 2012-2013 SPE retention rate was only73% and feared falling. Deadline for switching all publications to the new logois January 2014, but existing materials (brochures,pens, pins, shirts, signs, etc.) can be used up.The following are results of elections conductedduring the course of the Council Meetings:
President Elect: Dick Cameron (Pittsburgh Section)Senior Vice President: Scott Owens (South Texas Section)Vice President: Jamie Gomez (Extrusion Division)Chair of CCOW: Sandra McClelland (Detroit Section)
As your representative to Council, if any member of thePalisades-New Jersey Section has any questions aboutCouncil proceedings or wants something brought beforeCouncil, let me know.
Next Council Meeting: 26-27 April 2014 at Rio All-SuitesHotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Tom Martin,Councilor, Palisades/New Jersey Section
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Student Article - Rutgers Chapter
In late November, the Rutgers stu-dent chapter of the Society of Plas-tics Engineers invited former chapterpresident Giorgiana Giancola tospeak about the transition fromschool to industry. Ms. Giancola, an
officer of SPE’s NJ-Palisades section, began her em-ployment at Kobo Products, Inc., just over a year ago,not long after she completed her Ph.D. Her thoughtsregarding the school-to-industry transition were thusparticularly relevant, and thoroughly interested thestudents who attended her talk.
Six students from the chapter attended the DecemberNJ-Palisades Section Meeting. At this meeting, chap-ter secretary Michelle Frondelli presented a posterand gave a talk about her research into the use ofpolymers for knee joint replacements. The presenta-tion was extremely well received by student and pro-fessional members alike.
Some students from the chapter plan to attend thenext NJ-Palisades Section Meeting on January 16.The next semester begins shortly thereafter, and thechapter will reconvene for its next meeting around thattime.
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At our Section meeting in December, Stu Kapp(Leistritz) described the evolution of twin-screw extru-sion and described the trends of and requirements fordirect extrusion and pharmaceutical extrusion. MichelleFrondelli (Rutgers student) explained her research oflong-term creep prediction of PEEK for biomedical im-plants, and her poster was on display during the meeting.
Review of December SectionMeeting
Mark Lavach presents certificate of thanks to Stuart Kapp (Leistritz).
Mark Lavach with Michelle Frondelli, (Rutgers) and her poster.
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Includes a plastic scavenger hunt, plus exhibits by local plastics companies.
Visiting the Plastics Chemistry Magic Fair is part of theadmission to the Franklin Institute for that day. For admis-sion fees and other visitor information, visithttp://www2.fi.edu/visitor- guide/pricing.php. Group dis-counts are available for groups of 15 or more.
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