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Consulting Arena & Capabilities

 

 

  1. Thermoplastics Polymers and Composites

1.1.            Types of polymers: PE, PP, PS, PVC, PA, PC, PC, PPO

1.2.            Types of copolymers, blends and alloys: TPO, ABS, PVC/PET, PA/PP

 

  1. Thermosetting Resins and Rubbers

2.1.            Polyurethane, phenolic, epoxy, urea-formaldehyde, furan

2.2.            Rubbers: acrylic, butyl, butadiene, SBR

2.3.            High temperature polymers: polyimides, carbonized polymers

 

  1. Mixtures

3.1.            Incompatible thermoplastics, thermoplastics/rubber,

3.2.            Virgin and used thermoplastics and thermosetting polymers

3.3.            Thermoplastics and thermosetting scrap

3.4.            Thermoplastics/Paper, Thermosetting/Textile

 

  1. Additives

3.1              Adhesives

3.2              Anti-static agents

3.3       Blowing Agents

3.4              Chemical and physical blowing agents

3.5              Coupling agents

3.6              Curing agents

3.7              Fillers and reinforcing agents

3.8              Lubricants

3.9              Pigments and paints

3.10              Plasticizers

 

 

  1. Manufacturing Techniques:

3.1. Pre-processing: cutting/ shredding, pelletizing, granulation

3.2. Processing: extrusion, injection molding, compression molding, calendaring

3.3. Post-processing: annealing, gluing, sandwiching, painting, polishing, texturing

3.4. Special processing: foaming (casting, molding and structural);

filling and reinforcing; pulverization; de-painting

3.5. Recycling and recovery: size reduction, chemical and physical recycling, thermal, biodegradation, energy-to-waste

 

  1. Final Materials

6.1.            One-phase materials: extruded  solid and hollow (pipes) profiles, injection molding solid and foamed profiles; compression molding solid and foamed items

6.2.            Two and three-phase composites: foamed, filled, foamed/filled, multilayered, sandwiches

6.3.            Micro- and macro hollow spheres

6.4.            Powders, fibers and films

6.5.       Nano-composites

 

  1. Testing Methods

7.1.            Biological resistance: enzyme degradation, fungi resistance , composting

7.2.            Chemical resistance: acid, alkali, water, moisture

7.3.            Mechanical: compression, tensile, flexural, bending, shear

7.4.            Thermal: Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Differential Scanning Calorimetric (DSC), Heat Deflection Temperature (HDT),  Thermal Mechanical Analysis (TMA), Thermal Conductivity

 

  1. Analytical Techniques

8.1.            Electron Paramagnetic Resonance

8.2.            Elementary analysis

8.3.            Melt flow Index, Rheology and Viscosity

8.4.            Optical and Infra-Red  Spectrometry

8.5.            Optical and Scanning Electron Spectroscopy

 

  1. Applications and Industries

9.1.            Aerospace

9.2.            Automotive

9.3.            Construction

9.4.            Electronic and electricity

9.5.            Environmental Industry

9.6.            Furniture

9.7.            Medical and bioengineering

9.8.            Packaging

9.9.            Pharmaceutical

9.10.        Recycling and recovery

9.11.        Ship- and boat-building

9.12.        Sporting equipment

9.13.        Synthetic carpets and textiles

9.14.        Transportation

Consulting, Business Development and Joint Venturing Experience

Professional Services dedicated to Polymer Processing, Polymer Recycling, Polymer Material Engineering & Development

Sustainable Development of Polymers for Industry,

Patent Technical Writing and Review Technical and Patent Evaluation.                    

Area of Expertise:

Thermoplastics Polymers and Composites
Thermosetting Resins, Rubber and Composites
Biomedical and Biodegradable Polymers and Composite
Solutions in Developing Environmental Processes and Materials
Industrial Recycling/Ecology
Sustainable Development Planning
Sustainable Growth Execution (Profitable Programs from Industrial Scrap)
Intellectual Property Evaluation and Developing
Compliance, US & EU Governmental Regulations for Polymers & Chemicals
Fund Raising and International Activity
 

Overview of PSI Consulting, Business Development, and Joint Venturing Benefits

Polymer Sciences, Inc. (PSI) has a long tradition of developments in sustainable applications for the industrial polymer market, turning costly material waste into profitable applications for our clients.

Providing clients with a solid history of savings and resource income, we have embarked on expansion into other core areas of our expertise to further cut costs and improve margins for a new generation of cost conscience customers.

Research and Development (“R&D”) can drain corporate and departmental profits, due to its intermittent applications or requirements for new and existing projects.  Some projects require the continued presence of R&D staff to complete the transition from concept to application; other projects need only intermittent participation from technical staff to assist in the implementation or development on an as-needed base.

Our goal at PSI is to bridge the resource gap, allowing our clients the affordability of a part time expert technical staff to complete their project research.  Additionally, PSI has the proven expertise to assist in the development process of projects, managing materials for deployment and sales or oversee commercialization.

Scope of Experience:

1. Thermoplastics Polymers and Composites Consulting
 

- Extrusion, injection molding and compression molding technologies for increased production of unfilled, filled/reinforced, laminated thermoplastics materials, and advanced composites for automotive, packaging and construction industries.

- Extrusion, injection molding and compression molding techniques for production of plastics and composites based on thermoplastics waste from LDPE, HDPE, PP, PS, PVC, PC, PA, and PET.

- Extrusion and injection molding techniques for technologies in low- and high-density foamed plastics, filled/foamed plastics, and foamed polymer/mineral composites using environmentally friendly Chemical Blowing Agents (CBA) and Physical Blowing Agents (PBA).

- Extrusion and injection molding techniques for production of structural/integral foams based on virgin and waste thermoplastics, and their mixtures.

- Development of new formulations of polymer materials with improved strength, thermal-, UV- and color resistance using various additives, stabilizers, plasticizers, pigments, curing and coupling agents, etc.

- Development of fully and/or partially biodegradable packaging materials based on mixtures of synthetic binders (polylactic acid, LDPE), and various natural fillers such as starch, sucrose, soy meat, etc.)

- Extrusion and injection molding techniques for production of porous and solid composites based on LDPE, HDPE and PVC (binder), and wood flour and saw dust (filler) – "Thermoplastic Artificial Wood".

- Development and scaling up of equipment and processes for mechanical recycling (pulverization) of solid and foamed thermoplastics waste, and their mixtures, plastics/paper laminates, and carpet waste. 

- Extrusion, injection molding and compression molding techniques for production of "secondary" thermoplastics materials and composites filled with fine powders based on mechanically recycled plastics waste [See also section 4].

2. Thermosetting Resins, Rubber and Composites Consulting

 - Processing technologies, of foamed and solid materials based on Polyurethanes, Phenolic, Epoxy, Furan and Furfurol Resins.

- Extrusion of rubber/plastics copolymers and engineered blends for production of pipes and profiles.

- Processing of self-rising slab stocks based on Polyurethane and Phenolic foams.

- Processing of sandwich panels based on Polyurethane and Phenolic foams (core zone), and metal foils, plywood or paper (external layers).

- Molding of cushions and seats based of polyurethane foams.

- Porous (foamed) and solid packaging and sealant materials based on Polyurethane composites with 3-Dimension fillers (foam-in-foam composites).

- Packaging materials based on paper honeycomb and polyurethane foams.

- Flexible and rigid polyurethane foams with improved mechanical properties filled with nano-size fillers.

- Polyurethane foams filled with agro-waste fillers (wood flour, saw dust) – "Thermosetting Artificial Wood".

- Development of new formulations of solid and foamed thermosetting-based materials with improved strength, thermal-, UV- and color resistance using various additives, stabilizers, plasticizers, pigments, curing and coupling agents, surfactants, etc.

- Development and scaling up equipment and processes for mechanical recycling (pulverization) of foamed and solid waste based on polyurethanes, phenolic and epoxy resins, rubber waste (used car tires, soles), mixtures of thermosetting waste with paper, polyolefin films, and synthetic fibers.

- Extrusion, injection molding and compression molding techniques for production of "secondary" thermosetting materials and composites filled fine powders based on mechanically recycled plastics waste [See also Section 4].

 

3. Biomedical and Biodegradable Polymers and Composites Development
 

- Combined compression molding and leaching techniques for production of a novel family of porous joint implants (artificial hips and knees) based on Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMW PE).

- Combined compression molding and sintering techniques for production flexible and semi-rigid porous materials based on UHMW PE fibers and fabrics for
in vivo application.

- Development of high-durable solid and porous hoses, catheters and films based on thermoplastic Polyurethane and PVC for in vivo application.

- Development of polymer biodegradable implants (syntactic foams) filled with hollow polymeric micro- and macro-spheres for controllable drug delivery for
in vivo application.

- Development of biodegradable packaging materials based on synthetic biodegradable polymers (polylactic acid) and natural fillers such as starch, sucrose, cellulose, etc., as well as on renewable resources and/or agricultural waste (hulls of soy, wheat, corn, rice, etc.);

- Development of partially biodegradable porous and solid packaging materials based on mixtures of synthetic binders (LDPE), and fillers based on natural substances and agro-waste (starch, hulls and meat of soya, wheat, corn, rice, etc.)

- Development of equipment, processes and formulation for production of biodegradable food- and non-food packaging materials based exclusively on agro-waste (hulls of soya, what, corn, rice, etc.) without any synthetic binders.

- Developments of advanced lightweight and high strength foamed and filled/foamed polymer materials, composites and structures for disable persons (wheelchairs, crutches, artificial organs, etc.)

- Development of environmentally benign processes and materials based on physical/chemical recycling and recovery processes from various solid wastes

– hospital waste from paper, plastics, fabrics and mixtures [See also section 4].
 

4. Solutions in Developing Environmental Processes and Materials
 

- Development of environmentally benign processes and formulations for production of solid, foamed (porous) and laminated materials based on recycled thermoplastics, thermosetting resins and rubber, as well as on other solid waste:  paper, wood, agro-waste, sea-food waste, electronic scrap (E-waste), construction waste, and their mixtures, using extrusion, injection molding and compression molding techniques.

- Development of solid and foamed plastic composites materials for construction, automotive and packaging industries based on environmentally benign chemical formulations and additives, including non-CFC substances, and excluding emission of hazardous by-products during production and application of end-use materials;

- Extrusion, injection molding and compression molding techniques for production of plastics and composites based on thermoplastics waste from LDPE, HDPE, PP, PS, PVC, PC, PA, and PET.

- "Thermoplastic Artificial Wood" - extrusion, injection molding and compression molding techniques for production of solid and porous composites based on thermoplastic plastic binders (LDPE, HDPE, PP, PVC) and cellulose-based materials as fillers - virgin or waste natural fibers: wood (including sawdust and wood flour), kenaf, hemp, flax, etc.

- "Thermosetting Artificial Wood" - cold-curing technique for production development of solid and porous composites based on polyurethane binders and cellulose-based materials as fillers - virgin or waste natural fibers: wood (including sawdust and wood flour), kenaf, hemp, flax, etc.

- Development and scaling up of equipment and processes for mechanical recycling (Pressure Shear Pulverization - PSP) of solid and foamed thermoplastics and thermosetting solid and porous waste, and their mixtures, as well as multi-layer and painted plastics, plastics/paper laminates, plastics/fiber and plastics/textile composites, and carpet waste

- Extrusion, injection molding and compression molding techniques for production of "secondary" porous and solid thermoplastics materials and composites filled fine powders based on mechanically recycled plastics thermoplastics and thermosetting plastic waste.

- Cold-curing technique for production of "secondary" porous and solid thermosetting materials and composites filled with fine powder based on mechanically recycled thermoplastics and thermosetting plastics waste.

-Development of new families of partially biodegradable packaging materials based on agro-waste as fillers, and thermoplastics or thermosetting resins as binders.

 

5. Industrial Recycling / Ecology,
Sustainable Development and Sustainable Growth
 

- Industrial and municipal waste flow analysis, including greenhouse effects; air, water and soil contamination; hazardous by-products, etc.

- Industrial ecology and metabolism for various treatments of solid waste based on “4Rs” Concept: Recycling/Recovery/Reuse/Reduction.

- Pollution and gas emission control.

- Analysis of efficiency of waste-to-energy recovering processes.

- Life cycle analysis and assessment of industrial and municipal material flow.

- Review of recyclable material management, and recommendations for profitable income generating solutions.  (sustainable growth)

- Industrial polymer economics planning, implementing strategies for sales or profitable development of recyclables.  (sustainable growth)

- Development and execution of new and existing technologies to keep scrap materials out of land fill, saving industrial costs, while formulating profitable solutions for the material/client.  (sustainable growth)

- Working with Materials Managers to resolve spent material conflicts for reuse.

- Water remediation technologies and techniques utilizing microbes and aeration technologies for containment ponds and water treatment without chemicals.

 

6. Intellectual Property Evaluation and Development
 

- Evaluation and analysis of prior art technical and legal documentation related to the intellectual property problem.

- Detailed patent and literature research including infringement and potential.

- Developing, maintaining and enforcing of draft patent applications, licenses, know how and trade secrets.

- Purchasing, selling, and technology transfer of intellectual property.

 

7. Compliance, US & EU Governmental Regulations
for Polymers & Chemicals
 

- Review of polymers and chemicals for US and EU Government Regulation.

- Recommendations for compliance.

- Compliance impact study on products or materials.

- Compliance and process cost analysis.