Our Laboratory

The Polymer Engineering Laboratory forms an 'academic technical centre', dedicated to internationally recognised research on polymer materials, all of which has application and relevance to manufacturing industry. An impressive array of state-of-the-art research instrumentation is available through the department for major investigation of physical/chemical structure and properties, polymer testing, polymer processing and compounding, spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatography, thermal analysis, rheology, microscopies. The main research topics in laboratory are synthesis and characterization of new polymer materials; and the development of new materials via polymer blends. Our goals are to advance scientific and engineering knowledge in these areas, to disseminate the information by high quality routes, and to transfer this knowledge to our students as well as to polymer related industry.

The department currently houses three (3) specialized laboratories dedicated to both teaching and research activities:

1. Polymer Processing Laboratory
•    Injection moulding (Hai Tian – 58 tonne)
•    Injection moulding (JSW – 100 tonne)
•    Blow film machine (Tai King)
•    Blow moulding machine (Magic)
•    Twin Screw Extruder (Brabender)
•    Single Screw Extruder (nano extruder)
•    Thermoforming machine ( Formech 660)
•    Two roll mill
•    Hot press
•    Internal mixer
•    Tumbler mixer
•    Pelletizer

           Block N 14 - Polymer Processing Lab       

                                  

Blow Moulding Machine

Single Screw Nano Extruder

Blown Film Machine

Injection Molding

2. Polymer Testing Laboratory (Block N 17)
•    Izod and Charpy impact tester (LS Scientific)
•    Melt flow index tester (Zwick)
•    Xenon test chamber (Q Panel)
•    Universal testing machine (Instron 5567)
•    Universal testing machine (Llyod EZ 20)
•    Universal testing machine (Llyod LRX)
•    Rubber Rheometer

•    Rockwell Hardness Tester

Rockwell Hardness Tester

Melt Flow Index

Universal Testing Machine 2.5kN

Universal Testing Machine Instron

Rubber Rheometer

Characterization Equipments

•    Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
•    Thermal Analysis System (TGA)
•    Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC)

DSC

                                          
                                   

FT-IR

                                          

Rubber/PVC compounding and processing equipments
•    Two Roll Mill Machine
•    Heated Two Roll Mill Machine
•    Hot Press Machine
                                        
 

4. Polymer Reaction and Synthesis (Block N 16)
•    Reactor for emulsion polymerization

Reactor for emulsion polymerization

For Further enquiries

Head Laboratory  :  Dr Zurina Mohamad
                               Email :  zurina@cheme.utm.my
                               Contacts : +60194791015

Staff                     :  Suhee Tan Hasan
                               Email : suhee@cheme.utm.my
                               Contacts : +60137575278