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University of MonsAn ambition for excellencethrough international cooperation
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• 40 degree programmes
• 6000 (+ 12500) students
• 7 Faculties and 3 Institutes
• More than 700 researchers
• 98 research units
• 10 Institutes of Research
Institute of Research in Sciences & Engineering of Materials
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UMONS : 7 Faculties - 3 Institutes Faculty of Sciences
Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Medecine and Pharmacy
Warocqué Business School
Faculty of Psychology and Education
Faculty of Translation and Interpretation
Faculty of Architecture & Urbanism
Institute for Legal Sciences
Institute for Human and Social sciences
Institute for Language Sciences
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Materia Nova asblR&D centre in materials
* Founded in 2001 (by UMONS)
* Location in Mons & Ghislenghien – Belgium
* Non-profit-making organization
* ca. 90 employees
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Unique & remarkable interactivity
INDUSTRIES Multinationals and SME’s
-Scientific directors of Materia Nova are Professors at UMONS
-Permanent contacts between researchers from UMONS & Materia Nova
-Easy and straight accessibility to equipments & facilities on both sides
-UMONS Master & PhD thesis works carried out at Materia Nova
-Participation to financed projects (EU, RW,…) in collaboration,…
Laboratory of Polymeric
and
Composite Materials
-SMPC-
Prof. Philippe Dubois
SMPC : SMPC :
two locations in Monstwo locations in Mons
Environmentally-friendly and
Bio-sourced Polymeric Materials
The Key-Role of Sustainable Chemistry
in
Nanotechnology and Materials Sciences
SMPC
ALL SIZE EXTRUDERS AND MOLDING EQUIPMENTS: FROM MINI TO PILOT SCALE.
batch from 7 cm3 to continuous 1, 10, 30 and +300 kg/h, tandem configuration,…
Compounding flexibility of screw profile and equipments
vacuum unit, solid and liquid feeders, side feeders, underwater pelletizer, film &
filament devices, simulation softwares, on-line probes: NIR, rheometer, etc…
Main applications of reactive extrusionbulk polymerization, grafting reaction, functionalization,
reactive blending, in-situ compatibilization, etc…
A glance at SMPC facilities: EXTRUSION AND COMPOUNDING
From macroscopic to micro/nanoscopic properties
- Determination of molecular weights, thermal transitions;
- Evaluation of thermodynamical mechanical behavior;
- Study of thermodegradation with evolved gas analysis (FTIR, MS)
A glance at SMPC facilities: CHARACTERIZATION
- Study of evolution of the fire resistance, permeability to water and gas, resistivity;
- Determination of mechanical properties ( tensile or compression tests), impact resistance.
With easy access to electronic microscopies, AFM, XPS, MALDI TOF-SIMS and XRD.
FIRE
GAS PERMEATION
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY
MECHANICAL RESISTANCE
THERMAL & THERMOMECHANICAL
BEHAVIOUR
MOLECULAR PARAMETERS
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http://morris.umons.ac.be/smpc
Mons in Belgium…
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