Research Seeds

Research into technology for evaluating the environmental degradation characteristics of polymer materials

【Supercategory:5. Environmental conservation Category:5.2 Environment assessment technology Subcategory:5.2.3 Environmental impact assessment

We are working to obtain reference data to use as guidelines in the evaluation of degradation characteristics by carrying out degradation testing of general-purpose polymer materials (polyethylene, polyester, etc.) using such means as xenon and sunshine weather meters. We are studying degradation evaluation techniques by conducting chemical analyses with methods such as FT-IR and DSC. Based on the results of these tests, we hope to discover the correlation between degradation evaluation and strength evaluation.

Questionnaire 2014/Shinshu University Faculty of Textile Science and Technology Fii
Researcher Norio Fukaya
University or institution Functional Processing Group, Owari Textile Research Center, Aichi Center for Industry and Science Technology

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