PROGRAME of PhD Seminar on Rubber Chemistry & Technology, Lodz, 23-25.04.2018

Venue: The Lodz University of Technology, IFE, Żwirki 36 (refer the maps 1, 2 attached)

Monday, 23.04.2018

10:00 Opening and Welcome address - President of Lodz / Rector of The Lodz University of Technology / Dean of The Faculty of Chemistry

10:30-12:10 Chair: prof. Sven Wieβner, The Institute of Polymer Research, Dresden / dr Juan Lopez Valentin, The Spanish National Research Council, Madrid

10:30 Introduction to activity of the IPF group - prof. Sven Wieβner

10:40-11:00 Study of the fracture behaviour by analysing strain induced crystallization in crack tip area of natural rubber - Fei Xiang

11:00-11:20 Cavitation damage in rubber vulcanizates investigated by computed tomography - Eric Euchler

11:20-11:40 Design of a self-healing material based on bromobutyl rubber and natural rubber - Sakrit Hait

11:40 - 11:50 Introduction to activity of the CSIC group - dr Juan Lopez Valentin

11:50-12:10 Sulfur-modified carbon nanotubes for the improvement of the physico-chemical properties of elastomeric materials - Pilar Bernal Ortega

12:10-13:00 Lunch

13:00-15:30 Chair: prof. Ivan Hudec, The Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava / dr Essi Sarlin, The Tampere University of Technology, Tampere

13:00 Introduction to activity of the SVUT group, prof. Ivan Hudec

13:10-13:30 Polymer composite materials with electromagnetic properties - Andrea Kvasničáková

13:30-13:50 Rheological properties of rubber blends - Martina Lopatková

13:50-14:00 Introduction to activity of TUT - dr Essi Sarlin

14:00-14:20 Material related losses of nanodiamond/rubber composites - Alexandra Shakun

14:20-14:40 Surface modification of aramid fibres to enhance adhesion via mechanical interlocking - Sarianna Palola

14:40-15:00Coffee break

15:00-17:00 Chair: dr Bernd Schrittesser, The Montanuniverstaet & Polymer Competence Center, Leoben

15:00 Introduction to activity of the MUL & PCCL groups - dr Bernd Schrittesser

15:10-15:30 Influence of crosslinker and water on mechanical properties of carboxylated nitrile butadiene rubber (XNBR) - Darya Fleischmann

15:30-15:50 Developing a Self-Optimizing Rubber Injection Molding Process Control - Thomas Hutterer

15:50-16:10 Elastic load coupling with tailored elastomer composites - Julia Beter

16:10-16:30 Novel fracture mechanical concepts including temperature impact for elastomeric materials - Jacopo Schieppati

Tuesday, 24.04.2018

9:30-11:50 Chair: prof. Anke Blume, The University of Twente, Enschede / prof. James Busfield, The Queen Mary University of London, London

9:30 Introduction to activity of the UT group - prof. Anke Blume

9:40-10:00 Sedimentation analysis of silica (via x-ray) as an example for analytical method development - Fabian Grunert

10:00-10:20 Investigation of Interfacial Compatibility in Silica-Reinforced Natural Rubber Compounds Containing Amines - Chesidi Hayichelaeh

10:20-10:40 Novelty Interpenetrating Polymer Network based on EPDM and Cyclic Tetrasulfide - Gina Butuc

10:40-11:00 Recovered carbon black properties and in-rubber performance - Anjum Arqam

11:00-11:20 Coffee break

11:20 Introduction to activity of the QMUL group - prof. James Busfield

11:30-11:50 The challenges of modelling large rubber seals in oil and gas applications - Travis Hohenberger

11:50-12:10 Frictional behaviour of elastomeric materials against an oilfield steel casing - Eduardo Yanes Nunez

12:10-13:00 Lunch

13:00-14:00 Chair: prof. Ulrich Giese, The Deutsches Institut für Kautschuktechnologie, Hannover

13:00 Introduction to activity of the DIK group - prof. Ulrich Giese

13:10-13:30 Improvement of the wear resistance of sealing materials in oscillating friction contact - Stephan Breitner

13:30-13:50 Lifetime prediction of filled elastomers based on particle distribution and the J-integral evaluation - Mohammed El Yaagoubi

13:50-14:10 Experimental and numerical preinvestigations of end-of-life predictors for rubber exposed to multiaxial cyclic loading - Oliver Gehrmann

14:10-14:30 Highly conductive PDMS-elastomers for neuro-medical use - Marvin Omelan

14:30-14:50 Prediction of the adhesion of plasma coatings generated by means of atmospheric pressure plasma on elastomer surfaces: Wehid Rahimi

14:50-15:20 Coffee break

15:30 Transfer/sightseeing walk to The Science & Technology Center EC 1, Lodz

16:00-19:00 Visit to the EC 1: Exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci / Planetarium

19:00 Seminar Dinner / Farina Bianco, Al. Piłsudskiego 14 (refer to the map 3 attached)

Wednesday, 25.04.2018

9:30-12:10 Chair: dr Mai Lehuy, Laboratoire de Recherches et de Contrôle du Caoutchouc et des Plastiques, Paris / prof. Jacques Noordermeer, the UT, Enschede

9:30 Introduction to activity of the LRCCP group - dr Mai Lehuy

9:40-10:00 Thermal-aging of a peroxide cured HNBR: influence of acrylonitrile content and consequences on thermomechanical properties - Nyhal Meghiref

10:00-10:20 Fatigue and fracture of thermoplastic elastomers - Giorgia Scetta

10:20-10:40 Effect of Aromatic Oil on the Individual Component Dynamics of S-SBR/BR Blends - Akansha Rathi

10:40-11:00 Balancing the properties of NR-BR compounds for aircraft tire tread application using design of experiment approach - Indriasari

11:00 Introduction to activity of the TUL group - prof. Dariusz M. Bieliński

11:10-11:30 Sulfur/organic copolymers as curing agents for rubber - Jakub Wręczycki

11:30-11:50 Ceramizable composites based on styrene-butadiene rubber with plasticizing additives - Mateusz Imiela

11:50-12:10 Introduction to chemical kinetic of vulcanization determined by MCC-IMS - Dominik Pietrzak

12:10-13:00 Lunch

13:00-14:00 Chair: prof. Dariusz M. Bieliński, The Lodz University of Technology, Lodz

13:00-13:20 Influence of different pigments addition on efficiency of laser pattering of rubber - Michał Okraska

13:20-13:40 New crosslinking agents for halogen rubbers - Anna Dziemidkiewicz

13:40-14:00 New rubber products of high flame resistance - Piotr Kobędza

14:00 Coffee & Closing

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