Centre for Biocomposites and Biomaterials Processing (CBBP)

Bio-composite Processing lab

Lab co-rotating twin screw extruder with side feeder and pelletizer

Suitable for compounding polymers with different additives, bio-material-based filler :

• Model: Onyx TEC-25/40
• Throughput: 2 ~ 10 kg/hr
• Screw diameter: 25mm
• L/D Ratio: 40

• Model: Onyx IM-380
• Shot weight: 1115 g
• Injection pressure: 1698 kg/cm²
• Clamping force: 380 ton
• Max daylight: 1450 mm

Co-rotating twin screw extruder compounding line

• One 65-mm co-rotation parallel twin-screw extruder for compounding polymer and additives or bio-fillers;
• One die-face cutting pelletizing line to convert melt into pellet
• L/D ratio: 44
• Maximum screw rpm: 600
• Throughput: up to 200 kg/hour

Composite sheet line (consisting of co-rotating twin screw extruder, single extruder and three-roll calendar line)

Making fiber (such as micro cellulose, glass, or carbon fiber) reinforced polymer composite sheet

• One 120 mm single extruder to convey melt from up twin-screw extruder into the sheet die
• One 3-roller calendar sheet line including conveyer, puller and cutter
• Roll diameter: 35 mm
• Sheet thickness: 1 to 3 mm
• Sheet width: 45 mm 

AEC dehumidifying (desiccant) material dryer from AEC Inc.

Generating very low dew point hot air to dry moisture sensitive polymer (PET, PLA etc),  

• Model: AD60/4.0p
• Dried air CFM: 60
• Hopper capacity: 4 cubic feet

Proteomic Lab

4800 MALDI TOF/TOF™ Analyzer from Applied Biosystems/MDS SCIEX

Generating MS spectrum by ionization and time of flight of protein peptides.

EXQuest Spot Cutter from BIO-RAD Laboratories Inc.

For cutting the proteins and transfer into the gel plate for trypsin digestion

2D electrophoreses cell (Protean/IEF Cell)

Separate proteins by IEF and SDS-PAGE

Janus Automated Liquid Handling System

Used to handle a vast number of liquid samples

Bio-Rad Image Scanner

For image scan of gels

Analytical and Testing Lab

FT-IR TENSOR 27 spectrometer from Bruker Corporation

Rapidly identify, quantify and verify routine samples

• Spectra range of 7500-370 cm-1 with standard KBr beam-splitter, resolution better than 1 cm-1.
• Equipped with micro ATR sampling accessory,
• OPUS software allows data acquisition, manipulation and evaluation in one intuitive package

SENTERRA Raman spectrometer from Bruker Corporation

Full-featured dual laser Raman spectrometer with confocal microscope system that accommodates multiple excitation wave lengths with the highest possible spatial resolution.

X-ray micro-computed 3D tomograph (SkyScan 1172 desktop) from Bruker

Allows cutting  virtual sections or even fly-through samples non-destructively. No preparation, coating or vacuum treatment necessary

• Maximum specimen size: 20 mm diameter, 50 mm height for standard scan
• Pixel size: 5 - 35µm
• Scan duration:  15 – 300 minutes
  
   

RH200 Capillary Rheometer from Bohlin Instrument

Bench top capillary rheometer provides highly flexible measurement capabilities and configuration options for a wide variety of applications.

Insron Universal Tester Model 3367

For tensile, flexural and compression test

with 2 kN and 30 kN load cells.

Instron Dynatup-Drop Weight Impact Testing Instrument

• Model 8200
• Standard drop weight mass: 3.0 to 13.6 kg
• Adjustable increments: 1.1 kg
• Max. drop height: 1.0 m
• Max. velocity: 4.4 m/s
• Impact energy range: 1.356 to 132.8 J (1 to 97.9 ft lb)

Environmental chamber

Providing testing environment over a wide range of temperature and humidity from 20% to 95%.

• Model: Burnsco WTH-6-6-8/5
• Chamber dimension: 96” H X 72” W X 72” L

Nano Cellulose Fibre Procession Lab

Lab Homogenizer Panda from Niro Soavi SpA,  Italy

• Reducing samples dimension to Nano scale
• Processing pressure: up to 1500 bars
• Sample viscosity: < 20000 cp
• Temperature: < 90°C