Fraunhofer Institute for Aplied Polymer Research
Fraunhofer Institute for Aplied Polymer Research

Germany: Brandenburg

Overview

The Fraunhofer IAP in Potsdam-Golm, Germany, offers a broad range of research on polymers. We work on biobased and synthetic polymers that meet the growing demands of our partners. The end products are

becoming more durable and stable, more acid and heat resistant, easier to care for, healthier, more environmentally-friendly, more cost-effective ... as well as easier and more energy efficient to manufacture.

We develop innovative and sustainable materials, processes and products that are specifically tailored to the application’s requirements. We also create conditions which ensure that the developed methods not only work on a laboratory scale, but also under production conditions

pilot-plant for viscose, Blaschke
wet spinning line
Lyocell laboratory spinning plant
Fourné bicomponent spunbond plant (3 kg / 1 kg) for takeoff speeds up to max. 1800 m/min
stabilization and carbonization unit for carbon fiber development
equipment for Extrusion/compounding/recycling, injection molding, blow molding etc.
lab facilities for the characterization of thermo-mechanical properties
modern polymer synthesis labs
pilot-line for printed organic electronics
miniplant facility for PLA synthesis with lactic acid used as feedstock
membrane casting machine for flat sheet membranes with 40 cm width
stainless steel bioreactors: 3x 2 liter, 1x 10 liter, 1x 100 liter working volume with exhaust gas analytics and process analytics
modern multifunctional pilot plant for low- and high-viscosity polymer syntheses (−1 to 100 bar and 5 to 350 °C) with 15 main reactors (50 to 870 L)
vertical and horizontal prepreg-lines

. synthesis of polymers and additives, formulation/blending, processing from melt and solution, scale-up activities up to pilot plant scale, prototyping development and testing, wide range of analytical services
. Yes. service.

Sectors
Aeronautics & space - Automotive - Chemicals - Construction & building sector - Electronics - Healthcare
Technology
Electronic and optical functional materials - Environmental materials (e.g. recycling, recourse efficiency, less impact, CO2 capture/ utilisation) - Industrial materials (incl. catalysts, membranes, adhesives, filters) - High performance materials (strong, light weight, resistant) - Smart and multifunctional materials (incl. phase change, shape memory, self-healing, self-manufacturing) - Surface engineering and coatings - Optoelectronics (optical networks, optical sensors) - Printed/flexible electronics - Nanomedicine - Nanomembranes - Nanoparticles Nanowires and tubes - 2D materials - Photodetectors (solar cells, photo-diodes, photo-transistors) - Intelligent/ sensor-based equipment - Lighting (LED, OLED)
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