Customer:
General Motors
Request:
New proton conducting membranes for hydrogen-fuel cell powered vehicles with an improved performance profile, especially in climatically demanding regions, are to be developed.
Solution: New polymers
Development of new hydrocarbon membranes that work without fluorine-containing components and show a significantly improved conductivity with little swelling, and also significantly better mechanics.
Result:
Polymaterials membrane with clearly superior performance values compared to membranes containing fluorine.
Customer:
European specialty chemicals company
Request:
Biopolymer (polylactide – PLA) with significantly improved mechanical properties (toughness) and hydrolysis resistance with highly cost efficient production process at the same time.
Solution: New polymers and new compounds
In an integrated project between our synthesis lab and pilot plant, a reactive extrusion process of lactide and co-monomers in a planetary roller extruder was established. In addition, comprehensive database of blends and compounds to cover a wide range of properties was set up.
Result:
Customer:
Chemical company
Request:
Development of an optimized recycling material as a replacement for virgin plastic without compromising product performance.
Solution: New compounds
Screening of additives and blend partners for the plastic recyclate with our patented X-Plorator® technology. Prediction of an optimal recipe based on the model generated. Production of samples of the predicted compounds with the highest market potential within two weeks of project start.
Result:
Market launch of two new products in a very short time frame that the customer did not consider possible.
Customer:
Silicon Valley AI start up
Request:
New high-performance biopolymers for high-value applications based on AI / biotech developments.
Solution:
Development of a synthesis process for scale-up and transfer to the pilot plant scale for upscaling the first product quantities (target scale: 10 t).
Result:
Successful test applications of bio-based new polymers within the target industry.
