With the aim to study the synthesis of many polymers and their additives and organic charges, the Consortium Venice Research uses pilot equipments and laboratories of the other partners of the consortium. Moreover a complete chemical, physical and mechanical characterization of polymer materials through specific instruments is available. In particular:

• Pilot plant for thermoplastic polymers, extruders equipped with proper accessories (batchers, shearing machines, etc.) for sampling, applicative tests and adaptations for companies;

• Equipments for injection moulding, design and realization of moulds for ASTM std. specimens, thermal-pressure moulding of specimens, optimization of blend formulations and compounding;

• Mechanical characterization, determination of the main properties like elastic modulus, impact resi stance, thermal and electric properties, even at the different temperatures, dynamic mechanic analysis, creep behavior;

• Chemical-physical characterization, chemical analysis thorugh IR and UV spectroscopies, gaschromatography (GC), thermal analysis (differential scanning calorimetry DSC and thermo gravimetric analysis TGA), scanning electron microscopy with elements microanalysis;

• Accelerated weathering tests and fire resistance.