Institute of Mechanics

Theme 1

New technologies for obtaining of polymer micro- and nanocomposites and methods for their investigation

Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Strashimir Djoumaliisky

Research Team	Room	Tel. (+359 2)	e-mail
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Margarita Milcheva Natova	118	979 6417	mnatova@imbm.bas.bg
Senior Assist. Prof.  Dr. Irena Todorova Borovanska	120	979 6409	reniboro@imbm.bas.bg
Eng. Chemist Tanya Ivanova Radeva	202	979 6716	radeva@imbm.bas.bg
Eng. Chemist Evelina Mitkova Simeonova-Ivanova	203A	979 6716	e_simeonova@imbm.bas.bg
Rumen Nikolaev Evlogiev, Technician	113	979 3221	revlogiev@gmail.com
Georgi Kirilov Gotsev, Turnery Staff	101	-	-
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Georgi Kostov Kotzev - Assoc. Member	120	979 6409	g_kotzev@imbm.bas.bg
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Strashimir Lyubenov Djoumaliisky - Assoc. Member	120	979 6409	str_djum@imbm.bas.bg

 

The designing and characterization of polymer micro and nano-composites are based on native and recycled thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers suitably incorporating fillers of different size and shape, and additives that can improve compatibility between the components. The main objectives include a control on the processing and structure of the composites resulting in enhanced properties and effective practical application. Novel devices will be attached to the current technological equipment allowing more precise control of the processing and formation of reinforced or hybrid composites. The size and shape of the filler, the surface and interfacial interactions affecting the rheological, thermal, physico-chemical and mechanical properties of the composite materials are examined in details. Experimental results and theoretical predictions are correlated following the processing-structure-properties relationships.

The study is performed in three Work packages:

• Work Package 1. Special performance epoxy composites. Coordinator: Assist. Valeriy Tzvetkov
• Work Package 2. Technology development for new polymer composites processing. Structural, thermal and physico-mechanical characterization of newly developed materials. Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Margarita Natova
• Work Package 3. Recycling of secondary (postconsumer) polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from packagings. Coordinator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Strashimir Djoumaliisky

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Institute of Mechanics tel.: +359 2 973 31 40; fax: +359 2 870 74 98; e-mail: office@imbm.bas.bg