Rapra examines fillers for polymers.The Second International Conference on Fillers for Polymers, organized by Rapra Technology Ltd., will take place March 21-22 at the Crowne Plaza This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Hotel in Cologne, Germany. Fillers are said to be used in polymers for a variety of reasons, including cost reduction, improved processing, density control, optical effects, thermal conductivity thermal conductivity A measure of the ability of a material to transfer heat. Given two surfaces on either side of the material with a temperature difference between them, the thermal conductivity is the heat energy transferred per unit time and per unit , improved mechanical properties and more. This conference will focus on developments in high performance fillers, from established materials to the latest innovations. Presentations will be included on many different types of fillers, from flash calcined clays, diatomaceous earths diatomaceous earth: see diatom. diatomaceous earth or kieselguhr Light-coloured, porous, and friable sedimentary rock composed of the frustrules (silicate cell walls) of diatoms. and perlites, aluminas, natural fibers, titanium oxides, mica, wollastonite wol·las·ton·ite n. A white to gray mineral, essentially CaSiO3, found in metamorphic rocks and used in ceramics, paints, plastics, and cements. [After William Hyde Wollaston. , pigments and glass foam to nanographite, POSS and nanocomposites. Filler interactions with other compounding ingredients will be discussed, as will surface modification with silanes. This conference is designed for compounders, molders, processors, materials specialists, polymer engineers and researchers in polymer science Polymer science or macromolecular science is the subfield of materials science concerned with polymers, primarily synthetic polymers such as plastics. The field of polymer science includes researchers in multiple disciplines including chemistry, physics, and engineering. , together with end users of polymer materials. Further information on this conference is available from Sharon Garrington, tel.: +44 (0) 1939 250 383; fax: +44 (0) 1939 251 118. |
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