Analytical chemistry – mass-spectrometry (MALDI, ESI-TOF)

Developing and introducing analytical techniques.

Identifying unknown substances

Interpret and Identifying the oligomers consist and ratio in the low molecular weight polymers.

Analytical chemistry – chromatography

Testing of customer samples according to approved procedures to provide information on compounds or quantities of compounds present; using analytical techniques and instrumentation, such as GC (FID, SCD), GC-MS, HPLC-FLD, HPLC-ESI-MS (TOF), HPLC-APCI-MS (TOF), HPLC-DAD;

Developing the analytical control schemes for technological processes

Developing and introducing analytical techniques.

Analytical chemistry – spectroscopy

Analysis of polymers to provide information on microstructure using UV-VIS, NMR-spectroscopy

Determination of content of the end-modified groups of the rubbers.

Tribology and mechanical properties

Determination of the friction coefficient for composite materials based on polydicyclopentadiene.

Mechanical testing (IZOD Impact Strength, Flexural Strength, Tensile Modulus)

Microscopic investigation of the polymer surface

Synthetic work

Synthesis of catalysts, ionic liquids.

Ring-opening polymerization (metathesis polymerization of DCPD, synthesis of biodegradable polymers)

Knowledge on process likes chlorination, condensation, ring cyclisation, nucleophilic substitution, alkylation, diazotization and other reaction and high vacuum distillations etc.

Isolation of Impurities by Column chromatography, Flash chromatography.

Interpretation of the data analysis for NMR, UV, GC and HPLC, report scientific results.