Technical afternoon ATIPIC & BPG
On 23 juin 2024 by Jennifer ATIPICTHEME: When Polymers meet coatings
Date: Tuesday October 8th 2024
Time: 13:30 hrs. – 17:00 hrs.
Venue: Berkenhof- Ruisbroekstraat 24, 3360 Bierbeek
Tel: 016 46 16 28 – www.berkenhof.be
Time | PROGRAM / Titles | Speakers / Company |
13:30 hrs. | Welcome / Registration (coffee/tea) | |
14 :00 hrs. | Opening Session 1 by Dr Jacques Warnon president ATIPIC | |
14:05 hrs. | Application of Benzoxazine Resins as Coatings: The Power of Monomer Chemical Structure | Dr.Roya Malekkouyan (UMons) |
14:40 hrs. | On the use of liquids, gases, and plasma to characterize and treat surfaces | Dr. Navid Mostofi Sarkari (KULeuven) |
15:15hrs. | Coffee Break & time for networking | |
15:30 hrs. | Opening session 2 by Prof Dr Louis Pitet president BPG | |
15:35 hrs. | Supramolecular networks and vitrimers: Influence of the precursor topology, functionality and crosslinking density on their flow properties | Prof. Dr. Evelyn Van Ruymbeke (UC Louvain) |
16:10 hrs. | Self-healing polymers for coatings, encapsulants and additive manufacturing. | Prof. Dr. Joost Brancart (VUB) |
16:45 hrs. | Closure and networking drinks |
Abstracts
14:05 hrs. | Application of Benzoxazine Resins as Coatings: The Power of Monomer Chemical Structure | Roya Malekkouyan (UMons) |
Benzoxazine resins represent a class of thermosetting polymers with distinctive properties making them valuable in various applications. The synthesis of benzoxazine usually involves the combination of formaldehyde, primary amine, and phenolic derivatives. By employing amines or phenolic derivatives bearing additional reactive groups during the synthesis process, it is possible to generate a multifunctional benzoxazine molecule. As a result, the molecular design of benzoxazines can be easily adapted to provide new properties such as self-healing. Other properties of benzoxazines include low surface energy, low water absorption, good adhesion to all kinds of surfaces, and near-zero shrinkage while curing, which are all important for coating applications. This presentation aims to provide our latest developments in the field of benzoxazine resins as coatings for corrosion protection of metallic substrates, with a focus on the influence of the chemical structure of benzoxazine monomers on the adhesion and corrosion protection of Magnesium alloys.
14:40 hrs. | On the use of liquids, gases, and plasma to characterize and treat surfaces | Navid Mostofi Sarkari (KULeuven) |
The COMPLEXURF group (Department of Materials Engineering, KU Leuven) is dedicated to the study of complex surfaces and interfaces and supported by a group of scientists and engineers offering complementary key expertise that contributes to acquire novel and holistic views to unravel highly complex physico-chemical interfacial phenomena. Surfaces and interfaces are indeed prone to unpredictable physical and chemical modifications due to interactions with uncontrolled atmospheres, surface re-organization, and contamination. A good control of surface properties (flat monoliths, fibers, particles) can therefore only be obtained if surfaces are prepared, treated, and analyzed with great attention. COMPLEXURF then aims at linking fundamental studies and more applied research for which scale effects, repeatability, speed of measurements and versatility without compromising accuracy, play an important role. This approach will be illustrated by case studies focusing on plasma-polymerized aluminum surfaces, basalt fibers, and silica aerogel particles.
15:35 hrs. | Supramolecular networks and vitrimers: Influence of the precursor topology, functionality and crosslinking density on their flow properties | Prof. Dr. Evelyn Van Ruymbeke (UC Louvain) |
Abstract still under construction
16:10 hrs. | Self-healing polymers for coatings, encapsulants and additive manufacturing. | Prof. Dr. Joost Brancart (VUB) |
Introducing dynamic covalent chemistries into the design of polymer networks enables reversible network polymerization upon the application of the corresponding trigger (heat, light …). Thermally dissociative chemistries enable to combine the superior properties of chemically crosslinked networks with the (re)processability of thermoplastics. The Diels-Alder cycloaddition reaction is by far the most popular and widely studied thermally dissociative dynamic covalent chemistry. The polymer network structure can be dissociated thermally into a polymer melt, which can be processed using common thermoplastic methods. The viscoelastic properties, thermal and rheological behaviour can be adjusted widely to meet the processing requirements. Judicious design of the monomers, resin formulation, fillers and additives resulted in the successful additive manufacturing of these thermally reversible polymer networks using fused filament fabrication and selective laser sintering. The low melt viscosity and the covalent bonding across the deposited layers result in a low porosity and high isotropy. The Diels-Alder bonds can also be broken mechanically in a reversible fashion. The broken bonds can reform to recover the polymer network structure and its properties. These self-healing materials have been applied in various applications. Self-healing thermosets have been applied as coatings for the corrosion protection of metallic substrates and on photovoltaics. Self-healing elastomers find applications in, among others, flexible electronics and soft robotics.
REGISTRATION FEES
Member ATIPIC/BPG: Free
Member AFTPVA/NVVT: Free
Non-member ATIPIC/AFTPVA/BPG/NVV 90,00 EUR (VAT Included)Student: Free
Speaker: Free
REGISTRATION & CANCELLING
Registrations are to be made at the latest on September 27TH 2024 and exclusively with this link:
The payment has to be made by transfer on the ATIPIC banking account number
BE22 2710 6182 9347 before September 27TH 2024 or by cash or mobile at the
entrance of the conference room.
Please mention your first name and last name as communication on your bank transfer.
To cancel your registration please contact by mail info@atipic.be at the latest by October 3rd 2024. Any canceling after this date will induce the sending of an invoice for the mentioned amount on the fill-in registration form.
ATIPIC Next events in 2024
October 19th ATIPIC Relax (visit to Mechelen – Kazerne Dossin + dinner)
December 11th Visit at SIRRIS
ATIPIC Next events in 2025
February 4th All-day Symposium & GA at Martin’s Red Hotel at Tubize
ATIPIC Management
Jacques Warnon, President Simon Kervyn
Romain Haegeman, Secretary Jacky Duchenne
Eric Mol, Vice-president Nick Dewingaerden
Catherine Dekerckheer, Vice-president Johan Rommens
Philippe Janssens, Treasurer Jennifer Demeuldre, Secretariat ATIPIC