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Challenges and the Future Growth of Polymer Products Polymer Engineering Polymer Processing Polymer Science Prof. Gostas G. Gogos New Jersey Institute of Technology and the Polymer Processing Institute Chinese Polymer Processing Conference 20 September 2007

That’s the Culprit! ,[object Object],[object Object],Hebea Braziliensis - Latex

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Globalization 1.0

The Start of “Rubber Age” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Masticator: “Pickle” & Sulfur Mixer by Thomas Hancock Charles Goodyear

Globalization 2.0 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Last Half of 19 th Century The “Rubber Age” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cellulosics Fibers, Films, Molded Products ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The “Rubber Age” 1850 - 1900 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Processing Equipment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

US Industrialists ,[object Object],Materials and Processing Equipment New Jersey : the Mecca of Plastics – Celluloid, Bakelite

Acceptance of Macromolecular Structure and the Synthetic Polymers Era ,[object Object],[object Object],Demonstrated Macromolecularity Nobel Chemistry 1953 1926 1931 Polychloroprene (Neoprene) 1934 Nylon 6-6 1932 –(ICI) PE High Pressure.

The WW II Years ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The “Plastics Era” (1945-2000) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The “Plastics Era” – Drivers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Plastics Become “ Replacement Materials ” in the “Plastics Era” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Polymer Processing Research in the “Plastics Era” ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ Touchstones of Modern Polymer Processing” NJIT May 2002

Plastics Manufacturing Sector USA - 2002 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Globalization 3.0 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

China – The Last Quarter Century ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Downside Consequences of Rapid Growth ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Historical Examples of Coal & Fossil Fuel Massive Use ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Going Green ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Plastics Are the Green “Replacement” Materials Now and in the Future ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Where is the Field Going? Confluent Developments in the Sciences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Dream of “new” Polymer Processing ,[object Object],[object Object]

A Structural Breakdown of Polymer Compounding Multi-component, Multi-phase , Reactive Processing Raw Material Finished Product Handling of Particulate Solids Melting Mixing Pressurization and Pumping Reactions Involving Melts Devolatilization and Stripping Elementary Steps “ Micro-structuring” during Melting Mixing Reactions What will the Elementary Steps of Polymer Processing be if the “filler” can attain a nano size?.. see ANTEC 2007… Shaping (Forming) and Structuring Step(s) Shaped and Structured Product In-line compounding ??

Huge Challenge ,[object Object],[object Object]

The Essential Nature of Polymers The Potential of “Infinities” of Structures & “Structuring” Truly Customized Product Properties “ Mass Customization” by Processors CHALLENGE!

The “Knowledge Bank” Massive Modeling & Computation Massive Computation Polymer Melt & Solids Physics Polymer Chemistry Multi-component/phase CFM “ Reactor Design” in TSE’s Predict Quantitatively Product Properties

The Potential for “Mass Customization” the “Key” to Dramatic Future Growth Make it technologically and commercially possible for individual processors to make the custom-made products with specific long and short term properties

Waves of Technological Innovation in the Business of Chemistry ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ The Chemical Industry in the New Millennium: Mature or Poised for Growth ??”

The “Life Sciences Era” (1940’s – 2000’s) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

J-M. Lehn (Nobel 1987) “ Supra-molecular Chemistry” Pergamon Press (1995) Next Innovation Wave Controlled complexity Diversity nano chemistry synthetic chemistry biotechnology biology

Biological Scale Hierarchy AminoAcids DNA Cellular Nanostructures (Introduce n-size sensors/cures) Organisms

Synthetic Nanoparticles (1(?) – 100 nm) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Nanomaterials and Nanodevices Nanotech Atoms/Molecules Nano: Particles, Tubes … Nano Assemlies Nanomaterials Nanodevices Biology : DNA … Cellular Structures… Organisms Molecular Meso Micro

Micro-molding (1970’s - ) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The “Macromolecular Era” (Multi-disciplinary) >1990 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Fusion of Science and Technology Parallel and Converging “Eras” in

Acknowledgements ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Thank you! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Where Were Spain and England 1900’s? And Where Are China and the USA Today? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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