SEMINAR OVERVIEW PE450
Plastic Additives Selection, Application & Troubleshooting


 

Seminar Title
Plastic Additives Selection, Application & Troubleshooting
 

Seminar Date/Venue
April 11-15, 2010/Al Jalsa Meeting Room, Coral Deira Hotel, Dubai, UAE
 

Seminar Reference
PE450
 

Seminar Duration/Credits
Five days/3.0 CEUs

Seminar Description
Plastic additives are a diverse group of specialty chemicals that are either incorporated into the plastic product prior to or during processing, or applied to the surface of the product when processing has been completed. These additives aid in the actual processing of the plastic end product (e.g., blowing agents, mold release agents, lubricants, organic peroxides) or improve the characteristics of the final product (antimicrobials, odorants, colorants, antistatic agents, impact modifiers, and UV stabilizers).

Plastics additives account for 15 to 20% by weight of the total volume of plastics products marketed. The growth in use of these additives is relatively strong and continuous. However, environmental constraints have imposed rigorous performance requirements on many products, adding expenses to the development costs of these materials.

This seminar provides the basic and specific information needed to employ the best additives in manufacturing situations. The seminar starts with a presentation of the structures of polymers for a better understanding of the ways to stabilize a plastic material against degradation due to thermal, mechanical or UV-degradation or other detrimental mechanisms. A presentation of the most common plastic materials and how they should be handled during processing is included. This is important in order to obtain the desired properties for a product. However, the quality and the short as well as the long-term properties can be improved by the correct choice of additives. This will be highlighted during the extensive presentation of available additives on the market and the mechanisms for their function. Further, the seminar will cover the analytical tools (DSC, Mass Spectrometry) and many of other instrumental techniques for identification and structure elucidation of plastics additives, e.g., antioxidants, stabilizers, plasticizers, pigments, UV-stabilizers.

This state-of-the-art seminar is designed to provide an overview of many additives used to produce the huge array of today’s commercial polymeric materials. However, the participants will also learn which tools are available for trouble-shooting. Discoloration and poor UV-resistance are only two examples of common problems, which are often encountered. The aid of statistical methods will also be presented as well as alternatives to additives. Environmental issues are dealt with due to detrimental migration of additives, health risks with halogenated additives as well as consequences of plastic recycling and the restabilization of polymers with additives. Discussions will include additive functionality and how to select additives to meet the desired end-product properties and manufacturing process requirements.

Seminar Objectives
Upon successful completion of this seminar, the participant should be able to:

• Have enough information needed to employ the best additives in different manufacturing situations for polyolefins.

• Learn details of the most common plastics additives (Antioxidants; Light Stabilizers like UV-absorbers and Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers; Fillers like Micas and Carbon Black, Pigments/ Colorants/ Dyes; Flame retardants/Smoke Suppressants; Slip/Anti-Blocking Agents; Antacids; Stearates; Metal Deactivators; Plasticizers; Blowing and Foaming Agents; Antibacterials/Fungicides; Anti-Fogging Agents; Anti-Static Agents;) Know the currently available trademarked additives and their trade names.

• Be able to select additives to meet the desired end-product properties and manufacturing process requirements.

• Learn the application of FTIR, DSC and Mass Spectrometry and many other instrumental techniques for identification and structure elucidation of plastics additives, e.g., antioxidants, stabilizers, plasticizers, pigments. However, the focus will be on QC and not R&D.

• Be guided to the best and updated references in the Plastics Additives Technology (manufacturers, books, software, databases etc).

Training Methodology
This interactive training seminar includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of total tuition hours:-

50% Lectures
30% seminars, Group Work & Practical Exercises
20% Videos & Software

Who Should Attend
This seminar is very important for Process Engineers, Chemists, Laboratory team, Practitioners in plastics production, plastics processing, plastics additives; Researchers in the area of polymer degradation and Spectroscopists. Further, the seminar is important for Procurers, Purchasers, Sales & Marketing Engineers in the field of plastics and polymers. Furthermore, management team in the manufacturing plants of plastics and polymers are encouraged to attend this comprehensive seminar which will give them invaluable technical information on plastics additives and polymers.

Seminar Certificate
Haward Technology certificate will be issued to all attendees completing the seminar.

Seminar Accreditation
Haward Technology’s courses/workshops/seminars meet the professional certification and continuing education requirements for participants seeking Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in accordance with the rules & regulations of the International Association for Continuing Education & Training (IACET). IACET is an international authority that evaluates programs according to strict, research-based criteria and guidelines. The CEU is an internationally accepted uniform unit of measurement in qualified courses of continuing education.

Haward Technology has been approved as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102, USA. In obtaining this approval, Haward Technology has demonstrated that it complies with the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard which are widely recognized as standards of good practice internationally. As a result of our Authorized Provider membership status, Haward Technology is authorized to offer IACET CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET 1-2007 Standard.

Haward Technology Middle East will award 3.0 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for participants who completed the total tuition hours of this program. One CEU is equivalent to ten Professional Development Hours (PDHs) or ten contact hours of the participation in and completion of Haward Technology programs. A permanent record of a participant’s involvement and awarding of CEU will be maintained by Haward Technology. Haward Technology will provide a copy of the participant’s CEU Transcript of Records upon request.

Seminar Fee
US $ 3,750 per Delegate. This rate includes Participant’s Pack (Folder, Manual, Hand-outs, etc.), buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning and afternoon of each day.

Accommodation
Accommodation is not included in the seminar fees. However, any accommodation required can be arranged by Haward Technology at the time of booking.

Seminar Director
Dr. Lennart Johansson (Sweden)... More

Seminar Coordinator
Aisha Ibrahim, Tel: +971-2-44 88 301, Fax: +971-2-44 88 302, Email: aisha@haward.org