Your needs: validate the quality and performance of your polyethylene materials
Polyethylene, or PE, is a polymer obtained by the polymerization of ethylene. It is a colorless, odorless, waxy solid that is the most common plastic material.
It has the advantage of being resistant to oxidation and temperature variations, and of being easy to process and handle. Polyethylene can be mass-colored and have a smooth or rough finish.
Polyethylene (PE) is, for example, used in the manufacture of bags, films, bottles, containers, fuel tanks for cars, and more.
Chemical analysis and physical characterization of polyethylenes are essential steps in controlling their processing and anticipating possible failures. In particular, they make it possible to:
- Determine the chemical composition of a polyethylene
- Carry out a physico-chemical and thermal characterization of the polyethylene material: density, molecular weight, thermal analysis, calorimetric analysis of polyethylene, and more.
- Identify the nature of a polyethylene and its additives
- Determine its mineral filler content (chalk, talc, etc.)
- Characterize a failure (adhesion defect, delamination, inclusion, etc.) present in the polyethylene
- Verify the conformity of the finished polyethylene-based product
Plastics processors, raw material producers, converters, finished product manufacturers: you are looking for the expertise of a reliable analytical laboratory with strong technical added value for the analysis and characterization of your polyethylene materials.
Our solutions: supporting you in the analysis and characterization of your polyethylenes
By combining analytical tools specific to polyethylenes (PE) with reliable and precise scientific interpretation, the FILAB laboratory supports manufacturers in optimizing their production process, in researching substitute materials, and in resolving failure issues on polyethylene materials.
With extensive experience in polyethylene analysis and a broad analytical platform, FILAB offers the following services and expertise:
- Polyethylene characterization: study of physico-chemical and thermal properties by DSC, TGA, TGA-FTIR, GPC, NMR, SEM and FTIR
- Custom chemical analysis : additive screening by GC-MS, Py-GCMS, LCMSMS, CI, etc.
- Impurity screening : heavy metals, residual solvents, degradation products, contamination, and more.
- Reverse engineering of polyethylene materials
- Analysis of plastic packaging based on polyethylene
- Molecular weight determination by GPC
- Compatibility study between polyethylene materials and fluids
- DART tests / dart test
These thermal analysis and physico-chemical characterization techniques are suitable for a wide range of polymer materials and make it possible to better understand the performance and quality of polymer materials.
