The APL is studying in detail the state of art of Traffic paint, and develop an opinion on how to improve existing traffic paints. Polyurethanes are widely used in industry as sealants, foams and coatings. The environmentally driven technology push toward solvent free systems has opened an opportunity for hybrid dispersions. Such products find applications in coatings. Analytical Low Cost Reaction Calorimetry One of the standard process and safety concerns of polymer manufacturers is the kinetics of polymerization reactions.
Calorimeters are one of the best tools to study kinetics.
They provide direct information about the heat consumed or produced by chemical reactions and consequently directly govern scale-up and operational safety. The goal of this project is to develop a low cost reaction calorimeter for bench scale experiments. Models available commercially are expensive and are overly complex. Our calorimeter design uses standard components for the majority of its construction. An electronic circuit has been designed and built to allow for precision measurement of the temperature differential between the input and output coolant lines by a single 12 bit DA card.