Varian has released PL-PMC, an online polymerisation monitoring and control system from Polymer Laboratories.
The system covers a range of polymer synthesis applications, and allows continuous sampling of reaction material directly from a reactor during polymerisation, followed by chromatographic analysis (gel permeation, hydrodynamic and flow injection) and automatic continuous monitoring of polymerisation (ACOMP) to provide information on all aspects of the reaction as it occurs.
Varian said this direct investigation of polymerisation processes is ideal for polymer research, development, and production management.
It added that the PL-PMC system is particularly valuable for research and development in industry and academia at laboratory scale, and makes it possible to analyse a wide range of polymerisation reactions from initiation to completion in real-time, generating more information than from single, offline or bulk-property measurements.
This can save time and money, and improve product yields and quality.
