Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
6-30-1974
Degree Name
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
First Advisor
Werner J. Wenisch
Second Advisor
Richard Clyde Parker
Third Advisor
David S. Kristol
Abstract
The incentives for Dry-Blending Polyethylenes of varying property type may be economic gain, improved product quality, or both. The manufacturers' latest mode of operation involves seeking to meet their customers' needs with a product line made by using one catalyst system and operating at maximum capacity, while varying the fewest possible control parameters. Off-spec materials and on-spec materials not fitting customers' requirements are two prime targets for additional profits with proper dry blending techniques. The approach used in solving the problem involved starting with an existing product line and converting these products into a number of experimental blends. The blends were to be fully tested for both rheological and physical properties after injection molding test specimens. Each final product property could then be correlated with the original properties of the materials used for each blend, yielding a statistically significant regression equation for that property. This could be used for predicting levels of that property for future blends. With these equations in hand, the manufacturer could dry-blend to meet with customer specs or for depletion of off-specification materials as he chooses.
Recommended Citation
Klestadt, Charles H., "The effect of dry-blending high density polyethylene on final product properties" (1974). Theses. 2177.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/2177
