Polymer Engineering Laboratory is part of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras.
A strong multidisciplinary orientation underlines the research and development activities of our laboratory with disciplines such as:
Polymer Technology
Chemical Engineering
Applied Mechanics
Physical Chemistry
Chemical Physics
Polymeric materials and their interactions among themselves & with other materials are being investigated. The research is focussed in the following two areas:
Dynamic mechanical analysis
Rheology
Microscopic and macroscopic velocimetry
Blends of polymers with asphalt
Spreading on porous media
Polymer - filler interactions
The following areas of immediate technological relevance are also being investigated:
Recycling of high volume plastic waste
Recycling of plastic based electronic waste
Natural surfactant systems
Development of natural fiber composites
Development of polymeric systems for targeted applications (through industrial consultancy assignments)