On July 4th, the Spanish Society of Cosmetic Chemists (SEQC) organized a visit for partners to the ALBA Synchrotron facility.
The 31st May, the Industrial office organised a workshop addressed to companies of the polymers industry sectors (plastics, adhesives, textiles, coatings, packaging, biomedicine, 3D printing materials, etc.). More than 60 participants had the opportunity to know deeply the applications of the synchrotron techniques to improve the properties of these materials, as well as the visit to ALBA's facilities.
On the 31st of May 2019, the ALBA Synchrotron is organising a workshop for companies of the polymers industry (plastics, adhesives, textiles, coatings, packaging, biomedicine, 3D printing materials, etc.) to inform about how their analysis with synchrotron light can improve the properties of these materials.
Using synchrotron light, BASF chemical company together with scientists from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and the ALBA Synchrotron have determined how clays and superplasticizers interact in cement pastes. These results pave the way for improving the design of new superplasticizers more resilient to the clays that usually accompany the sands used in concretes as aggregates.
Till 23rd July 2019, small and medium companies can ask for funded beamtime in different European light sources thanks to EU CALIPSOplus project.
