4th International Conference on Polyolefin Characterization October 21-24, 2012, The Woodlands, TX, U.S.A. WELCOME LETTER Welcome to the International Polyolefin Characterization Meeting Point par excellence. Dear ICPC Delegate, Welcome to the 4th edition of the International Conference on Polyolefin Characterization. After successful previous editions in Houston, Valencia and Shanghai, we are proud to host this forth edition again in Texas, as a leading centre in the field of polyolefin research. Once more, the 4th ICPC Conference will focus on the latest developments and innovative research in the characterization of polyolefins, grouped into sessions on Separation, Morphology, Rheology, Spectroscopy and Mathematical Modeling. An outstanding technical program, composed of 41 lectures and 38 posters, will shape this 2012 edition, together with vendor presentations, a booth area, a companions program for attendee’s family, and networking cocktails in the evenings that we encourage you to attend. Additionally, the 4th ICPC Short Course on Polyolefin Characterization Techniques will be held on the first day of the meeting. This one-day training course represents a unique scenario where the world experts in the field share their knowledge and experiences in GPC/SEC, Chemical Composition Distribution, High Temperature HPLC, Cross Fractionation and Preparative Fractionation techniques. The 4th ICPC will provide once more a platform to bring together researchers from both industry and academia. With attendees from around 20 countries and representing over 50 different organizations that play a key-role in the research or production of polyolefins, ICPC covers again the whole world map, becoming this way a truly unique international conference on the field of polyolefin characterization. On behalf of the ICPC Technical Committee and Organization, we want to thank most sincerely Speakers, Poster Authors, Attendees and Sponsors and Vendors for your support and active participation. We hope you enjoy The Woodlands and trust the 4th ICPC will meet your expectations. We would be pleased to see you again at the 5th ICPC in 2014, in Valencia, Spain. Sincerely yours, Raquel Úbeda ICPC Conference Coordinator On behalf of the 4th ICPC Technical Program Chairs: Dr. Benjamin Monrabal Dr. Colin Li Pi Shan Prof. João Soares Prof. Minoru Terano Prof. Dujin Wang Polymer Char The Dow Chemical Company University of Waterloo Japan Advanced Institute of Institute of Chemistry, Valencia, Spain Freeport, TX, U.S.A. Waterloo, Canada Science and Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences 4th ICPC at-a-glance 4th ICPC Conference at-a-glance. Technical Committee Keynote Speaker Benjamín Monrabal Vincenzo Busico Polymer Char, Spain Federico II University of Naples, Italy Colin Li Pi Shan The Dow Chemical Company, U.S.A. Invited Speakers João Soares Rufina Álamo University of Waterloo, Canada Facts and Figures Florida A&M University - Florida State Minoru Terano University (FAMU/FSU), U.S.A. Japan Advanced Institute of Science Venue Robert Brüll and Technology (JAIST), Japan The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Hotel & Convention Center. Dujin Wang Durability and System Reliability (LBF) 1601 Lake Robbins Drive, Institute of Chemistry of the Chinese Germany The Woodlands, Houston, TX, U.S.A. Academy of Sciences (ICCAS), China Rongjuan Cong Date The Dow Chemical Company, U.S.A. Short Course: October 21, 2012 Conference: October 22 - 24, 2012 Major Sponsors Paul DesLauriers Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, U.S.A. Attendees ExxonMobil Chemical Charles C. Han 150 Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Sponsors Presentations Susana Liberman The Dow Chemical Company Oral: 41 Universidad Rio Grande Do Sul, UFRGS Poster: 38 Chevron Phillips Chemical Brazil Countries represented Vendors Faliang Luo 21 Polymer Char Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group China Wyatt Technology PSS, Polymer Standards Service Thomas McLeish Malvern Instruments Durham University, United Kingdom Freeslate Harald Pasch Agilent Technologies Jordi Labs University of Stellenbosch, South Africa Progression Inc. Stepan Podzimek SYNPO / University of Pardubice, Research Partner Czech Republic DPI, Dutch Polymer Institute Daniel Read University of Leeds, United Kingdom Media Partner Dalia Yablon LCGC Group ExxonMobil Research and Engineering U.S.A. SHORT COURSE Short Course on Polyolefin Characterization Techniques given by the Experts in the field. st SUNDAY, October 21 , 2012 · System Set Up: - Detector Calibration. 7:30 - 8:20 Registration - Detector Alignment and Peak Position. - Hamielec Band Broadening Method. 8:20 - 8:30 Opening and Introduction to the Short Course - Systematic Method. - Band Broadening Corrections. Introduction to Polyolefin Microstructure João Soares GPC - Applications in Polyolefins Wallace Yau 8:30 - 9:15 · Molecular Weight Distribution. · Chemical Composition Distribution. 11:30 - 12:15 · Commercial Polymers: · Bivariate Distribution (Long Chain Branching, - HDPE/LDPE/LLDPE/Metallocenes. Block Co-polymers…). - iPP/ICP/RCP. · Microstructure - Properties. · Questions regarding Precision and Accuracy. · Questions regarding cc-GPC MW, LS-MW, UC-MW. GPC Basics Wallace Yau · LCB analysis: 9:15 - 10:15 · Molecular Weight Average Concept. - MH Plot with IR5 SCB Correction. - LS Conformation Plot. · Basic GPC Mechanism. - LCBI Methodology with Rheology. · GPC Retention. · MWD and Rheology. · Band Broadening. · Practical Examples and Applications: · Different ways to do Calibrations. - A case of a Dual Reactor PE. · Basics on IV concept. - A case of Polymer Blend. · Universal Calibration. - Tubular and Autoclave LDPE. · Basic LS. - Reactive Extrusion. - PAO Samples. · Mark Houwink (MH) Plot. - Polymer Additives. - Block Copolymers. 10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break - EP Composition by IR5 and MH Plot. GPC - Practical Considerations David Gillespie 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch 10:30 - 11:30 · System Considerations: TREF, CRYSTAF and CEF Benjamin Monrabal - Choosing an Appropriate Column Set. - Pump Degradation. 13:30 - 15:00 · Chemical Composition Distribution importance. - Thermal Stability. - Data Acquisition. · Analytical Techniques. · Sample Considerations: · Fundamentals of Crystallization techniques. - Solvent and Solvent Preparation. · TREF. - Sample Preparation. · CRYSTAF. - Polymer Degradation. · CEF. · Calculation Considerations: · Molar Mass Dependence. - Flow rate analysis. · Calibration and Calculations. - Mass analysis. · Kinetic Effects and Co-crystallization. - Viscosity analysis. - MW analysis. · Hyphenated Techniques. - Copolymer analysis. · Applications. 15:00 - 15:15 Coffee Break High Temperature HPLC of Polyolefins Willem deGroot 15:15 - 16:15 · Fundamentals of Liquid Chromatography. · Classic Liquid Chromatography of Polymers – Examples. · Crystallization Elution Fractionation (CEF). · Background of HT-LC Development. · High Temperature Solvent Gradient Interaction Chromatography. · High Temperature Thermal Gradient Interaction Chromatography. · Applications and New Developments. · References. Cross-Fractionation Techniques Alberto Ortín 16:15 - 17:00 · Importance of the Bivariate Distribution. · Hyphenated techniques. · Preparative Fractionation followed by Analytical techniques. · Analytical Cross Fractionation. - TREF x GPC technique description. - Calibration and data processing. - Application examples: blends, copolymers, HDPE, EP. 3rd ICPC Short Course in 2010 in Shanghai, China. - Additional detectors: IR and LS. Preparative Fractionation Benjamin Monrabal 17:00 - 17:45 · Importance of Preparative Fractionation. · Solvent–Non solvent (Molecular Weight Fractionation). · Dissolution Fractionation (Composition Fractionation TREF). · Crystallization Fractionation (Composition Fractionation CRYSTAF). · TGIC Fractionation. · Characterization of an unknown sample. 17:45 Open Discussion TECHNICAL PROGRAM A Technical Program focused on Separation, Morphology, Rheology, Spectroscopy and Modeling. The 4th ICPC technical program consists of oral and poster presentations in the following polyolefin characterization areas: Separation- Fractionation, Molecular Structure and Properties, Morphology-Thermal Analysis, Rheology, Properties and Spectroscopy. st SUNDAY - October 21 , 2012 11:05 - 11:30 A “Systematic Approach” to TD-GPC Data Processing with Band Broadening Correction. 17:00 - 19:30 Registration Lonnie Hazlitt 19:30 Welcome Cocktail The Dow Chemical Company (U.S.A.) MONDAY - October 22nd, 2012 11:30 - 11:55 Evidences of Long-Chain Branching in Ziegler- Natta Polyethylene Homopolymers as studied via SEC-MALS 7:00 - 8:00 Registration and Rheology. 8:00 - 8:10 Opening Remarks Youlu Yu Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (U.S.A.) Spectroscopy - Properties Session Moderator: Minoru Terano 11:55 - 12:20 Characterization of Long Chain Branched Polymers 8:10 - 8:50 13C NMR Characterization of Polyolefins: a NewBoost by Comprehensive Two Dimensional Molecular in Technology, another Quantum Leap in Data Topology Fractionation x Size- Exclusion Acquisition and Structure/Properties Understanding. Chromatography. Vincenzo Busico (Keynote Speaker) David M. Meunier Federico II University of Naples (Italy) The Dow Chemical Company (U.S.A.) 8:50 - 9:20 Correlating Structure Property Relationships using 12:20 - 13:20 Lunch Chemometric Methods. Paul DesLauriers (Invited Speaker) Morphology - Properties (I) Session Moderator: João Soares Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (U.S.A.) 13:20 - 13:50 High Molecular Weight Tails and Branching