{"id":41995,"date":"2019-03-01T11:47:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T16:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/researchnewsinfo\/?p=41995"},"modified":"2019-03-01T11:47:53","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T16:47:53","slug":"polymers-that-decompose-at-low-temperatures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/researchnewsinfo\/2019\/03\/01\/polymers-that-decompose-at-low-temperatures\/","title":{"rendered":"Polymers That Decompose at Low Temperatures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Due Date: April 4, 2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t NineSights Community &#8211; Request for Proposal: \u202aPolymers That Decompose at Low Temperatures\u202c         \n\n\n\n\n\n                                                                                 \n\n         \n\n         \n\n         \n\n         \n\n         \n\n \n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Opportunity  <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Licensing, product acquisition, proof of concept leading to scale-up to manufacturing, joint development, supplier agreement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong> Timeline  <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Phase 1 \u2013 Technology Assessment \u2013 3 &#8211; 6 months<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phase 2 \u2013 Development plan \/ Scale-up \u2013 12-24 months<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong> Financials  <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>All terms to be negotiated depending on technology status<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SOLUTION PROVIDER HELP CONTACT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EMAIL: <a href=\"mailto:worsfold@ninesigma.com\">worsfold@ninesigma.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RFP Title<\/strong><br>          Polymers That Decompose at Low Temperatures               <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <strong>RFP Description<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NineSigma, representing a <strong>global high-performance materials manufacturer,<\/strong> invites proposals from organizations and researchers for <strong>polymers (fibres) that can decompose at low temperatures.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ninesigma\u2019s client is a global supplier of high performance materials for a variety of high temperature applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The integration of polymer materials (fibres, etc.) into various product lines has a number of potential applications. The primary goal for the current search is to find a polymer matrix, blend or composition that decomposes at 100\u00b0C. Potential solutions which currently decompose at 250\u00b0C with a clear path to reducing (e.g. functionalising, processing, etc.) this decomposition temperature are also of high interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decomposition temperature is linked to the fibre length and therefore consultants and\/or academics who have extensive experience in this area are highly valued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The client is open to all solutions from academia and from industry, as long as there is a clear understanding of the method and requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Success Criteria<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ideal solution will be a polymer material \/ fibre which meets the following criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Decomposition temperature: 100\u00b0C<\/li><li>Low melting point<\/li><li>Fibre length: 3-6mm<\/li><li>Fibre Diameter: micron range<\/li><li>Final product polymer concentration &lt;1%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Possible Approaches<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Potential solutions could include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Any polymer composition which has low decomposition temperature and low melting point<\/li><li>Long length polymeric fibres<\/li><li>Any green material systems<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Items to be Submitted<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Proposals should not include any confidential information and should contain the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Executive summary<\/li><li>Status of IP and Freedom to operate<\/li><li>Brief overview of organization<\/li><li>Experience of commercial exploitation of chemistry methodology development<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For assistance, please contact the Programme Manager (<a href=\"mailto:worsfold@ninesigma.com\">worsfold@ninesigma.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Due Date: April 4, 2019 NineSights Community &#8211; Request for Proposal: \u202aPolymers That Decompose at Low Temperatures\u202c Opportunity Licensing, product acquisition, proof of concept leading to scale-up to manufacturing, joint development, supplier agreement Timeline Phase 1 \u2013 Technology Assessment \u2013 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/researchnewsinfo\/2019\/03\/01\/polymers-that-decompose-at-low-temperatures\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3755,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/researchnewsinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/researchnewsinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/researchnewsinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/researchnewsinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3755"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/researchnewsinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41995"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/researchnewsinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41995\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41999,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/researchnewsinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41995\/revisions\/41999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/researchnewsinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/researchnewsinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/researchnewsinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}