Plastics Additives Excellence: Selection, Dispersion & Performance Mastery

Reduce production cost of plastic! Use lesser additives and yet reach better properties (flame retardancy, UV protection, antistatic/antifogging, low weight/foaming)

In this simulated live Luis Roca will help you to gain maximum benefits of additives without overdosing them. Get a better understanding of the additive performance failure and learn the best methods to overcome the compatibility issues with ease.

Course Outline

• Module 01:

  Main Causes and Problems When Additives Are Not Working as Expected

  • Additives selection
  • Appropriate formula
  • Possible degradations
• Module 02:

  Mechanisms of Action of Plastic Additives

  • How additives work: contact, release, etc.
  • Permanent additives vs migratory ones
• Module 03:

  Identify the Right Additive Incompatibilities

  • Chemical incompatibilities
  • Thermal incompatibilities
  • Rheological incompatibilities
• Module 04:

  Effect of Fillers and Other Additives

  • How fillers interact with additives
  • Synergistic and antagonistic effects between additives
• Module 05:

  Correct Use of Masterbatches

  • Dilution
  • Chemical compatibility
  • Let down ratio
• Module 06:

  Additives in the Value Chain

  • Mixing and incorporation of additives in final processing
• Module 07:

  Failure Analysis and Testing

  • Cause and effect of failure
  • Properties affected
  • Appropriate testing for problem-solving
• Module 08:

  30 mins Q&A

  • Ask your question directly to our expert

Reach better performance (impact strength, tensile strength, gloss, flame retardancy, electrical/ mechanical properties...) in your plastics without overdosing additives/fillers and, hence reducing cost.

How? By mastering dispersion & understanding the micro properties!

Observe visible improvement of overall effects at lower cost and establish a new standard of quality with Expert Luis Roca. Save time as you realize the problems faster, establish a link between final properties, dispersion and processing conditions.

Course Outline

• Module 01:

  Introduction

  • How to achieve consistent dispersion?
  • Equipments used
  • Chemical compatibilities
  • Dispersion and quality
• Module 02:

  Dispersion Evaluation:

  • Measurement
  • Assessment and Evaluation
• Module 03:

  How dispersion affects final properties

  • Mechanical
  • Aesthetics
  • Rheology & Processability
  • Final performance properties
    - Flame retardancy
    - Conductivity
    - Impact modification
• Module 04:

  Dispersion in the value chain

  • How to improve it
  • Compounders and Masterbatchers
  • Final processing
    - Injection molding
    - Extrusion
• Module 05:

  Overcosts

• Module 06:

  Conclusions & Key-Takeaways

Master the selection strategy for UV additives to supercharge your plastics' performance and longevity. Gain the expertise to identify early signs of UV degradation, prevent costly failures, and choose the optimal UV stabilizers—from UV absorbers to HALS and pigments—tailored to your materials and market needs.

Join Industry expert Luis Roca as he exposes why common stabilization strategies fail, and guides you toward smarter, evidence-based UV additive choices that actually work in the field. Address key challenges and,

1. Learn how UV radiation triggers molecular changes leading to degradation
2. Define effective strategies for integrating UV additives into plastic formulations.
3. Understand industry-standard testing methods for evaluating UV resistance.

Course Outline

• Module 01:

  Fundamentals of UV Degradations:

  • Mechanisms of UV degradation in plastics, including photolysis, oxidation, and chain scission
  • Effects of UV radiation on plastics
  • Effect of IR radiation and moisture
• Module 02:

  Understanding UV Additives:

  • Types of UV additives (absorbers, stabilizers, quenchers, etc.)
  • Working principles of each type of additive
• Module 03:

  Properties and Selection of UV Additives:

  • Key properties of UV additives
  • Selection of the right additive
  • UV additives and protection strategies
  • Practical applications and examples

  1. Agriculture
  2. Rotational moulded products​
  3. Doors and Profiles
  4. Geotextiles
  5. Automotive
  6. Home appliances
• Module 04:

  Testing and Evaluation of UV Protection:

  • Testing methods for measuring UV protection effectiveness

  1. Xenon-Arc Accelerated test
  2. Accelerated Weathering test

  • Interpreting results obtained

Get a grip over your flame-retardant selection strategies by learning about halogen-free alternatives (phosphorus, silicates...) their chemistries & problems with currently available commercial technologies to incorporate for your polymer, adhesives, sealants and coatings applications.

T Richard Hull will help you understand the impact of FR (loading %, toxicity level...) on different polymers and the environment. He will also lay focus on polymer decomposition & FR activity, gas phase flame retardants, cone calorimetry, intumescence and more.

Course Outline

• Module 01:

  Flame retardants in action

  • Drivers in flame retardants development
  • Additive vs reactive FRs
  • Polymer decomposition chemistries & FR activity
  • Specialist applications- Adhesives, Sealants, Coatings
• Module 02:

  Gas phase flame retardants

  • Halogen FR action & common brominated FRs
  • Requirements of Gas Phase flame retardants
  • Phosphorus, Nitrogen and sulphur as gas phase FRs
• Module 03:

  Cone calorimetry

• Module 04:

  Flame retardant mechanisms

  • Charring/non-charring polymers
  • Additives to stabilize char
• Module 05:

  Intumescence

  • Inorganic phosphates
  • Range of components for intumescents
• Module 06:

  Nanofillers & polymer nanocomposites

  • Case study – intumescent PLA with nanoclay
  • Layer-by-layer assembly
• Module 07:

  Phosphorus-based chemistries

  • Modes of FR action
  • Case study – phosphorus comonomers in epoxy resins
• Module 08:

  Other chemistries including silicates and boron