Dr. F. Parodi - Expertise & Know-How: chemical analysis & QC

	Polymeric Materials and Products
	Analysis & Quality Control Thermoplastic polymers, polymer blends and alloys Thermosetting resins Rubbers Polymer latexes and aqueous colloidal dispersions Polymer powders

	Complex Polymeric Compositions: Deformulation and Re-formulation identification, separation, quantification and physicochemical characterization of the individual polymeric constituents, cross-linking agents, catalysts, additives & processing aids *Conventional and specialty plastic materials* (thermoplastic compounds for extrusion & injection-molding, for thermoformable sheets, wire & cable sheathing, etc.) *Thermosetting resin compositions* (for casting, dipping, impregnation, pressure-molding, RIM, RTM, LIM, etc.) *Elastomeric materials* (conventional and specialty, either vulcanizable or thermoplastic, rubber compounds, polyurethanes, acrylic and silicone rubbers) *Adhesives, varnishes, and coating compositions for a variety of purposes* (solvent-based, solvent-free, and waterborne products) Hot melts

	Additives and Auxiliaries for Plastic Materials, Resins, Rubbers, and Manufacturing of Finished & Semifinished Articles
	Identification, Characterization and Quality Control
	Cross-linking agents and catalysts Mineral fillers, whiskers, nucleating agents, pigments, electrically-conductive and magnetic fillers *Flame retardants* (organic and mineral) *Plasticizers* (monomeric and polymeric) UV and O₃ protectors, antioxidants, thermal and chemical stabilizers, dyes, antistatic and demolding agents, lubricants

Chemical & Physical Investigations

Quali- & quantitative spectrophotometric FT-IR analyses
Optical micrography characterizations (with digital image analysis)
Analysis of complex mixtures by TLC chromatography
Chemical, quali- & quantitative analyses according to a broad range of classical methods
Fractional distillations of mixtures of monomers, monomeric plasticizers, diluents & solvents, etc.
Computer-aided simulations of UV-VIS, IR and multinuclear NMR spectra (¹H, ¹³C, ¹⁵N, ¹⁵O, ¹⁹F, ³¹P) [organic compounds and polymers which are new or unavailable on commercial spectral libraries] (see also: computational chemistry & modeling-)

Polymer Matrix Composite Materials - Finished & Semifinished Polymeric Articles

chemical, micromorphological & microstructural characterization

Fiber-reinforced plastics and thermosetting resins
Reinforcing fibers & yarns, woven rovings, fabrics, mats, felts, knitted fiber products, etc. : glass, carbon, Kevlar ^®, silicon carbide, boron, ceramic and other mineral fibers, their sizing/finishing compositions and polymeric binders (see: glass fibers-)
Finished & semifinished articles, components & micro-components made of polymeric materials (microchemical investigations, inspection & analysis of microdefects and micro-inhomogeneities, etc.)
Polymeric films, sheets and tapes (mono- & multi-layer materials for packaging or electrical insulation, adhesive tapes, films for flexography and transfer printing, etc.)
Synthetic and natural fibers & yarns, fabrics, felts and mats (micro-optical fiber identification and characterization, analysis of sizing/finishing compositions, etc.)
Polymeric foams (compositional and micromorphological analysis)