PLA Plasticizer Research Intern: Bio-based & Safe Additives
MNEXT
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Job summary
MNEXT in the Netherlands invites a fourth-year graduation internship focused on plasticizers for poly(lactic) acid (PLA). You will synthesize, characterize and compound plasticizers, then blend and evaluate their performance in PLA within the SAFEADD project.
The work is hands-on in a polymer chemistry laboratory, assessing properties such as migration, elasticity and melting behavior while comparing bio-based additives with conventional ones. A monthly internship allowance is provided.
Qualifications
- Interest in polymer chemistry
- Willingness to spend substantial time in the laboratory
Responsibilities
- Synthesize plasticizers for PLA
- Characterize plasticizers (molecular weight, properties)
- Compound plasticizers into PLA
- Make PLA blends and study properties
- Assess migration, elasticity and melting behavior
Job description
MNEXT in the Netherlands invites a fourth-year graduation internship focused on plasticizers for poly(lactic) acid (PLA). You will synthesize, characterize and compound plasticizers, then blend and evaluate their performance in PLA within the SAFEADD project.
The work is hands-on in a polymer chemistry laboratory, assessing properties such as migration, elasticity and melting behavior while comparing bio-based additives with conventional ones. A monthly internship allowance is provided.
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