Research & Development

LANXESS produces at its Antwerp site Lillo Caprolactam, a pre-product for the high-tech plastic Durethan. Durethan is needed amongst others in the automotive industry. - An ongoing testing of all ingredients guarantees the high quality of the end product Caprolactam.

Development and quality control of monodisperse ino exchange resins, used for water treatment.

Development and quality control of monodisperse ion exchange resins, used for water treatment.

Development and quality control of monodisperse ion exchange resins, used for water treatment.

Weighing a sample for analytical measurements in the rubber laboratory for development and quality control at the La Wantzenau site in France.

Preparations for determining an alkaline solution in the rubber laboratory for development and quality control at the La Wantzenau site in France.

Determination of surfactants in wastewater. Rubber laboratory for development and quality control at the La Wantzenau site in France.

Determination of the nitrogen content in wastewater. Rubber laboratory for development and quality control at the La Wantzenau site in France.

Phenol determination in wastewater. Rubber laboratory for development and quality control at the La Wantzenau site in France.

Polymerization of a new product grade in a pilot plant in the rubber laboratory for development and quality control at the La Wantzenau site in France.

In the Plastics Technical Service Center in Dormagen chemists, engineers and technicians test new potential applications for the high-tech material, for example in the automotive and electrical industries. The workpieces are manufactured on an injection molding machine and then tested.

A LANXESS analyst detects the polymer’s viscosity. This analysis conduces to the product inspection and to achieve the highest quality.

EPDM rubber is a range of complex copolymers with highly saturated molecular structures but the lowest densities of all standard rubbers. It is characterized by its resistance to ozone, heat and oxidation.

LANXESS produces at its Antwerp site Kallo glass fibers, important ingredient for the high-tech plastic Durethan. - In the laboratory plastic samples are tested. In the glass fiber plant the strengthening impact of the fibers on the plastic can be tested immediately on samples.

Incubator with various algae cultures used at LANXESS’s Material Protection Products business unit to test the algicidal function of coatings for outdoor applications

Incubator with various algae cultures used for testing the algicidal function of coatings for outdoor applications. They are used for example for ships to protect them against algae groth.

Optimization of a new formulation in the rubber laboratory for development and quality control at the La Wantzenau site in France.

Diluting a sample for a chromatographic analysis in the rubber laboratory for development and quality control at the La Wantzenau site in France

The efficacy of biocidal products manufactured by specialty chemicals group LANXESS is investigated in the Leverkusen technical service department of the Material Protection Products business unit.