Rubber Processing Lab
Location: Workshop behind Building D
Description about lab:
The Higher Education Improvement Project (HEIP) has approved a research project titled “Cambodian Natural Rubber Composites with Different Types of Mineral Fillers for Shock-Absorbing Applications.” This project allows the Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC) to establish a Rubber Processing Laboratory to enhance research capabilities for both researchers and students. The lab, set to be operational by early 2022, will also facilitate collaboration with companies in the rubber industry.
This is the first rubber processing lab in Cambodian universities, providing students with hands-on experience in rubber compounding and testing properties of products like tires and toys. Key equipment includes a two-roll mill, rheometer, vulcanizing machine, hardness testers, drum abrasion machine, De-Mattia fatigue machine, aging oven, and Mooney viscometer are used for carrying out research and development of rubber materials and products.
Photos about lab and main equipment:
Rubber Processing Workshop behind Building D
Students Conducting the Experiments at the Workshop behind Building D
Research areas:
– Rubber compounding and characterization
– Materials properties formulation and testing
– Development of rubber-based products for various applications.
Services:
– Testing on hardness, abrasion, tensile and tear strength, swelling density, and rebound resilience of the rubber products.
– Polymer functional group
– Research and development of rubber-based products such as floor mats, rubber gloves, flip-flops, rubber bands, shock absorption, etc.
– Training on rubber processing technology and related courses.
Contact information:
– Name of person in charge: Asst. Prof. Dr. YOS Phanny
– Position: Deputy Director of Research and Innovation Center, Lecturer in Materials Science
– Phone number: (855) 12 870 256
– Email: phannyyos@itc.edu.kh
