Dr. Volker Dolle

Expert for Hostalen slurry Technology, Focus on Product, Process, Catalyst

Head of highly sophisticated simulation project

Head of Structural Characterization Lab & Senior Scientist. We analyze with state of the art techniques the polyolefin structure to deduce final article properties. The polyolefin structures are correlated with process parameters. This procedure allows us to develop new attractive polyolefin materials with a reduced number of pilot plant runs. Translation of the structural investigations into polymerization recipes for pilot plants. High Throughput Experimentation is used to prepare model polymers.

Elaborated structure properties for the deduction of mechanical and long term properties of PP material based on structural analysis. Implementation and application of the findings directly in industrial production process.

Management of Global Research & Technology team located in Germany, Italy, Spain towards delivering new catalysts and process technology, new product scale-ups to operations, and operations excellence improvements internationally. Responsible for the selection and implementation of new catalysts, new PP products in NOVOLEN technology; team leader of 15 technicians and 4 scientists.

Management of International Product Development Team "Pipe". New product scale-ups to operations. Development of new PP grades for the application pipe and sheet in small scale and the transfer into industrial scale polymerization. Implementation of new products in market.

Development of new PP polymers in lab scale and direct transfer to production scale (500 t/d). Know-how transfer for Spheripol technology. Manager of batch pilot plant.

Head of polymerization lab in combination with head of characterization lab; research on new polymeric structures PP, elaboration and transfer of polymerization recipes from lab to world scale plant, deep know-how in small scale polymerisation incl. transfer to wordscale plants, deep know how in Spheripol Technology, Technology Selection for PP Process, full responsibility for the personnel

Head of propylene polymerization lab incl. responsibilities for batch pilot plant operations. Developped a number of metallocene catalysts and elaborated new polymeric structures.

Physical Chemistry ; Determination of order parameters in Liquid Crystals, specialist in UV- and CD-spectroscopy