2007 Annual Meeting

Session: Bioproducts and Biomaterials - Critical Products for a Sustainable Economy II

Chair

Amar K. Mohanty, University of Guelph

Co-Chair

Manju Misra, Michigan State University

Presentations

12:30 PM

Introductory Remarks

12:35 PM

(217a) Polyurethane Foams Using Functionalized Soybean Oil for Automotive Applications
Cynthia M. Flanigan, Christine Perry, Deborah M. Mielewski

01:00 PM

(217b) Biodegradable Nanocomposites
Jihoon Lee

01:25 PM

(217c) All-Cellulose Hierarchical Composites
Anthony Abbott, Julasak Juntaro, Alexander Bismarck

01:50 PM

(217d) Coproduction of Wheat Straw-Derived Cellulose Fibers and Nanowhiskers with Ethanol in a Biorefinery
Christopher Saffron, Farzaneh Teymouri, Janette Moore, Darold McCalla, F. Larry Leistritz, Bernie Steele

02:15 PM

(217e) Biobased Materials from Polyhydroxyalkanoate and Thermoplastic Starch Blends and Their Biocomposites: Opportunities and Challenges
Amar K. Mohanty, Yashodhan S. Parulekar

02:40 PM

Panel Discussion