2008 Annual Meeting

Session: Biobased Material Composites: Processes and Product Applications I

This session is devoted to new research in the area of materials and products made as composites of biobased materials. Nanoparticle filled polymers and such are of high interest.

Chair

Amar K. Mohanty, University of Guelph

Presentations

08:30 AM

(395a) Effect of Clay on Extrusion Foaming of Wf/PP/Clay Composites Using N2
Yoon H. Lee, Takashi Kuboki, Chul B. Park, Mohini Sain

08:55 AM

(395b) Fundamental Design of Bio-Based Polymers: Solutions to Global Warming
Richard P. Wool

09:20 AM

(395c) New Biobased Materials from Co-Products
Amar K. Mohanty

09:45 AM

(395d) Effects of Adding Chain Extender on the Properties of Injection-Molded Solid and Microcellular Polylactide
Shaoqin (Sarah) Gong, Lih-Sheng Turng, Liqiang Yang, Adam Kramschuster, Junghoo Lee, Srikanth Pilla

10:10 AM

(395e) Self-Assembled Soft Materials from Renewable Resources: a New Paradigm
George John

10:35 AM

(395f) Renewable (Truly Green) Highly Porous Nanocomposite Polymer Foams Synthesised Form Pickering - Emulsion Templates
Jonny J. Blaker, Xinxin Li, Angelika Menner, Alexander Bismarck