2013 AIChE Annual Meeting

Session: Biobased Materials V: Biopolymers and Composites

This session is focused on the biopolymers derived from sugars and/or renewable substrates.

Chair

Amar K. Mohanty, University of Guelph

Co-Chair

Manjusri Misra, University of Guelph

Presentations

12:30 PM

(468a) Diversifying Renewable Feedstocks for Biobased Polymers and Applications
Jinwen Zhang

12:55 PM

(468b) Development of Biochar As a Promising Carbon-Based Candidate in Electric Double Layer Applications
Amir Mehdi Dehkhoda, Naoko Ellis, Elod Gyenge

01:20 PM

(468c) Biochar in Biocomposite Uses
Andrew Anstey, Singaravelu Vivekanandhan, Amar K. Mohanty, Manjusri Misra

01:45 PM

(468d) Role of Value Added Biobased Materials in Sustainable Biorefining
Amar K. Mohanty, Manjusri Misra

02:10 PM

(468e) Glycerol and Urea Plasticized Green Composites from Microalgae Biomass and Bioplastic
Simonet Torres, Rodrigo Navia, Rachel Campbell Murdy, Amar K. Mohanty, Manjusri Misra

02:35 PM

(468f) Chemical Activation of Biochar Made From Oil Palm Kernel Shell and Its Application to Adsorbent for p-Nitrophenol
Yoshimitsu Uemura, Hafizah Afif, Noridah Osman, Nadia Riaz