Back to Top ↑2021 Symposium Sessions |
| Monday October 18 |
| 10:30 | Sustainable Plastics: Degradable, Recyclable & Reusable |
| Tuesday October 19 |
| 8:30 | Sustainability Track Keynotes |
| 10:30 | Bio-based Materials I |
| 1:30 | Special Session on Domestic Sources of Rubber |
| 4:00 | Sustainable Plastics - Posters |
| Wednesday October 20 |
| 1:30 | Bio-based Materials and Biofuels |
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2021 Symposium Program |
| Monday October 18 |
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| 10:30 | Sustainable Plastics: Degradable, Recyclable & Reusable | Baltimore 5 |
| Session chair: Maksim Shivokhin, ExxonMobil |
| 10:30 | Sustainable Packaging Solutions Using Low Density Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) Foam; Technical Challenges, Recyclability and End-Of-Life Solutions
S. Sopher, JSP, US |
| 10:55 | Processing of polypropylene by material extrusion additive manufacturing, pp. 89-92
J. Gonzalez-Gutierrez, M. Spoerk, C. Holzer, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), LU |
| 11:20 | Spreading dynamics of thermoset polymer resins in direct ink writing additive manufacturing
N. Alvarez, Drexel University, US |
| 11:45 | Towards Superior Biopolymer Blends: Tuning the Micro-/Nano-structure of Poly(L-lactide) Composites for High-Performance Applications
A.V. Tuccitto, A. Anstey, N.D. Sansone, C.B. Park, P.C. Lee, University of Toronto, CA |
| 12:10 | Biodegradable, non-toxic, enzyme and relative humidity responsive antimicrobial nanofibers produced by electrospinning for sustainable food packaging applications
Z. Aytac, R. Huang, N. Vaze, T. Xu, M.B. Chan-Park, K.K. Parker, P. Demokritou, Harvard University, US |
| Tuesday October 19 |
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| 8:30 | Sustainability Track Keynotes | Woodrow Wilson B |
| Session chair: Rebecca Locker, Modern Meadow |
| 8:30 | Performance-Advantaged Plastic Made from CO2 and Waste Biomass
M. Kanan, Stanford University, US |
| 9:00 | Recent Developments in the Utilization of Biomass-derived Nanomaterials and Enabling Technologies to Advance the Bioeconomy
O. Rojas, University of British Columbia, CA |
| 9:30 | Democratization of Sustainable Materials: How Performance is Desrisking a Path to a Post Petroleum Future
C. Dimmler, Checkerspot, US |
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| 10:30 | Bio-based Materials I | Azalea 1 |
| Session chair: Sean Ireland, Fiberlean Technologies |
| 10:30 | Nanofibrillar networks and superstructuring of cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibers: A basis for universal adhesion
B.D. Mattos, B.L. Tardy, L.G. Greca, T. Kämäräinen, W. Xiang, O.J. Rojas, University of British Columbia, CA |
| 10:55 | Melodea's Cellulose Nano Crystals (CNC) based barrier coatings for sustainable packaging
S. Lapidot, Melodea, US |
| 11:20 | Integrated Economic and Environmental Sustainability Analysis of Guar Gum
J.C. Quinn, H.M. Summers, E. Sproul, C. Seavert, J. Robbs, S. Khanal, V. Mealing, A.E. Landis, N. Fan, O. Sun, Colorado State University-Fort Collins, US |
| 11:40 | Applications of mineral/ microfibrillated cellulose composite materials: Paper, packaging, paints, boards, tiles, non-wovens and polymer composites
D. Skuse, Y. Jin, J. Phipps, T. Larson, S. Ireland, FiberLean Technologies Ltd, US |
| 12:05 | Testing of non-rubber extracts of guayule (Parthenium argentatum) as a bio-based urban insect repellents
M. Dehghanizadeh, A. Knagg, A. Romero, F.O. Holguin, C.E. Brewer, New Mexico State University, US |
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| 1:30 | Special Session on Domestic Sources of Rubber | Azalea 1 |
| Session chair: William Goldner, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| 1:30 | Realizing Guayule at Scale
W. Niaura, Bridgestone Americas, Inc., US |
| 1:55 | Is there a need for a domestic supply of natural rubber?
H. Colvin, Colvin Consultants, US |
| 2:20 | Supply Chain Disruption: The Ripple…The Tidal Wave…The Tsunami…The?
T. Marsh, Pioneer Worldwide, US |
| 2:45 | Establishing rubber dandelions and guayule in the United States via premium markets to secure essential supplies, pp. 173-176
K. Cornish. J. Cardina, J. Fresnedo, F.C. Michel, Jr., The Ohio State University, US |
| 3:10 | Sustainable Bioeconomy for Arid Regions (SBAR): A coordinated approach to establishing bioeconomies
K. Ogden, University of Arizona, US |
| 3:35 | Guayule Agriculture Production
D. Dierig, G. Wang, V.M. Cruz, W. Niaura, Bridgestone Americas, Inc., US |
| 4:00 | TBA
J. Chan, Alion Science and Tehcnology, US |
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| 4:00 | Sustainable Plastics - Posters | Expo Hall AB |
| Research and Application of Polymeric Gel Dam Technology to Control Water Channeling in Horizontal Wells of Tight Fractured Sandstone Reservoir, pp. 93-96
H. Yang, K. Wei, X. Qiu, C.C. Zhou, University of Wyoming, US |
| Ionomers with Tunable Viscosity for Additive Manufacturing of Ionic-Covalent Double Networks
I.J. Martin, R. Casalini, Naval Research Laboratory, US |
| Wednesday October 20 |
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| 1:30 | Bio-based Materials and Biofuels | Magnolia 2 |
| Session chair: Rebecca Locker, Modern Meadow & World Nieh, U.S. Forest Service |
| 1:30 | Commercialising MFC Products: Compliance to Ethical Standards and Legislation
D. Skuse, D. Hewson, J. Phipps, J.A. Shatkin, FiberLean Technologies Limited, UK |
| 1:55 | Integrated Biorefineries (IBRs) – Key Technology Challenges and Opportunities
R. Shende, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, US |
| 2:15 | Waste-Powered Microgrid for Enhanced Energy Security of Critical Base Infrastructure
D. Robau, National Energy USA, US |
| 2:40 | So You’ve Set Sustainability Goals – Now What?, pp. 177-183
G. Gebolys, World Energy, US |
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Towards Superior Biopolymer Blends: Tuning the Micro-/Nano-structure of Poly(L-lactide) Composites for High-Performance Applications
Processing of polypropylene by material extrusion additive manufacturing
Spreading dynamics of thermoset polymer resins in direct ink writing additive manufacturing
Sustainable Packaging Solutions Using Low Density Expanded Polypropylene (EPP) Foam; Technical Challenges, Recyclability and End-Of-Life Solutions
