Polymers: sustainability, processes, applications & characterization

JUNE 9-11, 2025 | AUSTIN, TX
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Polymers:
sustainability, processes, applications & characterization

Advanced manufacturing enables transfer of science and technology into new products and processes. It is particularly pertinent for technologically complex products and for the commercialization of advanced materials such as those highlighted at TechConnect World. This symposium focuses on challenges and success stories in technology development and highlights exciting new approaches to solving manufacturing challenges.

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Topics & Application Areas

Sustainable Plastics: Degradable, Recyclable, and Reusable
Separation, Filtration & Absorption
Catalysis
Advanced Structural Materials
Synthesis, Structure and Properties of Polyolefins
Nano- and Microcellular Polymers
Other

Symposium Co-Chairs

YuanQiao Rao

Fellow

Dow Chemical Company

Yuming Lai

Research Scientist

The Dow Chemical Company

Matt Kweon

Senior Product Development Engineer

ExxonMobil

2024 Key Speakers Included

Andrew Anstey

Assistant Professor,

University of Ottawa

Melissa Beth Duhaime

Associate Professor,

University of Michigan

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	Monday June 17
10:30	Sustainable Polymers
4:00	Polymers - Posters

2024 Symposium Program
	Monday June 17

10:30	Sustainable Polymers	Chesapeake 1
	Session chair: Mu Sung (Matt) Kweon, ExxonMobil, US
	Microbial Processes of Environmental Plastic Weathering and Biodegradation in Natural Systems M.B. Duhaime, R.N. Cable, J.K. Choi, A. Mizrahi, L. Michaelson, A. Bhaumik, C. Plotzke, S. Zhang, T. Lin, P. Thakre, Y. Tan, J. Hu, D. Meunier, Y. Lai, Z. Chen, University of Michigan, US
	Kinetics of homogeneous nucleation in supercooled polymer melts A. Anstey, P.C. Lee, University of Ottawa, CA
	Sustainable Cannabinoid-Derived Biopolymers for Biopotential Electrodes M. Sotzing, J. Toribio, A. Pollock, G. Sotzing, A. Chortos, Purdue University, US
	Mixed Plastic recycling into valuable chemicals M. Arifuzzaman, Re-Du, US

4:00	Polymers - Posters	Expo Hall BC
	Degradation and Upcycling of Polyolefins to Valuable Chemicals G. Liu, Virginia Tech, US
	De-plasticization of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Wastes into Value-Added Carbon Materials D. Saha, H. Grappe, Eco Carbon LLC, US
	Fungal Chitin as a Renewable and Abundant Alternative to Crustacean Chitin A. Zannat, J.L. Shamshina, Texas Tech University, US
	Economically viable Viable Approaches for the generation Generation of Chitin Nanomaterials and Their Utilization in Material Reinforcement R. Panackal Shibu, J.L. Shamshina, Texas Tech University, US