Green Polymers

Global sustainability pressures including high oil prices and environmental concerns provide a strong motivation for developing polymers that are more efficient in the use of materials and energy and are safe and prevent pollution. Many recent initiatives successfully focus on the use of renewable and environmentally benign bioplastics derived from agricultural and microbial resources. This symposium will gather researchers with different expertise to cover the many aspects related to “Green Polymers”.

Confirmed keynotes

Richard Wool
University of Delaware, USA
" Design of Bio-Based Materials for the Green Energy Infrastructure. "

Ramani Narayan
Michigan State University, USA

Peter Halley
University of Queensland, Australia
" Tailoring renewable polymers for targeted performance. "

Philippe Dubois
University Mons, Belgium
" New trends in PLA-based (nano)composites. "

Scope

The proposed topics are :

Bioplastics from Natural Polymers

  • Materials based on starch
  • Materials based on protein
  • Materials based on chitosan
  • Cellulose-based materials (Non-fibres)
  • Others

Thermoplastic and Thermosetting Bioplastics

  • Poly(lactic acid) (PLA)
  • Polyhydroxyalcanoates (PHAs)
  • Materials based on polyols
  • Materials based on glycerides
  • Others

Multiphase systems

  • Bio-based blends
  • Biocomposites
  • Nano-biocomposites (clays, …)
  • Others

Biodegradability, Bioproduction - Biotechnology

  • Biodegradation and bioplastics compostability
  • Eco-toxicity
  • Enzymatic production and modification
  • Biocatalysis
  • Others

Industrials Applications of Bioplastics

  • -

Publication

This symposium will be included in the WCCE8 proceedings.

Organizers

Marie-Claude Heuzey
École Polytechnique de Montréal, CANADA
marie-claude.heuzey@polymtl.ca

John R. Dorgan
Colorado School of Mines, USA
jdorgan@mines.edu

Luc Avérous
University Louis Pasteur, FRANCE
Averousl@ecpm.u-strasbg.fr

Michel Huneault
Industrial Materials Institute (CNRC), Canada
Michel.Huneault@imi.cnrc-nrc.gc.ca

Members of the Scientific Committee

Alain Dufresne, INPG Grenoble, France
Alessandro Gandini, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Sabu Thomas, Mahatma Gandhi University, India
Analía Vázquez, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Argentina
Julious L. Willett, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Peoria, USA
Basil D. Favis, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada
Catia Bastioli, Novamont Spa, Novara, Italy