Fatty Acid Based Monomers for Fire Resistant Vinyl Ester and Unsaturated Polyester Resins Erde Can, Department of Chemical Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 and Giuseppe R. Palmese, Drexel University, Department of Chemical Engineering, 32 and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
Epoxidation of Soybean Oil in a Microemulsion-Assisted Environment David G. Rethwisch, Kaveri Jain, Peter Rasmussen, Katherine T. Rethwisch, Tonya L. Peeples and Alec B. Scranton, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, 4139 Seamans Center, Iowa City, IA 52242 |
The Rheology and Degradation of a Series of Pha-Based Copolymers Eickhoff James Jr., Department of Chemical Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 and Graham M. Harrison, Clemson University, Department of Chemical Engineering, Box 340909, Clemson, SC 29634 |
Surface Modification of Films of Pla, Pha, and Their Blends Rahul M. Rasal, Amol V. Janorkar, Andrew T. Metters and Douglas E. Hirt, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, 127 Earle Hall, Clemson, SC 29634-0909 |
Moisture Sorption and Transport in Polylactide Richard A. Cairncross1, Jeffrey G. Becker2, Shri Ramaswamy2 and Ryan O'Connor3, (1)Chemical & Biological Engineering, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (2)BioBased Products, University of Minnesota, 2004 Folwell Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, (3)NatureWorks LLC, 15305 Minnetonka Blvd., MS #114, Minnetonka, MN 55345 |
Production of Well Dispersed Polymer Blends and Nanocomposites Using Renewable Polymers with Solid-State Shear Pulverization Amanda M. Walker1, John M. Torkelson1 and John R. Dorgan2, (1)Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Rd, Tech E136, Evanston, IL 60208, (2)Colorado School of Mines, Chemical Engineering Department, 431 Alderson Hall, Golden, CO 80401 |
Synthesis of Poly(Butyl Acrylate)-G-Starch and Poly(Styrene)-G-Starch by Emulsion Photopolymerization to Produce Biodegradable Copolymers from Corn Starch Chris Comer, Chemical and Biochemical engineering, The University of Iowa, 4133 Seamans Center, Iowa City, IA 52242 and Julie L. Jessop, University of Iowa, Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, 4133 Seamans Center, Iowa City, IA 52242-1527 |
Prediction of Renewable Polymer Properties Using Quantum and Molecular Modeling James McAliley1, Christopher O'Brien1 and David Bruce2, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, 127 Earle Hall, Clemson, SC 29634-0909, (2)Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University, 127 Earle Hall, Clemson, SC 29634-0909 |
Synthesis of Biodegradable Poly (L-Lactic Acid): Process Path Optimization Vimal Katiyar and Hemant Nanavati, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Powai-400076, Mumbai, India |