Preliminary Program subject to change
17001 Biobased/Green Materials and Processing Technology: Invited Talks II
OverviewWe will invite leaders from industry and academia and Program Officers from USDA, DOE, and NSF to discuss their research thrust in biobased/green materials & related processing technologies.
Primary SponsorForest Products Division (17)
Co-Sponsor(s)Topical 7 - Envisioning Biorefineries (T7)

Chair

Amar K. Mohanty
Associate Professor
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, School of Packaging
Michigan State University
130 Packaging Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1223
Phone Number: 517-355-3603
Fax Number: 517-353-8999
Email: mohantya@egr.msu.edu

CoChair

William J. Orts
Research Leader
USDA
USDA-ARS-WRRC
800 Buchanan Street
Albany, CA 94710
Phone Number: 510-559-5730
Fax Number: 510-559-5818
Email: orts@mail.pw.usda.gov
Drivers, Standards, and Technology Exemplars for Biobased Products
Ramani Narayan, Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Michigan State University, 2527 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824
Prospective on Biobased Materials: Opportunities and Challenges
Syed H. Imam, Gregory M. Glenn, William J. Orts, Justin Shey, Gregory M. Gray, Bor-Sen Chiou, Artur P. Klamczynski and Delilah F. Wood, Bioproduct Chemistry & Engineering Research, United States Department of Agriculture-ARS-WRRC, 800 Buchanan Street, Albany, CA 94710
Legume Protein and Starch as a Source for Biodegradable Plastic Materials
Elda M. Salmoral1, M. E. González2, M. Floccari1 and M. P. Mariscal1, (1)Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Paseo Colón 850 (1063), Buenos Aires, Argentina, (2)Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Av.Libertador 8250, Buenos Aires
Emerging Opportunities and Challenges for Biobased Products
Bhima Vijayendran, Advanced Materials Applications, Battelle Memorial Institute, 505 King Avenue, Columbus, OH OH 43201
Panel Discussion II
Amar K. Mohanty, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, School of Packaging, Michigan State University, 130 Packaging Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1223

Forest Products Division