Preliminary Program subject to change
17003 Properties and Design of Biobased Products
OverviewThis session will focus on the design of novel biobased products including composites, paper and packaging materials and other products from the biorefinery. Various transport and mechanical properties and their relationship to performance of these products will be considered.
Primary SponsorForest Products Division (17)

Chair

Yulin Deng
Associate Professor
Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
IPST Building
500 10th Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30332-0620
Phone Number: 404-894-5759
Fax Number: 404-894-4778
Email: yulin.deng@ipst.gatech.edu

CoChair

W. Robert Ashurst
Asst. Prof.
Chemical Engineering
Auburn University
230 Ross Hall
Auburn, AL 36849
Phone Number: 334-844-2559
Fax Number: 334-844-2063
Email: ashurwr@eng.auburn.edu
Thermal Conductivity of Coated Paper
Lei Kerr1, Ralph Dinwiddie2, Hsin Wang2, Yunlong Pan3, Robert C. Peterson1 and Rong Zhang1, (1)Paper and Chemical Engineering, Miami University, Gaskill Hall 229, Oxford, OH 45056, (2)Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, (3)Smart Papers, Hamilton, OH 45013
High-Performance Nanofibers and Nanostructures for New Generation Multifunctional Materials
Gerardo A. Montero, Jooyoun Kim and Orlando J. Rojas, Forest Biomaterials Laboratory, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 8005, Raleigh, NC 27695
Magnesium Hydroxide Nanoparticle Based Flocculation and Retention System
Yulin Zhao, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech, 500 10th street, Atlanta, GA 30332-0620 and Yulin Deng, School of chemical and bio-molecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 500, 10th st. N.W., Atlanta, GA 30332
Diffusivity Calculations in Paper Materials
Bandaru V. Ramarao1, Sergei Lavrykov1, Sharad Singh1 and Shri Ramaswamy2, (1)Empire State Paper Research Institute, State University of New York, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210-2278, (2)Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 2004 Folwell Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108
Fiber Dissolution Using Naoh/Urea Solution
Ying Wang, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and IPST@GT, Georgia Institute of Technology, 500 10th Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0620 and Yulin Deng, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 500 10th Street, N.W, Atlanta, GA 30332-0620

Forest Products Division