Preliminary Program subject to change
17002 Bioproducts and Biomaterials - Critical Products for a Sustainable Economy II
OverviewComposites and plastics made from biodegradable resources are critical to the future of a sustainable economy. This session will focus on the preparation methods, properties and manfacturing of biocomposites.
Primary SponsorForest Products Division (17)
Co-Sponsor(s)Biomaterials (08b), Composites (08f), Sustainable Engineering Forum (23), Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries (T4), Topical E: Sustainability (TE)

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

Manju Misra
Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Composite Materials and Structures Center
Michigan State University
2100 Engineering Building
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone Number: 517-3535466
Fax Number: 517-4321634
Email: misraman@egr.msu.edu
Introductory Remarks
Polyurethane Foams Using Functionalized Soybean Oil for Automotive Applications
Cynthia M. Flanigan, Christine Perry and Deborah M. Mielewski, Materials & Nanotechnology Department, Ford Motor Company, Ford Research and Advanced Engineering Laboratory, Dearborn, MI 48121
Biodegradable Nanocomposites
Yulin Deng, School of chemical and bio-molecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 500, 10th st. N.W., Atlanta, GA 30332 and Jihoon Lee, Georgia Institute of Technology, 500, 10th st. N.W., Atlanta, GA 30332
All-Cellulose Hierarchical Composites
Anthony Abbott1, Julasak Juntaro2 and Alexander Bismarck2, (1)Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, Polymer & Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, South Kensington, London, United Kingdom, (2)Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, Polymer & Composite Engineering (PaCE) Group, South Kensington Campus, London, United Kingdom
Coproduction of Wheat Straw-Derived Cellulose Fibers and Nanowhiskers with Ethanol in a Biorefinery
Christopher Saffron1, Farzaneh Teymouri1, Janette Moore1, Darold McCalla1, F. Larry Leistritz2 and Bernie Steele1, (1)MBI International, 3900 Collins Rd., Lansing, MI 48910, (2)Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University, Morrill Hall 217, Fargo, ND 58105
Biobased Materials from Polyhydroxyalkanoate and Thermoplastic Starch Blends and Their Biocomposites: Opportunities and Challenges
Amar K. Mohanty and Yashodhan S. Parulekar, School of Packaging, Michigan State University, 130 Packaging Building, East Lansing, MI 48824
Panel Discussion

Forest Products Division