Preliminary Program subject to change
17006 Bioproducts and Biomaterials - Critical Products for a Sustainable Economy I
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
High Performance Polymers Made with Renewable Resources
Joseph V. Kurian, E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company, Experimental Station, Wilmington, DE 19880
Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Materials For Military Applications
John J. La Scala, Army Research Laboratory, AMSRD-ARL-WM-MC, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005
Biofiber Reinforced Biopolyester Composites
S. Sahoo1, A. Nakai1, Manju Misra2, A.K. Mohanty3, Z. A. M. Ishak4 and H. Hamada1, (1)Advanced Fibro-Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan, (2)Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Composite Materials and Structures Center, Michigan State University, 2100 Engineering Building, East Lansing, MI 48824, (3)School of Packaging, Michigan State University, 130 Packaging Building, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824, (4)School of Materials and Mineral Resources Engineering, Engineering Campus, University of Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
Starch-Oil Interaction In Dry Film Lubricants With Chemically Modified starch1
Girma Biresaw, USDA, 1815 N University street, Peoria, IL 61604 and R. Shogren, Plant Polymer Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, IL 61604
Injection Molded Solid And Microcellular Polylactide-Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites
Shaoqin (Sarah) Gong1, Srikanth Pilla1, Adam Kramschuster2, Alexander Chandra2 and Lih-Sheng Turng2, (1)Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3200 North Cramer Street, Milwaukee, WI 53211, (2)Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1513 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706-1572
Panel Discussion

Forest Products Division