Session: Biobased Materials - I (2009 Annual Meeting)

Description:

The biobased materials and green technology cover natural fiber composites, bioplastics, green composites from plant derived biofiber and crop derived bioplastics, biobased polymeric blends and green nanocomposites. The value-added biobased materials from byproducts and coproducts of biofuel industries and agricultural residues are of particular interest. The life cycle analysis (LCA) studies of the emerging biobased and greener materials for their potential uses in various manufacturing sectors ranging from green auto-parts, building structures, consumer goods and sustainable packaging are also of interest to this session.

Sponsor:

Forest and Plant Bioproducts Division

Co-Sponsor(s):

Sustainable Engineering Forum (23), Sustainable Biorefineries (23b)

Chair:

Amar K. Mohanty
Professor and Premier's Research Chair in Biomaterials & Transportation
Department of Plant Agriculture & School of Engineering
Crop Science Building
Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
Phone Number: 519 824 4120 ext 56664
Fax Number: 519 763 8933
Email: mohanty@uoguelph.ca

Co-Chair:

Chad A. Ulven

Papers:

14a

Surface Functionalisation of Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibrils as the Route to Produce Green Polylactide Nanocomposites with Improved Properties
Koon-Yang Lee, Imperial College London; Jonny J. Blaker, Imperial College London; Alexander Bismarck, Imperial College London

14b

All Green Composites for a Sustainable Manufacturing: Where We Are and Future Directions!
Amar K. Mohanty, Department of Plant Agriculture & School of Engineering

14c

Sustainable Bio-Based Green-Composites for Automotive Interior Parts
Hyun-Joong Kim, Seoul National University; Byoung-Ho Lee, Seoul National University

14d

The Effect of Mono- and Poly-Organic Acids On Thermoformed Starch-Protein Composites
C.I. Onwulata, USDA-ARS Eastern Regional Research Center; Sudarsan Mukhopadhyay, USDA-ARS Eastern Regional Research Center

14e

Chain Scission Reaction in Hydrolytic Degradation of Polylactic Acid
Shri Ramaswamy, University of Minnesota; Yuyang Liu, University of Minnesota; Ulrike Tschirner, University of Minnesota

14f

Surface Modification of Cellulose Fibers by Starch Grafting
Delong Song, Georgia Institute of Technology; Chunxu Dong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Yulin Deng, Georgia Institute of Technology

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