Plenary Speakers
- Dr. Neil Mayne, Director of Technical & Environmental Affairs of PlasticsEurope (formerly known as APME, the Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe)
- Phil Cavin, National Procurement Director Mohawk Industries, Inc.
- Karen Winkler, International SPE President The Dow Chemical Company
Technical Papers
- Light-weight Alternative Reinforcements for Automotive Thermosets
Cynthia Flanigan, Kelly Williams, Ellen Lee, Dan Houston, Debbie Mielewski Ford Research and Advanced Engineering, Ford Motor Company - Regeneration in the Melt of Recycle and Regrind Thermoplastics Using Neoalkoxy Titanates and Zirconates
Salvatore J. Monte, Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc. - Recycling Post-Consumer Carpet
John Muzzy, Georgia Institute of Technology School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering - Electrical and Electronic Equipment: Are Plastics Housings and Parts Containing Flame Retardants Recyclable?
Raymond B. Dawson and Susan D. Landry, Albemarle Corporation - Vinyl Chloride Initiative
David Abbott, United States Environmental Protection Agency - Tyre Crumb and Milk Jug HDPE RIM Composite
Robert John (Buzz) Sanderson, University of NSW, Australia - What Makes a Pigment Environmentally Friendly? A Case Study with Ultramarine Blue
Dr. David Calvert, Holliday Pigments Limited - Closed-Loop Control System For Recycling Plastic Products
Michael Forrest & Tony Mack, Evergreen Partnering Group - Evaluation of OPLA Polymers with Existing PET and OPS for Fresh Food Service Containers
Dr. Rafael Auras, School of Packaging, Michigan State University, Dr. Paul Singh, Professor, School of Packaging, Michigan State University and Dr. Jay Singh, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA - Fracture Behavior of Recycled Blends Based on PC, ABS and PMMA
Jan Rybnicek1, Josef Steidl1, Zdenek Krulis2, Ralf Lach3, Wolfgang Grellmann3, 1 Czech Technical University, 2 Academy of Science of the Czech Republic, 3 Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg - Improvement of Interfacial Properties Between Bamboo Fiber and Matrix Enhanced by Micro-fibrillated Cellulose
Naoya Yamashita, Kazuya Okubo, and Toru Fujii, Doshisha University, Japan - DuPont Sorona® Polymer: A New Sustainable Platform for Growth
Joseph Kurian, Randy Milby, Ray Miller, Bio-Based Materials, DuPont Company - High Density Composites Replace Lead
Robert Durkee, Ecomass Technologies - Formulation, Processing and Properties of Compression Molded Soy Protein Based Plastics: A Review
Brian E. Ralston and Tim A. Osswald Polymer Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Meeting Sustainability Goals and Environmental Mandates Using Thermoformed Packaging
Michael Brown, Packaging 2.0 LLC - Biotechnology Derived Raw Materials for Polymers
Larry Drumm, Metabolic Explorer - Impact of Biotechnology and Next Generation Materials
Mark Stowers, MBI International - NatureWorks® PLA – Commercial Development of Biopolymers on a World Scale
Brian Glasbrenner, Cargill Dow LLC - Mechanical and Rheological Behavior of Recycled Spray Painted Parts
Ron Petitt, Jan W. Boldt, and Michael Koh, Hewlett-Packard Company - The Effect of Paint Removal on Oxidative Induction Time of Thermoplastic Olefins
Ewa Lebert and Susan Kozora, Visteon Corporation - Utilization of Waste Plastics in Construction of Flexible Pavements
Dr. R.Vasudevan, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, INDIA, S. Rajasekaran, Thiagarajar College of Engineering, INDIA, Susnata Samanta, Georgia Institute of Technology (presenter) - An Investigation into the use of Painted TPO Regrind
Adam Nadeau, Hardik Valia, Jeremy Perras, & Dr. Robert Malloy, University of Massachusetts Lowell - Plastics from Renewable Resources
Ramani Narayan, Michigan State University - PCR Use in Mobile Refuse Containers Closing the Loop
Norman C. Lee, P.E., Attractive Design, Ltd. - An Economical & Environmental Solution For Increasing the Recyclers' Profits For Reclaiming R-PET From Dirty Post-Consumer PET Bottles
Anthony Georges, AMUT North America - Effects of Elasticity on the Spraying of a Non-Newtonian Fluid
Gyo Y. Park and Graham M. Harrison Clemson University - Mechanical and Thermo-mechanical Studies of Poly (lactic acid) PLA/Talc/Recycled Newspaper Fiber Hybrid Composites
Masud Huda, Amar Mohanty, Lawrence Drzal, Manjusri Misra. Michigan State University, Kelly Williams, Deborah Mielewski, Ford Motor Company - Wetlay Manufacture of Cellulose Pulp Fiber Reinforced Poly(trimethylene terephthalate)
Todd A. Bullions, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Corrosion-Free Solution for Sustainable Water and Wastewater Systems
Bob Walker, Uni-Bell PVC Pipe Association - Emission Modeling of Styrene from Vinyl Ester Resin
Chad A. Ulven, Rahul Jain, Uday K. Vaidya, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, James M. Sands, John J. La Scala, Joshua A. Orlicki, U.S. Army Research Labs - Plastic Film Recovery: A Strategy for Success
Nina Bellucci, Moore Recycling Associates, Inc. / American Plastics Council - New Composites Based on Polylactide, Nanoclay, and Rubber
Tongnian Li, Shaoqin Gong, Lih-Sheng (Tom) Turng University of Wisconsin - Madison - The Process of Recycling of Polyester with Polymeric Chain Extenders
Marco A. Villalobos, Abiodun A. Awojulu, Gregory P. Turco Johnson Polymer LLC - The Effect of Time on Crosslinked Polyethylene Reprocessability
Dr. Paul Koch, Ted Novitsky, Nathan Manuel, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Plastics Department - Potential Impact of the Use of Environmental Technology on the “Greening” of the Lawn & Garden Care Industry
R. Martinez, M. Abbaoui and A. Haynes, The Scotts Company - Investigation of the Use of Reclaimed Rubber as Modifier Additives in Polyethylene in Injection Molding Products
Dr. Majid Tabrizi, Center for Plastics Processing Technology, University of Wisconsin - Platteville - Plastics as a Sustainable Building Element for Today’s Construction Industry
Mike Levy, American Plastics Council (APC) Executive Director of the Polystyrene Packaging Council (PSPC) Executive Director of the Expandable Polystyrene Resin Suppliers Council (ERSC) - Post Consumer Resin Quality Assurance and Testing Protocol Project
Edgar Rojas, California Integrated Waste Management Board - Biodegradable PLA Elastomers based on bis-Oxaziline Coupling
Dr. Patrick V. Bonsignore, President of Bonstek Consultants - Biocomposites from Waste Plastics
Marek Kozlowski, Anna Kozlowska, Wroclaw University of Technology - Meeting the Plastics Challenges for Toxic Materials
Kimberley A. Russell, M.S., Innov-X Systems, Inc., Donald Sackett, Ph.D., Innov-X Systems, Inc. - An Environmentally Friendly Alternative to FRP
Peter Zuber, Jin Cai, Randall Myers, GE Advanced Materials, Bryan Thompson, Forest Knight, Augustus Ibay, Isotec International, Inc. - Radio Frequency IDentification and Plastics Recycling
J.R. (Randy) Stigall, UPM Rafsec - SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING: Infusing Recyclability and Compostability Properties as Common Properties in Transfer and Commercial Packaging
Scott Seydel, EvCo Research LLC
