Plenary Presentations
Recycling
- Characterization of Post-Consumer Plastic Mixtures Compatibilized by Block Copolymers – Part II
Sarah Bobek, Aniket Selarka, Ned V. Gvozdic & Charles L. Beatty, University of Florida - Recycling of Long Glass Fiber Reinforced,Padded Instrument Panels
Robert Egbers, American Commodities Inc. - Automotive Interior Material Recycling and Design Optimization for Sustainability and End of Life Requirements
Steven R. Sopher, JSP - Sustainable Automotive Component Manufacturing Solutions
Gordon C. Miller, M.,M.,&A., LLC - Plastic Composite Railroad Crossties
Henry Sullivan, TieTek - MSS Optical Sorting Technologies for Automated Sorting of Electronic Scrap: Practical Case Studies from the USA
Felix A. Hottenstein, MSS, Inc. - Flame Retardants: Regulatory Issues and Landscape
Raymond B. Dawson & Susan D. Landry, Albemarle Corporation - Reducing Environmental Emissions of Flame Retardants in the Plastics Industry For a Sustainable Future
Susan D. Landry -Albemarle Corporation - Trends & Challenges for Start-Up & Emerging Companies in the Clean-Technology Marketplace
Eric Koester, Attorney, Heller-Ehrman LLP - PIQET: A Life Cycle Management Tool for Sustainable Plastics Packaging
J. Majumdar, K. Verghese, RMIT University, L. Fitzpatrick, Birubi Innovation Pty Ltd
Reclamation & Supply
- PET Recycling: 2 Case Studies in Austria
Barry B. Hunter, American Starlinger-Sahm, Inc & Elfriede Hell, Starlinger & Co. Ges.m.b.H - Vertically Integrated Value Adding (Viva) Processing of Co-Mingled Plastics of Packaging Recyclables from PCR
Alfred Eiden, Polytech Resources Pty Ltd. - Turning mixed Plastic into Diesel Fuel
Alfred Hambsch, Barrie Metals Group of Companies - Using Recycled Polyethylene: Avoiding the Pitfalls
Frits van der Klooster & Chris Ernst, Advanced Blending Technologies, LLC - Plastic Lumber: Life Cycle Analysis of Technology Developments
J.Ngothai, University of Adelaide, & G. Di-Mauro Hayes, J.Majumdar, M.Jollands, RMIT University - The Litterability of Plastic Bags: Key Design Criteria
K.Verghese, M.Jollands, M.Allan, RMIT University - Economic and Environmental Comparison of Reprocessed Polyethylene Versus Virgin Polyethylene Liners
Lan Nguyen, Frank Ruiz, Nigel Lawrence and Victor Garibay, Heritage Bag Company - What’s New in Size Reduction for Effective Reclamation
John Farney, Cumberland Engineering, Inc. - What’s New in Material Handling for Reclaim Extrusion
Keith Larson, Colortronic North America, Inc - Low Bulk Density Scrap Recycling/Reclaim Options
Dana Darley, Extrusion Auxiliary Services, Inc - Recycling of Mixed Post Consumer Plastics Using Advanced Separation Techniques
Edward Kosior & Robert Dvorak, Nextek Limited - The Use of Peroxide Masterbatches in the Processing of Regrind and Post Consumer Waste
Marty Paisner, Polyvel, Inc.
Bio-based & Biodegradable Materials
- Polymeric Chain Extenders and Biopolymers
Roelof van der Meer, BASF Nederland, Volker Frenz, BASF AG, Germany, Marco Villalobos, Abiodun Awojulu, BASF Corporation, Wyandotte, MI - Degradation of Biodegradable, UV-degradable and Oxodegradable Plastics with In-vessel Food Waste Composting Environment
Joseph Greene, Ph.D., California State University & Fengyu Wang NWS Jepson Prairie Organics Inc. - Evaluating Performance of Polylactide (PLA) for Automotive Applications
Angela Harris and Ellen Lee, Ford Motor Company - Manufacture and Applications of PHBV Polymers
Dr. Jim Lunt and Xuejun Chen, Tianan Biologic Materials - Recycling of Packaging Products Including Biodegradable Plastic Materials Such as PLA Foam, Plastic Fibers and Non-Woven Materials
Alberto E. Ramírez, PALLMANN Industries, Inc. - Can I Run PLA on My Existing Extruders? A Practical Application Guide
Edward L. Steward, American Kuhne Corporation - Banana Fiber Composites
Lina-Herrera Estrada, Carol Ochoa, Saeed Huda, Haibin Ning, Selvum Pillay and Uday K. Vaidya, University of Alabama at Birmingham - Bio-Based Technology for Powder Coatings
Dr. Damiano Beccaria, Hexion Specialty Chemicals & Dr. Bhima Vijayendran and Kathy Mitchell, Battelle - Effects of Natural Fiber Fillers on the Mechanical, Thermal, and Water Resistance Properties of Soy Protein-Cornstarch Plastics/A>
Brian E. Ralston & Tim A. Osswald, University of Wisconsin-Madison - Corn (Sugars) Based Polymer Chemistries
Michael Jaffe, George Collins, Anthony J. East, Willis Hammond, New Jersey Institute of Technology & Paul Friedhoff, Iowa Corn Promotion Board - Bioplastics in Supermarket Applications in UK
Robert Dvorak & Edward Kosior, Nextek Limited - Development and Implementation of Soy-Based Foam in Automotive Applications
Cynthia M. Flanigan, Christine Perry and Deborah F. Mielewski, Ford Motor Company & Asad Ali, Ashford Galbreath, Lear Corporation - Advanced Materials from Novel Bio-based Resins
Shriram Bagrodia, Cereplast Inc. - Alternatives to the Use of Plastic Packaging as a Way to Conserve Resources, Reduce Waste, and Eliminate Litter
Edgar Rojas, CIWMB - Sustainable Materials for Packaging and Injection Moulding Applications
Kishan Khemani, Ph.D., Plantic Technologies Ltd - High Performance Polymers Made with Renewable Resources
Joe Kurian, Dupont
Student Papers
- The Degradation of Biodegradable Polylactide Correlated to the Average Molecular Weight
Rocco Viggiano, and Christopher Mann, Plastics Engineering Department, Penn State University at Erie, the Behrend College - Recycling in the Caribbean
Jesse Haedrich, Penn State, Plastics Engineering Technology - Nanotechnology Safety Education
Obiageli B. Onovo, Kishanchandra Golla, Pittsburg State University & Dr. Chris C. Ibeh, Faculty Advisor - Review of Utilization of Waste Tires in Asphalt
Khaldoun Shatanawi and Carl Thodesen, Graduate Research Assistants, Department of Civil Engineering, Clemson University - Review of Waste Product Utilization in Highway Construction
Khaldoun Shatanawi and Carl Thodesen, Graduate Research Assistants, Department of Civil Engineering, Clemson University - Degradation of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Exposed to Steam
L.F. Vargas, B. Welt, P. Pullammanappallil1, A. Teixeira1,M. Balaban1, C. Beatty, Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida - Preparation and Thermal Analysis of Polyurethane Composite Using Oil Palm Based Polyol and Fiber
Min Min A., Yaakob, Z., Mohd Hilmi M., Khairul Zaman Hj M D , Kamarudin.S.K.K, Department of Chemical & Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, and Radiation Processing Technology Division, Malaysia Institute for Nuclear Technology (MINT), Bangi - New Polyacetal Polyols for Polyurethanes
Mihail Ionescu, Semonti Sinharoy and Zoran S. Petrovic, Pittsburg State University, Kansas Polymer Research Center - Thermoplastic Starch
Michael Thurman, Pittsburg State University - Alternative Techniques to Characterize Polyester Based Biopolymers
Andréanne Harbec, Florine Maes, Marie-Claude Heuzey, Louis-Simon Lussier and Charles Dubois, Department of Chemical Engineering, École Polytechnique de Montréal and Defence RDC-Valcartier, Québec - Postconsumer HDPE/Agave Fibre Foamed Composites Coated with Chitosan Used for Removal of Heavy Metals
M.O. Vázqueza, V.S.Herreraa, C. Gómeza, D. Rodrigueb and R. González-Núñeza, Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Guadalajara and Department of Chemical Engineering, Université Laval, Quebec - PLA and Cellulose Based Degradable Polymer Composites
Mihir A. Oka, Graduate Student, School of Polymer, Textile and Fiber Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology
