Preliminary Program subject to change
01F07 Polymerization and Polymer Processing in Supercritical Fluids
OverviewThe session solicits papers in both experimental and computational aspects of polymerization and polymer processing making use of high pressure fluids. Papers dealing with improved processing, miscibility of blends, separations, coatings, incorporating additives, molding and reactive extrusion in high pressure fluids are all welcome.
Primary SponsorHigh Pressure (01f)

Chair

Ruben G. Carbonell
Frank Hawkins Kenan Distinguished Professor
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department
Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology & Science, NC State University
Partners Building 1, Suite 3200
Box 7006
Raleigh, NC 27695-7006

Phone Number: 919-515-5118
Fax Number: 919-515-5831
Email: ruben@ncsu.edu

CoChair

Suresh L. Shenoy
Research Assistant Professor
Chemical and Life Sciences Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University
601 W. Main Street, P.O.Box 843028
Richmond, VA 23284-3028
Phone Number: 804-440-6714
Fax Number: 804-828-3846
Email: sshenoy@vcu.edu
High Pressure Crystallization of Polymers in Dense Fluids
Erdogan Kiran, Wei Zhang and Jian Fang, Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 132 Randolph Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Rheology of Reactive and High-Viscosity Polymers with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Matthew D. Wilding, Virginia Tech, 154 Randolph Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and Donald G. Baird, Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech, 133 Randolph Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
Structure and Rheology of Supercritical CO2 Exfoliated Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites
Steven E. Horsch, Ganapathy Subrahmanium, Esin Gulari and Rangaramanujam M. Kannan, Wayne State University, 1100 Anthony Wayne Dr., Detroit, MI 48202
Property Prediction of Poly(Propylene) Plasticized by CO2
Hiroshi Inomata1, Yusuke KOIZUMI2, Katatsu HIROSE2, Yoshiyuki SATO2 and Hideo Ohyabu3, (1)Tohoku University, Aoba, Aramaki 07, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan, (2)Dept of Chemical Engineering, Tohoku University, Aoba, Aramaki 07, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan, (3)Japan Chemical Innovation Institute (JCII), Nigatake 4-2-1, Sendai, 983-8551, Japan
Foaming of Ps/Clay Nanocomposites in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Sharath Kumar Nirmal Kumar, Shunahshep R. Shukla and Kurt W. Koelling, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43201
Impacts of Phase Morphology on Polymer Blends Foaming Using Supercritical CO2
Xiangmin Han1, Jiong Shen1, Guojun Xu2 and L. James Lee1, (1)Chemical and Biomolecular Dept., Ohio State University, Room 125, 140 west, 19th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210, (2)Chemical and Biomolecular Dept, Ohio State University, Room 125, 140 west, 19th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210
Novel Dynamic Microcellular Polystyrene Processing in Supercritical CO2
Nan-Qiao Zhou, Chang-Yun Gao and xiang-Fang Peng, Key Laboratory of Polymer Processing Engineering, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China

Engineering Sciences and Fundamentals