Tuesday, November 6, 2007: 12:30 PM-3:00 PM
Room 355 B (Salt Palace Convention Center)

Forest Products Division (17)

#217 - Bioproducts and Biomaterials - Critical Products for a Sustainable Economy II (17002)
Composites 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.
Chair:Amar K. Mohanty
CoChair:Manju Misra
CoSponsor(s):Biomaterials (08b)
Composites (08f)
Sustainable Engineering Forum (23)
Topical 4: Sustainable Biorefineries (T4)
Topical E: Sustainability (TE)
12:30 PMIntroductory Remarks
12:35 PMPolyurethane Foams Using Functionalized Soybean Oil for Automotive Applications
Cynthia M. Flanigan, Christine Perry, Deborah M. Mielewski
1:00 PMBiodegradable Nanocomposites
Yulin Deng, Jihoon Lee
1:25 PMAll-Cellulose Hierarchical Composites
Anthony Abbott, Julasak Juntaro, Alexander Bismarck
1:50 PMCoproduction of Wheat Straw-Derived Cellulose Fibers and Nanowhiskers with Ethanol in a Biorefinery
Christopher Saffron, Farzaneh Teymouri, Janette Moore, Darold McCalla, F. Larry Leistritz, Bernie Steele
2:15 PMBiobased Materials from Polyhydroxyalkanoate and Thermoplastic Starch Blends and Their Biocomposites: Opportunities and Challenges
Amar K. Mohanty, Yashodhan S. Parulekar
2:40 PMPanel Discussion

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