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

Forest Products Division (17)

#280 - Bioproducts and Biomaterials - Critical Products for a Sustainable Economy III (17007)
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)
3:30 PMImproved Isolation and Melt Processed Products of Zein
Gordon Selling, Kristen K. Woods
3:55 PMProperties Of Reactively-Mixed Molded Dairy-Based Biocomposites
C.I. Onwulata, P.M. Tomasula
4:20 PMStudies on Mechanical Properties and Enzymatic Degradation of Partially Biodegradable Laminated Ldpe - Starch Blend Film
Asim K. Jana, Sangeeta Garg, Sarabjit Singh
4:45 PMBiodegradable Green Hybrid Composites From Bacterial Bioplastic
Sanjeev Singh, A.K. Mohanty
5:05 PMBiocomposite Sheet Molding Compound Processing for Production of Auto Parts to Housing Structures
Manju Misra, Lawrence T. Drzal
5:25 PMPhysico-Mechanical and Morphological Study on Hemp-Polybutylene Succinate Biocomposites
B. N. Dash, M. Nakamura, S. Sahoo, M. Kotaki, A. Nakai, H. Hamada
5:45 PMPanel Discussion

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