| Friday, 4 November 2005: 8:00 AM-10:30 AM | |||
| 302 (Cincinnati Convention Center) | |||
Polymers (08a) | |||
| #584 - Polymers from Renewable Resources (08A11) | |||
| New polymeric materials are emerging based on renewable resources that offer great possibilities for improving ecological and environmental performance. These green materials are an important aspect of broader developments in sustainable engineering. This session brings together those researchers working in the field to discuss the state-of-the-art. | |||
| CoChair: | Giuseppe R. Palmese | ||
| Chair: | John R. Dorgan | ||
| 8:00 AM | 584a | Fatty Acid Based Monomers for Fire Resistant Vinyl Ester and Unsaturated Polyester Resins Erde Can, Giuseppe R. Palmese | |
| 8:16 AM | 584b | Epoxidation of Soybean Oil in a Microemulsion-Assisted Environment David G. Rethwisch, Kaveri Jain, Peter Rasmussen, Katherine T. Rethwisch, Tonya L. Peeples, Alec B. Scranton | |
| 8:32 AM | 584c | The Rheology and Degradation of a Series of Pha-Based Copolymers Eickhoff James Jr., Graham M. Harrison | |
| 8:48 AM | 584d | Surface Modification of Films of Pla, Pha, and Their Blends Rahul M. Rasal, Amol V. Janorkar, Andrew T. Metters, Douglas E. Hirt | |
| 9:04 AM | 584e | Moisture Sorption and Transport in Polylactide Richard A. Cairncross, Jeffrey G. Becker, Shri Ramaswamy, Ryan O'Connor | |
| 9:20 AM | 584f | Production of Well Dispersed Polymer Blends and Nanocomposites Using Renewable Polymers with Solid-State Shear Pulverization Amanda M. Walker, John M. Torkelson, John R. Dorgan | |
| 9:36 AM | 584g | Synthesis of Poly(Butyl Acrylate)-G-Starch and Poly(Styrene)-G-Starch by Emulsion Photopolymerization to Produce Biodegradable Copolymers from Corn Starch Chris Comer, Julie L. Jessop | |
| 9:52 AM | 584h | Prediction of Renewable Polymer Properties Using Quantum and Molecular Modeling James McAliley, Christopher O'Brien, David Bruce | |
| 10:08 AM | 584i | Synthesis of Biodegradable Poly (L-Lactic Acid): Process Path Optimization Vimal Katiyar, Hemant Nanavati | |
| Sponsor: | Materials Engineering and Sciences Division | ||
| Cosponsors: | Environmental Division | ||
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