| Tuesday, November 18, 2008: 8:30 AM-11:00 AM | |||
| Room 204-B (Pennsylvania Convention Center) | |||
Composites (08f) | |||
| #205 - Bio-Based Composites (08F05) | |||
| Bio-based composites are materials composed of both a matrix and reinforcing phase, where at least one component of the composite is derived from plants, bacteria, animals, etc. The bio-based component can be a polymeric matrix (e.g., polylactic acid or triglyceride-based polyesters), polymeric filler, natural fibers (e.g., flax or jute), or other bio-based additives (e.g., chitin or lignin). Composites with forest resources have included wood, nanoparticles derived from cellulose or hemicellulose contained in wood and such. Contributions are being sought that address new developments concerning the chemistry, development, processing, structure, analysis, and properties of bio-based composites. | |||
| Chair: | John LaScala | ||
| CoChair: | Jeff Lindsay | ||
| 8:30 AM | 205a | Molecular Relaxation Behavior of Fatty Acid Based Vinyl Ester Resins Steven E. Boyd | |
| 8:55 AM | 205b | Modification and Functionalization of Soybean Oil Resins for Dielectric Applications Mingjiang Zhan, Richard P. Wool | |
| 9:20 AM | 205c | Bio-Based Composite Repair Resins Containing No Hazardous Air Pollutants Kevin Andrews, John La Scala, Scott Bingham, James M. Sands, Giuseppe R. Palmese | |
| 9:45 AM | 205d | Rheological Analysis of Cellulose Nanocrystal Aqueous Suspensions and Phase Behavior Esteban E. Ureņa-Benavides, Christopher L. Kitchens | |
| 10:10 AM | 205e | Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Polylactide-Nanoporous Zeolite Composites Isinay E. Yuzay, Rafael Auras, Susan Selke | |
| 10:35 AM | 205f | Surface Modification of Wood Flour by Acid Chloride Esterification: Characterization and Performance of High Density Polyethylene/ Wood Flour Composites Yongcheng Zhang, Hossein Toghiani, Charles U. Pittman Jr., Yibin Anna Xue | |
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