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Monday, May 5, 2008
Session M18
Vinyl Plastics
and Additives
Moderator:

8:30 AM
PVC Market Overview
Brad Esckilsen, Formosa

9:30 AM #0767
Discussions On The Melting Temperature Of Poly(Vinyl Chloride)
James Summers, P3Consultants

10:00 AM #0061
Nanoscopic Characterization Of Plastisol Gelation And Fusion Process Utilizing Scanning Electron Microscopy And Atomic Force Microscopy
Jerome Jourdan, BASF

10:30 AM #0365
Polymer Plasticization Using Supercritical CO2
Febe Kusmanto, Queen's University Belfast

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Monday, May 5, 2008
Session M36
Vinyl Plastics
and Additives II
Moderator:

1:30 PM
Keynote Speaker: Vinyl Institute

2:30 PM - #0952
Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Rigid PVC As A Matrix For PVC/Wood-Flour Composites
Laurent Matuana, Michigan State University

3:00 PM - #0877
PVC Composites Based On Novel Nanoclays
Daphne Benderly, Elementis Specialties

3:30 PM - #0344
The Interaction Of Nanoclay, Plasticizer And Stabilizer In PVC Wire And Cable Formulations With Enhanced Acceptability
Gowri Dorairaju, University of Massachusetts Lowell

4:00 PM - #0524
Novel Single Screw For RPVC Dry Blend With High Output Character
David Lorenc, Randcastle Extrusion Systems Inc.

4:30 PM - #0940 (C)
Organic Based Stabilizers For Flexible PVC Applications
Edward Krainer, Chemtura Corporation

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