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Abstract:
The use of renewable feedstock has been
a major subject of recent research activities,
as industry seeks to develop sustainable environmental
practices. The plastics industry can benefit by
using renewable feedstock in the form of chemicals,
fibers, or fillers. Byproducts of crops like wheat,
soy, or corn can be used as fillers in the automotive,
packaging, and construction sectors. This presentation
will discuss recent advances in the development
of agricultural fillers, which represent an opportunity
for both environmental and economical sustainability.
Several methodologies are being investigated in
order to identify materials with the right balance
of properties and cost. Manufacturing the filler
includes harvesting at the farm, drying, particle-size
reduction, and transportation to the compounder.
Then, formulation and processing conditions play
important roles in determining the final physical
properties.
Presenter:
Leonardo C. Simon, University of Waterloo
Leonardo C. Simon is associate professor
in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the
University of Waterloo, in Canada. He obtained
his BEng (1995) and MEng (1998) in chemical engineering,
and his PhD (2001) in materials science from the
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil.
Since he joined the University of Waterloo in
2002, his research areas have included the synthesis,
characterization, and properties of polymeric
materials, polymer nanocomposites, and bioproducts,
and modeling polymerization mechanisms. He received
the Early Research Award in 2005, the Young Canadian
Innovator Award in 2006, and the Best Paper Award
at the SPE Automotive Composites Conference in
2007.
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