Agenda

Delta Hotel and Conference Centre, Guelph, Canada
Day One - March 31, 2010

Time Workshop Speaker
8:30 AM Registration and refreshments
8:45 AM Welcoming remarks from Workshop Chair Prof Amar Mohanty Prof. Amar Mohanty
Director, Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre Professor & Ontario Premier’s Research Chair in Biomaterials & Transportation, University of Guelph (Canada)
9:00 - 9:45 AM Using bio (renewable) content and biodegradability to design and engineer green packaging products
  • Bio (renewable) based packaging materials offers the intrinsic value proposition for reducing a products carbon footprint.
  • Biodegradability is an end-of-life option that harnesses the microorganisms present in the target disposal environment to completely and safely remove the packaging material from the environmental compartment.
  • This lecture will review the underlying fundamental scientific basis and present new emerging materials technology being introduced in the marketplace with special emphasis on using starch as the biofeedstock.
 		Prof. Ramani Narayan
University Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Michigan State University (USA)
9:45 - 10:30 AM Bioplastics, Bio-based Plastics and Bioplastic Alloys: Current Trends and Future Prospective
  • Renewable Resource-based Bioplastics
  • Petroleum-based Biodegradable Plastics
  • Bioplastic Alloys: New Innovations
  • Bio-based plastics from both petroleum and renewable sources
 		Prof. Amar Mohanty
Director, Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre Professor & Ontario Premier’s Research Chair in Biomaterials & Transportation, University of Guelph (Canada)
10:30 - 10:45 AM BREAK
10:45 - 11:30 AM Development of Mazda Biomaterial for automotive use
  • In-house development of bioplastic and biofabric
  • Bioplastic: Injection moldable PLA with high biomass ratio (>80%)
  • Biofabric: 100% plant-derived stereocomplex PLA
 		Dr. Yushi Matsuda
Senior Technical Specialist, Technical Research Center, Mazda Motor Corporation (Japan)
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Bio-based materials and products: Markets and Policy
  • European and World Markets of Bio-based Materials and Products
  • Bio-based Materials means: Bio-based plastics, WPC and Natural Fibres Reinforced Plastics (NFRP)
  • Feedstock for Bio-based Materials
  • Policy: bioenergy (highly supported) vs. bio-based materials (no or small support)
  • Comparison of bioenergy and bio-based materials due to CO2-reduction and employment
 Michael Carus
Managing Director, Nova Institute (Germany)
12:15 - 1:30 PM LUNCH
1:30 - 2:15 PM Use of Soy in Rubber and Rubber-Modified Plastics
  • Overview of bio-based automotive plastics
  • Soy fillers used in natural and synthetic rubber
  • Development of TPOs using soy-based rubber
 		Dr. Cynthia Flanigan
Plastics Technical Expert, Materials & Nanotechnology Department, Research and Advanced Engineering, Ford Motor Company (USA)
2:15 - 3:00 PM Utilizing Bio-based Raw Materials in Interior Automotive Coverstock
  • A case study of successfully replacing crude oil based plasticizers with bio derived plasticizers in interior automotive applications.
  • Major Automotive OEM feedback on the “Green” option. Do they really care?
  • Potential options to replace crude oil based olefin-rubber thermoplastics with bio derived alternatives
 		Patrick Diebel
VP Advanced Technology, Canadian General-Tower Ltd. (Canada)
3:00 - 3:15 PM BREAK
3:15 - 4:00 PM Prerequisites for the Innovative Application of Biotechnology in the Automotive Industry Now and in the Future
  • The innovative implementation of Biotechnology in automotive application will be reviewed.
  • The challenges and the means to overcome these challenges will be addressed.
  • The Path forward to the future will be charted.
 		Dr. Hamdy Khalil
Global Director of Research, The Woodbridge Group (Canada)
4:00 - 4:45 PM Natural Fibre Composites: Biocomposites vs. Truly Green Composites
  • Biocomposites from natural fibre and petroleum-based traditional plastics
  • Advanced biocomposites from engineering plastics and natural fibres
  • Truly green composites from natural fibre and renewable resource-based bioplastics
 		Prof. Amar Mohanty
Director, Bioproducts Discovery & Development Centre Professor & Ontario Premier’s Research Chair in Biomaterials & Transportation, University of Guelph (Canada)
5:00 PM Closing remarks from the Chair
5:30 PM Reception
6:00 PM Dinner
8:00 PM Day One Concludes

 

 

Day Two - April 1, 2010

Time Workshop Speaker
8:30 AM BREAKFAST
9:00 - 9:45 AM Environmental Life Cycle Assessment provides evidence but remains a challenge – The case of bio-based plastics 
  • While having its weaknesses, LCA is the most comprehensive method to assess the environmental assessment of a product or a process. This presentation will first outline the principle features of LCA as a method before presenting the major methodological challenges. It will then provide results from several recent studies on bio-based plastics and draw general conclusions and identify the most pressing R&D needs related to LCA studies on bioplastics.
  		Dr. Martin Patel
Assistant professor Utrecht University, Department of Science, Technology and Society, Copernicus Institute (Netherlands)
9:45 - 10:30 PM Renewably Sourced Polymers for Demanding Applications
  • DuPont’s effort in renewably sourced materials and approaches taken to reduce dependency on petroleum
  • Renewably sourced high performance Sorona® Polymer for applications including apparel, floor coverings, automotive and packaging
  • Cerenol® Polyol, an example of a 100% bio-based engineered polyol with unique performance attributes
  • Examples of renewably sourced high performing engineering thermoplastics: Hytrel® RS and Zytel® RS
  • Life cycle assessment (LCA) and DuPont’s effort in the reduction of environmental footprint
 		Dr. Joseph Kurian
Technology & Business Development Manager, Principal Scientist Sorona® Polymer, DuPont (USA)
10:30 - 10:45 AM BREAK
10:45 - 11:30 AM Recent Advances in Nanocellulose Research and Innovation
  • Brief overview of History of Microfibre and Nanofibre Conceptual development
  • Difference between Cellulose Nanofibres and Nano-crystaline cellulose
  • Recent progress in research and commercialization of Nanofibres
  • Challenges and opportunities in commercial applications of cellulose nanofibres
 		Dr. Mohini Sain
Professor and Director, Centre for Biocomposites and Biomaterials Processing, University of Toronto (Canada)
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM Material performance through renewable chemistry - The DSM journey
  • Renewable thermoplastics and thermosetting solutions
  • Natural fibers as high-performance reinforcement materials
  • Innovative bio-derived building blocks
 		Martijn Antonisse
12:15 - 1:15 PM LUNCH
1:15 - 2:00 PM Totally Green Polymers produced entirely from oilseeds: Chemistry and Materials Science
  • Production of polyols from vegetable oils
  • Production of diisocyanates from vegetable oils
  • Production of both thermosets and thermoplastics from vegetable oils
 		Dr. Suresh Narine
Professor, University of Trent (Canada)
2:00 - 2:45 PM Nano-enhanced Bioplastics and Hybrid Biocomposites
  • Hybrid reinforcement: Nano, Micro and Macro
  • Biocomposite Processing
  • Properties
  • Applications
 		Dr. Manju Misra
Associate Professor, School of Engineering, University of Guelph (Canada)
2:45 PM Tour of the Bioproducts Discovery and Development Centre - University of Guelph
4:00 PM End of the workshop