 2000 — Plastics for the New Millennium
April 10-12, 2000
Clearwater Beach, Florida
CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Session 1: End-Users & Suppliers Forum: Additives for the New Millennium
Moderator: Amos Golovoy, Ford Motor Company
Session 2: Fire Retardants & Plastics Flammability
Moderator: Charles Wilkie, Marquette University
Session 3: Advances and Applications of Nanocomposites
Moderator: Gary Beall, Missouri Baptist College
Session 4: Advances in Stabilization Technology
Moderator: Sahar Al-Malaika, Aston University
Session 5: Specialty Additives and Modifiers, Compatibilizers & Functional Fillers
Moderator: Richard Clark, Luzenac America
Session 6: Advances in Colorants and Pigments
Moderator: Robert Zeller, M.A. Hanna Color
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CONFERENCE AGENDA |
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| Session 2: Fire Retardants & Plastics Flammability |
| Moderators: Charles Wilkie, Marquette University |
| "The Effects of Silica Addition on Flammability of PP"
T. Kashiwagi, NIST
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| "Char Formation in Polyvinyl Polymers"
L. Costa, University of Turin
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| "Flame Retardance of Some Phosphorus-Containing Polymers: Reactive vs. Additive Approach"
J. Ebdon, University of Lancaster
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| "New Network Complexes of Copper and Their Potential as Smoke Suppression Agents in PVC"
R.D. Pike (speaker), W.H. Starnes, Jr., and P.M. Graham, College of William and Mary
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| "Novel Non-Blooming Flame Retardant for Polyolefins"
N.A. Favstritsky (speaker), D.A. Lee, F. Liu, and J.S. Stults, Great Lakes Chemical
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| Session 3: Advances and Applications of Nanocomposites |
| Moderator: Gary Beall, Missouri Baptist College |
| "Nanoclays for Polypropylene Nanocomposites"
T. Lan (speaker) and J. Qian, Nanocor, Inc.
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| "Comparing Polymer-Clay Nanocomposites With Normal Composites"
M. van Es, DSM Research
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| "Characterization and Application of Functionalized Clays in Polymer/Clay Nanocomposites"
T.-Y. Tsai (speaker), S.-J. Jong, S.-Y. Lee, W.-F. Kuo, and C.-L. Hwang, Union Chemical Labs, ITRI
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| "Coatings of Clay-Polymer Nanocomposite Materials"
D. Majumdar (speaker), Eastman Kodak, and T. Lan, Nanocor
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| Session 4: Advances in Stabilization Technology |
| Moderator: Sahar Al-Malaika, Aston University |
| "TA New Family of Benzotriazoles: How to Modulate Properties Within the Same Technology"
R. Lee, Great Lakes Chemical
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| "Small Structural Changes with Large Effects on Antioxidant Activity in 2-Alkyl Thio Alkyl Phenols"
H.R. Meier (speaker), G. Knobloch, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, G. Rist, University of Basel, and M. Szelagiewicz, Solvias AG
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| "Hindered Amine Stabilizers as Long-Term Heat Stabilizers for Polypropylene"
P. Gijsman, DSM Research
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| "The Many-Sided Effects of Stabilizer Mass on UV Stability of Polyolefins"
F. Gugumus
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| "Pesticide-fast UV-Formulations for Agrifilms"
R. Shachar, Kafrit Industries
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| "Performance Benefits of Stabilizers Blends"
D.R. Stevenson, Dover Chemical
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| Session 5: Specialty Additives and Modifiers, Compatibilizers & Functional Fillers |
| Moderator: Richard Clark, Luzenac America |
| "Multispot Effects on PP Compounds for Automotive Interior Trim"
J. Rohrmann, Targor GmbH
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| "A Novel Nucleating/Clarifying Agent for Polypropylene"
M. Fukushima (speaker), T. Takeuchi, T. Yukino, and T. Haruna, Asahi Denka Kogyo
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| "New Additives for Enhanced Paintability and Dyeability of Polyolefins"
J. Reyes, AmeriBrom
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| "Mica Reinforced TPO: Use of Additives to Improve Performance"
L. Canova, Franklin Industrial Minerals
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| "Physical Behavior of High Molecular Weight Additives in Polymer"
A. Mar'in, University of Ancona
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