 1999March 22-24, 1999
San Francisco, California
CONFERENCE SESSIONS
Session 1: Advances in Stabilization Technology
Moderator: Sahar Al-Malaika, Aston University
Session 2: Additives and Applications of Nanocomposites
Moderator: Gary Beall, Nanocor
Session 3: Specialty Additives, Impact Modifiers, Compatibilizers, and Functional Fillers
Moderator: Amos Golovoy, Ford Motor Company
Session 4: Fire Retardants and Plastics Flammability
Moderator: Charles Wilkie, Marquette University
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CONFERENCE AGENDA |
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Special Workshop on the Science and Technology of Nanocomposites
Instructor: Prof. E. Giannelis, Cornell University
Basic principles and fundamentals of nanocomposites. Critical properties of clays. Surface modification techniques. Preparation and unique properties
of polymer nanocomposites (nylon, polypropylene, polystyrene, and more).
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| Session 3: Specialty Additives, Impact Modifiers, Compatibilizers, and Functional Fillers |
| Moderator: Amos Golovoy, Ford Motor Company |
| "Chemical Additives for Plastics: Recent Developments and Future Trends"
L. Kattas (speaker) and I. Levin, Phillip Townsend Associates
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| "New Approach to the Theory of Additives Solubility in Polymers"
Prof. A. Mar'in, University of Ancona (Italy)
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| "Micromechanical Deformation Processes in Dependence on Morphology in Toughened and Particle Filled Semicrystalline Polymers"
Dr. G.-M. Kim, Dutch Polymer Institute, Eindhoven University (Holland) |
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"Overview of Recent Developments in Talc Technology"
Dr. R. Clark (speaker), J. Spano, and G. Fourty, Luzenac America |
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"Latest Developments of Compatibilized and Metallocene Plastomer Enhanced High Performance Polyolefin Products"
Dr. D. Chundury, Ferro Corp.
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| "Super Phosphorescent Additives for High-Quality Illumination at Low Additive Loading Levels"
J.A. Bodi and A. Burgess (speaker), M.A. Hanna Color
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