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Sustainable Polymers: Physics of New Materials, Design for Sustainability, and End-of-Life

FOCUS · D17 · ID: 47565

Presentations

  • Seven Simple Dynamic Covalent Chemistries to Transform Thermosets into Thermoplastics: Sustainable Chemical Recycling of Traditionally Non-Recyclable Materials

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    Publication: Jin et al., Adv. Mater. 2016, 28, 6746. <br>Chen et al., Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 6349. <br>Li et al., Macromolecules 2018, 51, 5537. <br>Chen et al., ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 2398. <br>Hu et al., ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2019, 220, 1900083.<br>Chen et al., Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2019, 220, 1900083. <br>Chen et al., Polymer 2019, 178, 121604. <br>Li et al., Macromolecules 2019, 52, 8207. <br>Chen et al., ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2020, 2, 2093. <br>Torkelson et al., U.S patent 10,618,991 (2020).<br>Li et al., ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2020, 2, 4658. <br>Bin Rusayyis et al., Macromolecules 2020, 53, 8367. <br>Li et al., Macromolecules 2021, 54, 1452. <br>Bin Rusayyis et al., Polymer Chem. 2021, 21, 2760.

    Presenters

    • John M Torkelson

      Northwestern University

    Authors

    • John M Torkelson

      Northwestern University

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  • Bio-based composites of poly(ethylene glycol)-grafted cellulose nanocrystals in poly(lactic acid)

    ORAL

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    Publication: N. Macke, C. Hemmingsen, S. Rowan, "Bio-based composites of poly(ethylene glycol)-grafted cellulose nanocrystals in poly(lactic acid)". In preparation.

    Presenters

    • Nicholas Macke

      University of Chicago

    Authors

    • Nicholas Macke

      University of Chicago

    • Christina Hemmingsen

      Northwestern University

    • Stuart J Rowan

      University of Chicago

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  • Swelling Behavior of Sustainable Chitosan/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Ultrathin Films

    ORAL

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    Presenters

    • Wafa Tonny

      Materials Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA

    Authors

    • Wafa Tonny

      Materials Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA

    • Mohammad Tuhin

      Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA

    • Ali Ammar

      William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA

    • Venkatesh Balan

      Biotechnology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA

    • Megan L Robertson

      Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA, University of Houston

    • Alamgir Karim

      University of Houston, William A. Brookshire Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA

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  • Investigating the effect of Co-solvent Pretreatment on Acid-Based Hydrolysis of Cellulose for Biofuels through Molecular Dynamics Simulations

    ORAL

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    Presenters

    • Shalini Jayaraman Rukmani

      Computational Molecular Biophysics, Oak Ridge National Labor

    Authors

    • Shalini Jayaraman Rukmani

      Computational Molecular Biophysics, Oak Ridge National Labor

    • Micholas D Smith

      Computational Molecular Biophysics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States Department of Biochemistry, Molecular & Cellula

    • Josh V Vermaas

      National Center for Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michigan Stat

    • Jeremy C Smith

      Computational Molecular Biophysics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States Department of Biochemistry, Molecular & Cellula

    • Loukas Petridis

      Computational Molecular Biophysics, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Biosciences Division, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States

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  • Spinnability and Rheology of PEO Solutions in Water/Acetonitrile Mixtures via Centrifugal Force Spinning

    ORAL

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    Presenters

    • Cheryl L Slykas

      University of Illinois at Chicago

    Authors

    • Cheryl L Slykas

      University of Illinois at Chicago

    • Jorgo Merchiers

      Hasselt University, University of Hasselt

    • Carina Martinez

      University of Illinois at Chicago

    • Naveen Reddy

      Hasselt University

    • Vivek Sharma

      University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Illinois Chicago

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