Full Programme

Sunday, May 24^th

16.30 – 19.30         Registration

20.00                       Mix-together cocktail

Monday, May 25th

Session I     Bioplastics – Basic Principles

9.00 – 10.30           L. Cerruti (University of Torino, Italy)

                                “Open-jaw ticket. High polymers history: from nature to nature”

10.30 – 11.00         Break

11.00 – 12.30         R. Narayan (Michigan State University, US)

                                “Tutorial on biobased and biodegradable plastics – principles, concepts and technology exemplars”

13.00 – 14.30         Lunch

14.30 – 16.00         E. Chiellini (University of Pisa, Italy)

                                “Polymers of natural origin, structure, properties & isolation”

16.00 – 16.30         Break

16.30 – 18.00         C. Bastioli (Novamont, Italy)

                                “Bioplastics -state of the art, properties and environmental impact”

18.15 – 19.45         Poster presentation (2 min. each)

20.00                       Wine and cheese party

Tuesday, May 26th

Session II    Biopolymers, bioblends and biocomposites

9.00 – 10.30           I. Mondragon (University Basque Country, Spain)

                                “Role of bioresources in bionanocomposites”

10.30 – 11.00         Break

11.00 – 12.30         L. Tighzert (ESIEC Reims, France)

                                “Bioblends and bioadditives”

13.00 – 14.30         Lunch

14.30 – 16.00         B. Pukanszki (Budapest University, Hungary)

                                “Biofillers and bionanofillers”

16.00 – 16.30         Break

16.30 – 18.00         A. Dufresne (INPG Grenoble, France)

                                “Bio(nano)composites”

18.15 – 19.30         Posters session

Wednesday, May 27th

Session III   Green processes for bioplastics

9.00 – 10.30           L. Paternostre (Materia Nova-Natiss, Belgium)

                                “Green processes for bioplastics”

                                O. Talon (Materia Nova-Natiss, Belgium)

                                “Green processes for bioplastics”

10.30 – 11.00         Break

11.00 – 12.30         A. Duda (CMMS, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland)

                                “New synthetic pathways to biodegradable polymers”

13.00 – 14.30         Lunch

14.30– 16.00        J.F. Gérard (INSA Lyon, France)

                                “Synthetic polymers from renewable resources”

16.00– 16.30        Break

16. 30– 18.00      Round Table, "The Plastics & Environment. A Tentative to Find a Common Nomenclature for Common Understanding" Chair E. Chiellini

Thursday, May 28th

9.00 – 10.30           B. Vergnes (ENSMP, France)

                                “Processing and rheology of bioplastics”

10.30 – 11.00         Break

11.30 – 13.00       Ph. Dubois (Univ. Mons-Hainaut, Belgium)

                                “Bioplastics and reactive extrusion”

13.00 – 14.30         Lunch

Session IV   Biodegradation and environmental fate of bioplastics

14.30 – 16.00     G. Camino (Politechnic of Turin, Italy)

                           “Bioplastics degradation”

16.00 – 16.30      Break

16.30 – 18.00      S. Rossi (Proplast, Italy)

                            “Lifecycle of bioplastics and environmental regulations”

18.15 – 19.30         Posters session

20.00                       Social dinner

Friday, May 29th

Session V   Perspectives

9.00 – 10.30           M. Malinconico (CNR, Italy)

                            “Biopolymers in crop, food, health and building protection: a world of sustainable applications”

10.30 – 11.00         Break

11.00 – 12.30         S. Cavallo (Natureworks, Italy): “Ingeo^(TM) bioplastic to stand the market test including end of life options”

13.00 – 14.30         Closing and Lunch

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