14th International Symposium on Bioplastics, Biocomposites and Biorefining: Overview and Poster Award Winners
The 14th International Symposium on Bioplastics, Biocomposites and Biorefining took place from May 31st-June 3rd, 2016 at the Delta Guelph Hotel and Conference Centre. The event was attended by over 300 delegates from 28 countries. Participation representation was from academia, industry, and the government sector, with a high rate of participation from trainees.
The judges for this year's poster awards competition were Prof. Nandika D'Souza from the University of North Texas, USA; Dr. Minh-Tan Ton-That from the National Research Council Canada; and Prof. David Grewell from Iowa State University, USA.
The following Student prizes were awarded:
First Prize
Michael Biancaniello, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Novel Electrically Conductive Bio-Based Adhesive from Distillers' Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) and Graphene
Doug Cuthbertson, Western University, London, ON, Canada
Novel Mechanically Fluidized Reactor Technology for Production of Pure Pyrolysis Biocarbon
Ghodsieh Mashouf Roudsari, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Toughened bioepoxy from epoxidized soybean oil and poly(furfuryl alcohol)
Second prize
Vidhya Nagarajan, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Poly (Trimethylene Terephthalate)/Poly (lactic acid) Blends and Biocarbon Composites
Sai Aditya Pradeep, Clemson University, SC, USA
Investigation of Bimodal Cellular Distributions via Supercritical Fluid Assisted Foam Injection Molding of PLA/PBSA Blends
Michael R. Snowdon, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Investigation of the thermal behavior and mechanical performance of poly(lactic acid) blended with poly(ethylene glycol) and biobased carbon composites
Ehsan Behazin, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
Hybrid biocomposites from toughened polypropylene and biocarbon
Liejiang Jin University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Polyesters from renewable canola oil-based monomers
Third prize
Oscar Valerio, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
A sustainable way for improving toughness of commercial bioplastics by reactive melt blending with glycerol based polyesters
Eva-Marieke Lems1,BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Surface-esterification of Cellulose Nanofibrils with Fatty Acids of Different Chain Length
Enzo Monte Canedo, Federal University of São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
Lipid production by Mucorales strains using low-cost carbon sources
Chemar J. Huntley, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, USA
The Environmental and Health Effects of Crystalline Cellulose Extracted from Wheat Straw
Muhammad Safder, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Development of biopolymers for de-watering and consolidation of oil sands tailings
