Symposium 2013
Programme
27 june 2013
08.45 - 09.15 | Reception and Registration |
09.15 - 10.00 | Welcome & Introduction to the BPM programme by Christiaan Bolck, director BPM |
Opening of the symposium - Biobased economy; Has the green premium disappeared? By Jan Noordegraaf (Synbra), chairman of the symposium | |
Strategy for a biobased economy as part of the Topsector approach by Gerard van Harten, Topsector Chemie |
10.00 - 11.15 | Topic: Raw Materials & Building Blocks |
New BioBased Building Blocks designed to contribute to higher performance in Biomaterials by Stefaan De Wildeman, AMIBM | |
Novel renewable polyamides and non-isocyanate polyurethanes for coating applications (NOPANIC) – From building blocks to polymers – The story so far… (results of BPM research project ‘NOPANIC’) by Joe Stewart, Utrecht University | |
Novel bio-based polycondensates by melt (co)polymerization and solid-state modification |
11.15 - 11.45 | Coffee break |
11.45 - 13.00 | Topic: New Biobased Polymers |
Bio-polymers – an industry perspective by Marc Verbruggen, NatureWorks | |
Bio-based composite resins (results of BPM research project ‘BIOCRES’) by Martijn Beljaars, Groningen University | |
Acrylic and styrenic monomers and polymers from biomass (results of BPM research project ‘ACTION’) by Jérôme Le Nôtre, Wageningen University |
13.00 - 14.00 | Lunch |
14.00 - 15.15 | Topic: Polymer Processing |
Plastics made by nature! Opportunities and Applications for Biobased Plastics by Julian Schmeling, FKuR | |
Biocompatible chitosan-films and materials with enhanced antimicrobial properties (results of BPM research project ‘ChitoSmart’) by Nynke van Berkum, TNO | |
High impact poly lactic acid (results of BPM research project ‘HIPLA’) by Rutger Knoop, Wageningen Food & Biobased Research |
15.15 - 15.45 | Coffee break |
15.45 - 17.00 | Topic: Markets & Applications |
Sales of biobased products into the international horticultural market by Wouter Zieck, Desch Plantpak | |
Strain-induced crystallization of PLA and its application for production of PLA bottles (results of BPM research project ‘PLAsticBottle’) by Karin Molenveld, Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research | |
BPM-180 Feasible – Life cycle assessment of bio-based materials for a printer panel (results of BPM research project ‘FEASIBLE’) by Martijn Broeren, Utrecht University |
17.00 - 18.00 | Closure and Drinks |