Technical Program
DAY 1 : Sept 13, 2018
| 7:30-8:15 | On-site Registration - Badge Pick-up |
| 8:15-8:25 | Welcome |
| 8:25-9:05 |
Keynote:
Outstanding Achievements Award Lecture
Jim Throne, Sherwood Technologies (USA) |
| Session 1: Extrusion foaming process | |
| 9:05-9:30 |
Design Considerations for Physical Foam Extrusion with CO
2 and N
2
Andy Caufman, Promix Solutions (USA) |
| 9:30-9:55 |
Insights into the process and equipment to produce microcellular PET foams using extrusion foaming
Daniele Tammaro , Sulzer Chemtech (Switzerland) |
| 9:55-10:20 |
CO
2-assisted foaming of PLA by using a planetary roller extruder for an enhanced mass and heat transfer
Judith Winck, Ruhr-University Bochum (Germany) |
| 10:20-10:45 | Morning Break |
| Session 2: In-mold Foaming | |
| 10:45-11:10 |
Advances in high performance thermoplastic foams
Isa Fonseca, BASF (Germany) |
| 11:10-11:35 |
Thermoplastic Sandwich Structures with Bead Foam Core – Novel Processing Approaches
Volker Altstaedt, University of Bayreuth (Germany) |
| 11:35-12:00 |
Non-isothermal crystallization of hard segment in poly(ether-block-amide) (Pebax®) and the impact on foam injection foaming under N2 Ruosong Li, University of Toronto (Canada) |
| 12:00-13:20 | Lunch |
| Session 3: Foam Structure and Properties | |
| 13:20-13:45 |
High Energy Return Foam of Thermoplastic Polyester Elastomers (TPEE) Andre Oosterlaken, DSM Engineering Plastics (USA) |
13:45-14:10 |
Tailor-made polyurethane foam morphology for defined thermal conductivity Gisbert Riess, Montanuniversität Leoben (Austria) |
| 14:10-14:35 |
Thermal properties of highly loaded piezo-composite foams Gayaneh Petrossian, Washington State University (USA) |
| 14:35-15:00 | Thermal Properties and Morphology of Polyamide 6 Blends Foam Shu Kai Yeh, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan) |
| 15:00-15:25 | Afternoon Break |
| Session 4: Chemical Foaming Agents and Additives | |
| 15:25-15:50 |
Chemical foaming of Copolyamide by reactive extrusion for automotive applications Mathilde Auclerc, University of Lyon (France) |
| 15:50-16:15 |
Extruded PS foams nucleated by novel supramolecular additive to enhance foam morphology and properties Merve Demir, University Bayreuth (Germany) |
| 16:15-16:40 |
Advances in Polyolefin Foaming Technology Colin Li Pi Shan, Dow Plastics (USA) |
| 17:00-19:00 | Reception / Poster session |
| 19:00-21:00 | Award banquet |
DAY 2 : Sept 14, 2018
| 8:00 | Welcome |
| 8:00-8:40 |
Keynote:
From 10 bubbles to 10,000 bubbles across a human hair: Transparent Foams in Polyetherimid
Vipin Kumar, University of Washington (USA) |
| Session 5: Nanocellular foams properties | |
| 8:40-9:05 |
Developing Transparent Insulating Polymeric Nanofoam for Energy Efficient Window Application
Jie Li, Argonne National Laboratory (USA) |
| 9:05-9:30 |
Nanocellular polymers based on PMMA: Recent approaches to produce these materials with improved cellular
structures and properties
Miguel Rodriguez Perez, University of Valladolid (Spain) |
| 9:30-09:55 |
Scalable process for the economical production of lightweight polymer nanofoams
Roland Oberhoffer, Sumteq (Germany) |
| 09:55-10:20 | Morning break |
| Session 6: Nanocellular foams and fundamentals | |
| 10:20-10:45 |
Low-density bimodal nanocellular PMMA/PVDF foams for super-insulating applications
Guilong Wang, Shandong University (China) |
| 10:45-11:10 |
Stress-induced cell size decrease in PMMA foams – the importance of hydrostatic stress in solid state foaming
Angelika Beinert, Cambridge University (UK) |
| 11:10-11:35 |
Graded and layered foams by gas foaming using periodic mass transport boundary conditions
Ernesto di Maio, University of Naples (Italy) |
| 11:35-12:00 |
Modelling Percolation Threshold of Conductive Polymer Composite Foams with Multi-cell Growth
Sai Wang, University of Toronto (Canada) |
| 12:00-13:20 | Lunch |
| 13:20-14:00 |
Keynote:
Challenges and solutions in the recycling of polystyrene foams
Mario Grenier, Dyne-A-Pak (Canada) |
| Session 7: Sustainable foams | |
| 14:00-14:25 |
Influence of Repeated Recycling of Polystyrene on Morphological Attributes during Solid-State Microcellular
Foaming
Abhishek Gandhi, CIPET, Bengaluru (India) |
| 14:25-14:50 |
Polystyrene Recycling by Dissolution Solenne Brouard, PolystyVert |
| 14:50-15:15 |
Sustainable Nanocellulose Additives for Enhanced Polyurethane Foams
Geoff Fisher, Performance BioFilaments Inc. (Canada) |
| 15:15-15:45 | Afternoon Break |
| Session 8: Nano-composite foams | |
| 15:45-16:10 |
In-Situ Shrinking Microfibers Enhanced Strain Hardening of Linear Polymers
Patrick Lee, University of Vermont (USA) |
| 16:10-16:35 |
Dispersion of carbon additives in styrenic polymer blends and its impact on foaming with CO
2
Anson Wong, DowDupont Specialty Products Division (USA) |
| 16:35-17:00 |
Physical Foaming: A Facile Platform to Enhance Thermal Conductivity and Electrical Properties of the Polymer-Graphene
Nanoplatelets Composites
Mahdi Hamidinejad, University of Toronto / NanoXplore (Canada) |
| 17:00-17:10 | Conclusion and next conference announcement |
