PROGRAMME
Tuesday 8th March 2005
09.00
Registration and Refreshments
10.25
Welcome and Introduction
David Karsa, Tensiometrics Ltd and RSC Speciality Chemicals Sector
Session 1 – Scene Setting
10.30
‘The Road Map to Sustainable Plastics: Optimizing the Use of Fossil
Fuels and Renewable Resources’
Neil Mayne, PlasticsEurope, Belgium
11.00
‘Packaging in Perspective’
Jane Bickerstaffe, INCPEN, UK
11.30
‘Strategies for Recycling Polymer Waste’
Arthur Garforth, Manchester University, UK
12.00
‘The Current Landscape for Biopolymers’
Richard Miller, National Non Food Crop Centre, UK
12.30
Lunch
Session 2 - Biodegradable Polymers
13.45
‘Biodegradable Polymers & Sustainability Insights from Life Cycle
Assessment ‘
Richard J Murphy, Imperial College, London, UK
14.15
‘Nodax - Biodegradable Polymers from Renewable Resources’
Forbes McDougall, Procter & Gamble
14.45
‘Starplast Project – Novel Biocompatible Materials from Starch’
Anthony Johnson, Bangor University, UK
15.15
‘New Technology Developments & Applications for PLA ‘
Chris Claesen, Hycail BV, The Netherlands
15.45
Refreshments
16.15
‘Sustainable Sources for Adhesive Resins’
Jim Howell, Keele University, UK
16.45
‘Novel Thermosetting Resin Systems from Vegetable Oils’
Paul Fowler, Bangor University, UK
17.15
‘NatureWorks(R) Polylactide Polymers’
Harald Kaeb, IBAW, The Netherlands
17.45
Conference Close
19.30
Cocktail Reception at the Tai Pan Restaurant
20.00
Conference Dinner at the Tai Pan Restaurant
Wednesday 9th March 2005
Session 3 – Recycling and High Quality Recyclates
09.00
‘Integrating Plastics Recycling with Virgin Polymer Manufacture’
Graham Rice, BP, UK
09.30
‘An Innovative Process to Convert PVC Waste into Raw
Materials’
Erik Rasmussen, RGS90, Denmark
10.00
‘Waste Catalysts for Waste Polymers’
Aaron Akah, Manchester University, UK
10.30
Refreshments
11.00
‘Developments in the Compatibilization of Bio-Composites’
Rick Heggs & Wesley Childers, Battelle, USA
11.30
‘CO2-Assisted Depolymerization of Poly(ethylene terephthalate’
Joan Patterson, North Carolina State University , USA
12.00
‘Lost at Sea: Studies of the Fate and Effects of Particles of
Plastics’
Richard Thompson, Tamara Galloway, Stewart J Niven, Mark
Browne & Steven J Rowland, University of Plymouth, UK
12.30
Lunch
Session 4 – Recycling and High Quality Recyclates
(continued)
13.45
‘Technical Results of a Survey of Biodegradable Products from
Raw Materials to End Users’
Melanie Fuller, Avanti Blue Ltd, UK
14.15
‘PET Waste Converted to Non-ionic Surfactant for Oil Slick
Dispersion’
Ayman Atta, EPRI, Egypt
14.45
‘Processes to Removed Brominated Flame Retardants from
Waste Polymers’
Roger Morton, Axion Recycling Ltd, UK
15.15
‘Use of mixed plastics and manufactured plastic aggregates in
concrete and asphalt’
Andrew Dunster, BRE (Building Research Establishment), UK
15.45
Conference Ends
The programme may be subject to change