Biobased materials, what’s next? The role of nanotechnologies

Preliminary Programme:

• 9h00:
  Welcome coffee and registration
• 9h30:
  Biobased materials. Issues and challenges, Pr. CAMINO Giovanni (Polytechnic of Torino, Italy)
• 10h: Nanomaterials from renewable resources and their promising applications, Cidetec (Spain)
• 10h30: Break
• 10h50: Biobased thermoplastic nanocomposites: key-role of nanofillers on material performances, Pr. DUBOIS Philippe (UMONS/​Materia Nova – Belgium – partner in Nanolac project)
• 11h15: Biobased nanocomposite textile fibers– recent advances, Pr. DEVAUX Eric (ENSAIT/CETI – France – partner in Nanolac project)
• 11h40: Biobased thermosetting resins: promising future, Dr. TONIAZZO Valérie (CRP Henri Tudor/​LIST – Luxemburg)
• 12h05: Biobased plasma polymer nanocoatings, Pr. SNYDERS Rony (UMONS/​Materia Nova – Belgium – partner in Opti²Mat project)
• 12h30: Lunch
• 13h30: Biosourced nanoparticles: an emerging family of nanofillers, Pr. DUFRESNE alain (University of Grenoble — France)
• 13h55: Nanocrystalline cellulose in acrylic coatings, Dr. HABIBI Youssef (UMONS – Belgium)
• 14h20: Metal-based nanoparticles produced by bacterial process, Pr. WATTIEZ Ruddy (UMONS – Belgium)
• 14h45: Break
• 15h10: Plateform BIO – PPP – concept presentation, BRIDGE 2020 (European initiative)
• 15h30: Multifunctional nanocomposites, Dr. GRIVEI Eusebiu (NaNo4 — Belgium)
• 15h50: Bioplastics for automotive industry, MAIER (Spain)
• 16h20: ​“Bio-Nano” : industrial perspectives and concluding remarks, Dr. GOLDBERG Anne (Solvay – France)
• 16h45: Cocktail