Workshop ​“Biobased Polymers And Composites For Technical Applications”

In the recent years, various products based on renewable resources have been developed and already became an integral part of our daily life. Dynamic growth of this field is a global trend and has led to the increased research activities in areas such as ​“bioplastics”, ​“biocomposites” and ​“biobased hybrid composites”. Further important issues concerning these new materials are ​“recycling”, ​“sustainability” and ​“life-cycle-analysis” among many others. Industry and research groups from all over the world have realized that the use of renewable resources has a huge potential. In order to develop new international approaches and partnerships to master these global challenges together, material scientists from the Application Center for Wood Fiber Research HOFZET of Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research and IfBB – Institute for Bioplastics and Biocomposites at Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts are currently organizing a framework to connect German and Canadian research institutes and industry partners. In order to give an impulse to this international collaboration, HOFZET and IfBB are going to host a collaborative workshop in Canada in October which is going to be conducted at the Fraunhofer-Project Centre FPC, located at the Western University in Ontario, Canada, and will take place from October 25^th to 26^th. Why should you join the workshop in London (Canada)?

• Competence exchange between scientists and industry 
• Identification of new ideas and topics for collaborative projects
• Efficient use of renewable resources for industrial applications
  • Optimization of reinforcement fibers and fabrics
  • Manufacture of biocomposites
  • State-of-the-art manufacturing technologies
  • Properties of the biobased products
  • Analytics
  • Recycling / End of Life scenarios
  • Life Cycle Analysis 

You will find the programme at: www​.ifbb​-hannover​.de/​f​i​l​e​s​/​I​f​B​B​/​d​o​w​n​l​o​a​d​s​/​f​a​l​t​b​l​a​e​t​t​e​r​_​b​r​o​s​c​h​u​e​r​e​n​/​F​l​y​e​r​_​K​a​n​a​d​a​-​W​o​r​k​s​h​o​p​_​2​0​1​8.pdf. Registration ist open until 15^th September 2018. You can register via email (madina.shamsuyeva(at)wki.fraunhofer.de) or fax (+49 511 9296 99 2291).