Eurofillers 2007
August 26th, 2007 - August 30th, 2007
Contact: Béla Pukánszky
GOALS, SCOPE
The Organizing Committee intends to provide the scientific community with the opportunity to present their latest results for discussion at a worldwide forum, to create a friendly atmosphere for socializing and strengthening personal ties, to offer young scientists an opportunity to present their work and interact with the community, to enable scientists from East and West to meet and discuss issues of common interest and establish worldwide scientific activities. Scientific and technological presentations and discussions will focus on the theory and practice of particulate filled and reinforced polymers in the areas:
- Preparation and characterization of fillers: Synthesis, grinding, particle size, shape and aspect ratio, special
properties, flame retardants. - Organic/inorganic hybrids, nanocomposites and other nanostructured materials: Organophilization of clay,
structural characterization of composites (particulate structure, tactoids, exfoliation, network), exfoliation and properties, POSS hybrids, carbon nanotubes. - Properties, structure/property correlations: Dispersion techniques, aggregation, orientation of anisotropic
particles, anisotropic properties, multicomponent materials (filler-filler combinations, elastomer and filler),
deformation and failure, micromechanics. - Natural fiber reinforced composites: Wood flour composites, natural fibers, cellulose plasticization and
chemical modification, all cellulose composites, water sensitivity and biodegradability. - Interfacial interactions: Surface characterization (spectroscopy, IGC, FMC, etc.), surface modification, coupling, adhesion and properties, surface characterization of clays.
- Application of filled polymers: Automotive applications, electronics, biomedical applications and tissue engineering, thin films and coatings, packaging, flame retarded materials.
INVITED SPEAKERS
Bledzki, A. (Kassel, Germany): Wood flour and natural fiber as filler and reinforcement for polymeric materials
Iden, R. (BASF, Germany): Are nanomaterials reshaping the plastic industries?
Manas-Zloczower, I. (CWRU, USA): Agglomerate dispersions-mechanisms and modeling
Matejka, L. (IMC, Czech Republic): Polymer-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) nanostructured hybrids
Peijs, T. (Queen Mary, UK): Recent developments in natural fibre composites
Posch, W. (Borealis, Austria): Trends for particulate filled polymers within the major appliances industry
Rothon, R. (Manchester, UK): Recent trends in filler and surface modifier market
Tombácz, E. (Szeged, Hungary): Layered silicate fillers: adjusting inherent surface properties
Vaia, R. (WP AFB, USA): Active and adaptive nanocomposites: opportunities for smart materi
Event location: Budapest University of Technology and Economics,
Department of Plastics and Rubber Technology
H-1521Budapest
More information: http://www.eurofillers2007.hu
