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Monday, May 5, 2008
Session M1
Morphological and Processing Studies of Diverse Polymer Blend Systems
Moderator:

8:00 AM - #0193 (C)
Thermoplastic Polyimide – Polyetheretherketone Blends With Exceptional High Temperature Properties
Kapil Sheth, SABIC Innovative Plastics

9:00 AM - #0925
High Impact Strength Polypropylene Produced Via Reactive Extrusion With An Ethylene-Octene Copolymer
Nathan Tortorella, University of Florida

9:30 AM - #0383
Morphological Characterization Of Novel Bio-Based Hybrid Resins
Vicki Flaris, BCC of CUNY

10:00 AM - #0269
Processing And Characterization Of Blends Of Polylactic Acid (PLA) And Sapindus Trifoliatus
Amruta Kadam, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Session T1
Design, Performance and Processability of Polymer Blends and Nanocomposites
Moderator:

8:00 AM - #0311
Polymer Melt Flow Analysis In Spiral Flow Injection Molding
Yew Wei Leong, Kyoto Institute of Technology

8:30 AM - #0678
Polymer Clay Nanocomposite Of Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) And Polyoxymethylene (POM)
Mahin Shahlari, University of Missouri Rolla

9:00 AM - #0314
Effects Of PC-Oligomer Addition On The Mechanical Properties Of Ultra-High Speed Injection-Molded PC/ABS Blends
Hiroyuki Hamada, Kyoto Institute of Technology

9:30 AM - #0303
Mechanical Properties Of Recycled PET/PP Injection Moldings
Yew Wei Leong, Kyoto Institute of Technology

10:00 AM - #0363 (C)
A Direct 3D Numerical Simulation Code For Extrusion And Mixing Processes
David Chantal, SC Consultants

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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Session T19
Characterization of Performance Enhancement of Various Polymer Blends
Moderator:

1:30 PM - #0939
Synthesis Of PLLA-Graft-PE Copolymers As Impact Modifiers
Edward Kolodka, University of North Dakota

2:00 PM - #0223
Surface Enrichment Of Siloxane In Polycarbonate-PDMS Copolymer Compositions
Krishna Maruvada, SABIC Innovative Plastics

2:30 PM - #0238 (C)
Polyetherimide Blends With Low Heat Release
Yashpal Bhandari, SABIC Innovative Plastics

3:00 PM - #0387
Understanding The Compatibilization Of Polypropylene/Polysulfone Membranes
Vicki Flaris, BCC of CUNY

3:30 PM - #0191 (C)
Highest Heat Amorphous Thermoplastic Polyimide Blends
Kapil Sheth, SABIC Innovative Plastics

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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Session W1
Polymer Blends: Compatibilization, Morphology Development and Characterization
Moderator:

8:00 AM - #0546
The Effect Of Compatibilizer On Microfibrillar-Phase Formation In PE/PP Blends

Roman Cermak, Tomas Bata University in Zlin

8:30 AM - #0924
Unique Crystalline Nature Of A High Impact Strength Polypropylene Alloy
Nathan Tortorella, University of Florida

9:00 AM - #0862
Polymer-Polymer Interfacial Slip Measurements In Multilayered Film
Patrick Lee, University of Minnesota

9:30 AM - #0967
Rheology And Properties Of Blends Of Two Linear And A Long-Chain Branched Polypropylenes
Seyed Hesamoddin Tabatabaei, CREPC

10:00 AM - #0988
Supercritical CO2 Assisted Grafting Of Glycidyl Methacrylate Onto Ethylene-1-Octene Copolymer
Zhuo Chen, UF

10:30 AM - #0590 (C)
Polycarbonate-Polyester Blends For High Flow Applications
Shreyas Chakravarti, Sabic Innovative Plastics

11:00 AM - #0525
Nanostructured Polymer Blends Via Conventional Melt Processing Utilizing Gradient Copolymers As Interfacial Agent
Robert Sandoval Northwestern University

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