Foams® 2022 - Conference, Tutorial & Exhibition

Technical Program - Thursday, September 22, 2022


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Thursday, September, 22

08:00 AM
Welcome
Conference Chair:
Gary Wilkes
Dart Containers
USA
Conference Co-chair:
Kelvin Okamoto
Green Bottom Line
USA

Session I: Foam Processing and measurements

Moderated by:
Ernesto Di Maio
University of Naples Federico II
Italy
08:10 AM
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: High-Pressure Torsional Braid Analysis for Rational Selection of Foaming Conditions of Polymers with Physical Blowing Agent
Erdogan Kiran
Virginia Tech
USA
09:00 AM
Technology Review: Physical Foam Processing
Ryan Hall, Ph.D.
Dow
USA
09:30 AM
The Evolution of Twin Screw Extruders for Foamed Products
Charlie Martin
Leistritz Extrusion
USA
10:00 AM
Coffee Break

Session II: Foam Applications

Moderated by:
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Perez
University of Valladolid
Spain
10:30 AM
Lightweight Totes and Sshipping Containers Using Expanded Polypropylene Foam. A Case Study for Optimal Design, Performance and Closed Loop Recyclability to Meet Global Sustainability Standards
Steven R. Sopher
JSP
USA
11:00 AM
Vapor-Driven Moisture Dynamics and Effects in Insulating Foams
Valentina Woodcraft
DuPont
USA
11:30 AM
A Simulation Framework for Foam Blow-Molding
Bhaskar Patham
SABIC
USA
12:00 PM
Lunch Break

Session III: Microcellular Foams

Moderated by:
Stéphane Costeux,Ph.D.
DuPont
USA
01:10 PM
Keynote Address: SPE Thermoplastic Materials & Foams Outstanding Achievement Award recipient lecture
Vipin Kumar
University of Washington
USA
02:00 PM
Fabrication of Low Shrinkage Microcellular Thermoplastic Polyurethanes Foams by Supercritical N2
Shu-Kai Yeh
National Taiwan University
Taiwan
02:30 PM
The Development of Foaming Technology for Low-Density Nanofibrillated PC Foams and the Effect of Rubber Nanofibrillar Network on PC Foams Properties
Hamidreza Akrami
University of Toronto
Canada
03:00 PM
Coffee Break

Session IV: Nanocellular foams

Moderated by:
Shu-Kai Yeh
National Taiwan University
Taiwan
03:30 PM
Cell Size Threshold to Create a Molecular Structure with Improved Mechanical Properties
Judith Martín-de León
University of Valladolid
Spain
04:00 PM
The Improved Radiation Blocking Capability of Polymer/MWCNT in Low-Density Nanocellular Foam Superinsulation
Piyapong Buahom
University of Toronto
Canada
04:30 PM
Thermal Conductivity of Low-Density Micro-and Nanocellular poly(methyl-methacrylate) (PMMA): Experimental, Modeling and Comparison with Organic Aerogels
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Perez
University of Valladolid
Spain
07:00 PM

Exhibitor and Poster Session Reception

Poster 1 -
Effects of Cellular Morphology on Heat Transfer of Closed-Cell and Reticulated Open-Cell Foam Insulation
Piyapong Buahom, University of Toronto, Canada
Poster 2 -
Improving Foamability and Toughness of PC by Nanofibrillar EPDM Network and Controlled Crystallinity
Hamidreza Akrami, University of Toronto, Canada
Poster 3 -
In-situ foam 3D printing of thermoplastics using material extrusion additive manufacturing
Karun Kalia, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA
Poster 4 -
PDMS-Based Multi-Layered Polymerized High Internal Phase Emulsions With Controllable Porosity And Strong Interfaces Using Thiol-Alkene “Click” Reactions.
Tucker J. McKenzie, University of Cincinnati, USA



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