Posted August 1, 2016

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The United Soybean Board's Fiber & Thermoplastic annual Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) meeting will take place August 16-17 at the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton-SouthPark here.

 

The meeting is coordinated by Omni Tech for the United Soybean Board.

 

Topics and speakers include:

 

• Update on Supply and Demand – John Campen USB/SmithBucklin;

• Flexible Multilayer Military Packaging from Soy Meal and Waste Stream-Based Blends – Dr. JoAnn Ratto, Natick Army Laboratories;

• High Melt Point Soy Stabilization for Fibers – Dr. Behnam Pourdeyhimi, North Carolina State University;

• Monomers and Polymers for Thermoplastic Elastomers – Dr. Chuanbing Tang, University of South Carolina;

• Continuous Calendering-Extrusion Route for Melt Processing of Ribbon Fiber-Based Nonwovens and Films Derived from Soy Proteins – TBA;

• Carbon Fibers from Modified Soybean Oil Precursors – Dr. Amod Ogale, Clemson University;

• Blending Soy Materials with PLA for Fibers and Films – Dr. Roger Crossfield, CTW;

• Soy-Based Lawn, Field & Horticultural Products – Soy Flour Binder for Biochar – David Grewell, Iowa State University;

• Accelerate Commercial Adoption & Volume Production of Soy-Based Thermoplastics – Keith Masavage, BioBent Polymers;

• Development of High-Performance Bioplasticizers from High Oleic Soybean Oil – Dr. Dharma Kodali, University of Minnesota;

• Soy Fiber for Marine, Safety, Military and Composite Applications – Tom Fields , AkTiv Inc.;

• Hydrogels – Dr. Jinwen Zhang, Washington State University;

• Evaluating the Potential of Using Soy Meal as Warp Sizing Agents – Dr. Yiqi Yang, University of Nebraska-Lincoln;

• Polymeric Surfactants and Dispersants from Functionalized Soybean Oil – Dr. Thomas Theyson, TensTech;

• Surface Finishes from Soybean Proteins – Dr. Carlos Salas, North Carolina State University; and

• Value Added Industrial Applications for Soy Meal (Hydrogel) – Jeff Cafmeyer, Battelle Memorial Institute.

 

For more information or to register, please contact Marla Moore at Omni Tech International by email here or by phone at (989) 631-3377 ext. 230.