Novel Products From Cellulose Fibers
Professor Theo van de Ven
Department of Chemistry
McGill University
Date: Friday February 17th
Time: 3:00pm
Place: Pulp and Paper Centre
2385 East Mall
Boardroom
One of the eight research networks funded under the Forest Sector R&D Initiative is the Innovative Green wood Fibre Products network. The goal of the network is to make renewable materials from cellulose, which can replace fossil-fuel derived materials. We will give an overview of the progress made in the network, as well as that made under a NSERC IRC Chair associated with the network. Examples of cellulose products, such as low density cellulose, superhydrophobic cellulose surfaces, cellulose products with a negative hygroexpansion coefficient, cellulose I textiles, transparent films from electrosterically stabilized nanocrystalline cellulose, cellulose products designed for the automotive industry, will be discussed.
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