MoDeSt PRAGUE 2012
2 - 6 September
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Conference Topics

Polymer Degradation and Stabilization
Nanostructured Polymers, Blends and Composites
Polymers and Environment
Polymers for Innovative Technical and Medical Applications

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Sunday, 2 September

16:00 - 19:00 Registration & Welcome Buffet

Monday, 3 September

08:00 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 09:10 Opening
Jan Pilař, František Rypáček, Jean-Luc Gardette
Chairperson: Jean-Luc Gardette
09:10 - 09:50 Rudolf Pfaendner
PL_1
(Photo)oxidative degradation and stabilization of flame retarded polymers
09:50 - 10:20 Coffee Break
     
Room A
Chairperson: Graeme George
Room B
Chairperson: James Lewicki
10:20 - 10:50 Agnes Rivaton
KL_1
Photochemical stability of materials for organic photovoltaics
Constantine Papaspyrides
KL_2
Mechanistic aspects of solid state polyamidation processes
10:50 - 11:10 Roberto Benavides
OC_001
Stability of gamma irradiated PVC formulations with crosslinking density enhancement by using transfer agents
Boris Gorelik
OC_006
Toughening of unsaturated polyester resins by reacting additives
11:10 - 11:30 Luigi Costa
OC_002
Post-irradiation oxidation of polypropylene
Sophie Peeterbroeck
OC_007
Natural sepiolite network in SBR nanocomposites
11:30 - 11:50 Pierre Bussiere
OC_003
Light-induced degradation of polysaccharides: from the modification of the chemical structure to those of the nanomechanical properties
Adriana Souza
OC_008
Recycled PET/PP-EP blends: influence of compatibilizer and/or montmorillonite clay addition
11:50 - 12:10 Steeve Collin
OC_004
Physicochemical and mechanical impacts of accelerated photo-ageing on polycarbonate CD-R substrates
Samuel Toffoli
OC_009
Properties of polyamide 6.6 composites containing recycled glass particles
  Nadka Tz. Dintcheva
OC_005
Natural anti-oxidant additives for bio-degradable polymers
Onsy Dimitry
OC_010
Preparation and properties of plasticized poly (vinyl chloride) / organically modified montmorillonite nanocomoposites
12:30 - 13:40 Lunch
     
  Room A
Chairperson: Mathew Celina
Room B
Chairperson: Constantine Papaspyrides
13:40 - 14:00 Ivana Šeděnková
OC_011
Influence of additives on polyolefins' degradation studied by infrared spectroscopy
Hynek Beneš
OC_062
Chemical decomposition of plastics in microwave field – new way how to recycle plastic waste
14:00 - 14:20 John Colwell
OC_012
Field-deployable FTIR for paint degradation analysis
Stephane Bruzaud
OC_016
Durability of polylactide-based nanocomposites in different environments
14:20 - 14:40 Graeme George
OC_013
Sensitive luminescence techniques to assess polymer degradation
Regina Jeziorska  
OC_017
Wood-filled LLDPE composites with improved biocidic properties
14:40 - 15:00 Geoffrey Bouvet
OC_014
Study of ratcheting phenomenon and internal stresses in a high-density polyethylene thanks to fluorescence spectroscopy
Hideki Abe
OC_018
Nano-structure and properties of biosynthesized medium-chain-length poly(3-hydroxyalkanoate)s
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
     
  Room A
Chairperson: Roberto Benavides
Room B
Chairperson: Constantine Papaspyrides
15:30 - 15:50 Bruno Fayolle
OC_019
Chemical degradation of polyethylene in contact with chlorine, diffusion limited oxidation aspects
Alain Bourmaud
OC_022
Recycling of vegetal fibers reinforced polymers
15:50 - 16:10 Karin Jacobson
OC_020
Corrosion of plastic pipes after long term use of chlorine dioxide disinfection
Mathilde Casetta
OC_023
Effect of paint contaminant on the recycling of automotive bumpers
16:10 - 16:30 Pierre Quennehen
OC_021
Physicochemical behaviour of aged PVC insulated cables
Alberto D‘Amore
OC_108
Modeling the fatigue behavior of glass fiber reinforced thermoplastic and thermosetting matrices
16:30 - 17:50 Poster Session I.

Tuesday, 4 September

Chairperson: Norman Billingham
09:00 - 09:40 Mathew Celina
PL_2
Polymer oxidation and its impact on materials performance
and lifetime prediction: An overview
09:40 - 10:10 Coffee Break
     
  Room A
Chairperson: Rudolf Pfaendner
Room B
Chairperson: Boris Gorelik
10:10 - 10:40 Giovanni Camino
KL_3
Advances in fire retardant polymer materials
Sahar Al-Malaika
KL_4
Polymer nanocomposites: Influence of processing on product stability 
10:40 - 11:00 Daniela Enescu
OC_024
Investigation on flame retardancy and antidripping of novel intumescent flame retardant towards a traditional one on polypropylene
Ivan Fortelný
OC_029
Prediction of the polymer blend morphology using concept of effective shear flow
11:00 - 11:20 Beata Szolnoki
OC_025
Development of flame retarded natural-fibre-reinforced epoxy resin composites
Alexandre Francois-Heude
OC_030
Kinetic modeling of a polymer blend thermal ageing
11:20 - 11:40 Marcos Antonio Batistella
OC_026
Fire behavior of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate/kaolinite composites
Katja Klimke
OC_031
Impact modification
of poly-4-methyl-pentene-1 and polypropylene
by conventional and non-conventional elastomers
11:40 - 12:00 Jenny Alongi
OC_027
Layer by layer assembly of nanoarchitectures for enhancing the flame retardancy of cotton, PET and PET-cotton fabrics
James Lewicki
OC_032
Structure-property relationships in end-linked model PDMS networks – linking network architecture to degradation behavior and materials performance
12:00 - 12:20 Katalin Bordacsne Bocz
OC_028
New factor in mechanism of fire retardancy: synergism of fibres with intumescent flame retardants
Marco Morreale
OC_033
On the photo-oxidation behaviour of nano-filled polypropylene: role of the filler type and compatibilizer
12:20 - 13:40 Lunch
     
  Room A
Chairperson: Luigi Costa
Room B
Chairperson: Gabriela Botelho
13:40 - 14:00 Amin Shabani
OC_034
Radiochemical aging of ATH filled EPDM
Gyorgy Marosi
OC_037
Polymer modifications for pharmaceutical extrusion
14:00 - 14:20 Anthony Perthue
OC_36
Photodegradation of luminescent ethylene-vinyl acetate/inorganic phosphor composites for application as multifunctional coating of organic solar cells
Luigi Botta
OC_038
Effect of cold drawing on the antimicrobial and physical properties of PCL/CHX monofilaments
14:20 - 14:40 André de Almeida
OC_059
EPDM compounds degradation under γ irradiation: influence of copolymer composition and fillers
Ulrike Braun
OC_039
Structure changes of polymers for medical application during their life cycle
14:40 - 16:10 Coffee Break (14:40 - 15:10)
& Poster Session II. (14:40 - 16:10)

Wednesday, 5 September

  Room A
Chairperson: Giovanni Camino
Room B
Chairperson: Sahar Al-Malaika
09:00 - 09:10 Sven Brehme
OC_040
Phosphorus polyesters as halogen-free polymeric flame retardants in poly(butylene terephthalate) – Influence of the chemical structure
Sandrine Therias
KL_5
Influence of functional nanoparticles on the photostability of polymer materials: recent progress and further applications
09:10 - 09:20
09:20 - 09:30 Dorota Kijowska
OC_041
New hybrid halogen free flame retardants
09:30 - 09:40 Gordon Nelson
OC_045
Polymer-inorganic nanocomposites: Investigation of thermal degradation and flame retardant mechanisms
09:40 - 09:50 Sophie Duquesne
OC_042
Phosphinic acid functionalized PolyEthylene Imine (HPEI) – a novel flame retardant agent for glass reinforced Polybutylene Terephtalate
09:50 - 10:00 Mogon Patel
OC_046
Volatile outgassing investigations of EVA based materials in support of system level ageing model development
10:00 - 10:10 Giulio Malucelli
OC_043
SOL-GEL treatments for enhancing flame retardancy of cotton
10:10 - 10:20 Benoit Ruelle
OC_047
Functionalization of carbon nanotubes via plasma post-discharge surface treatment: Implication as nanofiller in polymeric matrices
10:20 - 10:30 Erika Nakashima
OC_044
Effect of polymer matrix structures on its degradation and flammability
10:30 - 10:40  
10:40 - 11:10 Coffee Break
     
  Room A
Chairperson: Emmanuel Richaud
Room B
Chairperson: Jonas Enebro
11:10 - 11:30 Jianwei Hao
OC_048
Study on the thermal degradation of a mixture of a novel caged bicyclic phosphate and ammonium polyphosphate
Stephen Bigger
OC_052
Biodegradation of expanded polystyrene modified with a novel polymer additive
11:30 - 11:50 Guilhermino Fechine
OC_049
Study of thermo-stabilization of biodegradable polymers during extrusion process
Emilie Gauthier
OC_053
Is the soil type influencing the above-ground degradation of oxo-degradable polyethylene thin films?
11:50 - 12:10 Romuald Herbinet
OC_050
Limiting Poly(Lactic Acid) degradation during processing by using reactive extrusion
Tadahisa Iwata
OC_054
Synthesis and characterization of xylan and glucomannan ester derivatives and their crystallization effects for poly(lactic acid)
12:10 - 12:30 Pierre Yves Le Gac
OC_051
Relationship between chemical and mechanical modification during oxidation of chloroprene rubber
Ana Machado
OC_055
Synthesis of biodegadable copolymers of ethyl vinyl acetate and poly(e-caprolactone)
12:30 - 13:40 Lunch
     
  Room A
Chairperson: Francesco Paolo La Mantia
Room B
Chairperson: Baltus C. Bonse
13:40 - 14:00 Jose Carlos Pinto
OC_056
Production of polymers based on furanic dicarboxylic acid through polycondensation reactions–effects of polymerization conditions on polymer stability
Peter Niedermann
OC_060
Natural fiber reinforced bio-based epoxy resin composites developed for aeronautical applications
14:00 - 14:20 Emmanuel Richaud
OC_057
Polymer oxidation at glassy state
Carine Chivas-Joly
OC_061
Nanomaterials incineration and particles release
14:20 - 14:40 Meryll Smith
OC_058
Ageing studies of natural rubbers used in space application
Stamatina Vouyiouka
OC_015
Solid state polymerization of poly(lactic acid): Critical process parameters
14:40 - 15:00   Pavel Kucharczyk
OC_063
Synthesis of PLA-PEG copolymer and its chain extending with di-isocyanate compounds. Structure, properties, degradation and potential utilization
15:00 - 15:30 Coffee Break
     
  Room A
Chairperson: Rui Yang
Room B
Chairperson: Hynek Beneš
15:30 - 15:50 Simone Ribeiro
OC_064
Clays d-spacings effect on the fire retardance of polymer nanocomposites with an  intumescent  formulation
Marta Chylinska
OC_068
Synthesis of novel biocidal polymer based on poly(hydantoin-methyl-p-styrene) and characteristics of its properties
15:50 - 16:10 Rongjie Yang
OC_065
Blowing-out effect of epoxy composites flame-retarded by DOPO-POSS and its correlation with amide curing agents
Nathalie Dendele
OC_069
Synthesis of functionally modified polyetherimides by reduction using sodium borohydride
16:10 - 16:30 You Zhou
OC_066
Influence of zinc borate on fire protection and thermal degradation of intumescent coating containing a novel caged bicyclic phosphate
Gabriel Gedler
OC_070
Influence of graphene nanoparticles on the thermal stability of polycarbonate nanocomposite foams
16:30 - 16:50 Cristian Dragos Varganici
OC_067
Thermal decomposition study of some polymeric multicomponent systems based on aromatic polyurethane and epoxy resin network
Sebastien Berthumeyrie
OC_071
Photo- and thermal degradation mechanism of polylactide / ZnO nanocomposites : evolution of thermal and mechanical properties
16:50 - 17:50 MoDeSt Meeting

Thursday, 6 September

  Room A
Chairperson: Sophie Duquesne
Room B
Chairperson: Sandrine Therias
09:00 - 09:20 Rodolphe Sonnier
OC_072
Use of PCFC to predict the flammability parameters of polymers from their chemical structure
Jiří Kotek
OC_077
Biodegradable polyester nanocomposites: the effect of structure on mechanical and degradation behavior
09:20 - 09:40 Hossein Vahabi
OC_073
Nanocomposites of polypropylene/polyamide blends based on three different nanoclays: thermal stability and fire retardancy
Ewa Wierzbicka
OC_078
Structural, thermal and mechanical characteristic of the polyamide 6/modified halloysite composites
09:40 - 10:00 Marco Zanetti
OC_074
Flame retardancy in polyethylene/CNT and polyethylene/silica nanocomposites
Fouad Laoutid
OC_079
Effect of silica nanoparticles on morphology and properties of injection molded immiscible polymer blends
10:00 - 10:20 Amandine Viretto
OC_075
Influence of micro magnesium dihydroxide on thermal degradation and fire behavior of polyesters
Lidia Tokarz
OC_080
Polyoxymethylene/nanosilica nanocomposites
10:20 - 10:40 Jozef Rychlý
OC_076
Cone calorimeter  in the research of burning of thermally thin polymers
Olivier Persenaire
OC_081
Tailoring of co-continuous polymer blends morphology: joint action of nanoclays and compatibilizers
  Coffee Break
     
  Room A
Chairperson: Rongjie Yang
Room B
Chairperson: Stephen Bigger
11:10 - 11:30 Yahya Zahra
OC_082
Thermal degradation mechanisms of nuclear Epoxy coatings
Junkal Gutierrez
OC_086
Feasible pathway to developed multifunctional hybrid low-cost materials based on bacterial cellulose
11:30 - 11:50 James Hochrein
OC_102
Identification of low-molecular weight volatile thermal-oxidative nylon 6.6 degradation products using selective isotopic labeling and cryo-GC/MS
Shahla Shekarriz
OC_087
Kawabata analysis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis plasma treated cotton
11:50 - 12:10 Wieslaw W. Sulkowski
OC_084
The influence of preliminary preparation of raw material on yield of the installations of polyolefin waste thermodestruction
Jonas Enebro  
OC_088
Effects of reprocessing of oxobiodegradable and non-degradable polyethylene on the durability of recycled materials
12:10 - 12:30 Imene Boughattas
OC_085
Thermal decomposition of irradiated poly(vinyl chloride)
Baltus C. Bonse
OC_089
Effect of reprocessing on bamboo fiber reinforced polypropylene composite properties
  Lunch
     
  Room A
Chairperson: Bela Pukanszky
Room B
Chairperson: Gyorgy Marosi
13:40 - 14:00 Francesco Paolo La Mantia
OC_090
Photooxidation of polymer systems under stress. A new apparatus.
Roberto Benavides
OC_095
Styrene/acrylic acid copolymers modified by crosslinking and sulfonation reactions for their use as membranes in fuel cells
14:00 - 14:20 Artur Schoenlein
OC_091
System for deterministic acceleration of laboratory weathering
Vincent Mareau
OC_096
Impact of operating conditions and membrane degradation on performances of PEMFC
14:20 - 14:40 Rui Yang
OC_092
Oxidative degradation products analysis by pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy
Laurent Gonon
OC_097
Chemical stabilization of polymer electrolytes used in PEMFC
14:40 - 15:00 Olga Trhlíková
OC_093
SEC/DAD and 1H NMR study of molecular weight and configurational stability of high-cis poly(phenylacetylene) and poly[(2,4-difluorophenyl)acetylene]
Gabriela Botelho
OC_098
Physical properties of cross-linked chitosan electrospun fiber mats
15:00 - 15:20 Carlos Barreto
OC_094
Novel organic solvent-free purification of poly (propylene carbonate): Tailoring the composition and thermal properties
Piotr Jankowski
OC_099
Water-thinnable unsaturated polyester resins with hydrophilic sulfonate groups for coating applications
15:20 - 15:50 Coffee Break
     
  Room A
Chairperson: Artur Schoenlein
Room B
Chairperson: Jiří Kotek
15:50 - 16:10 Dan Nguyen Dang
OC_100
Effect of external mechanical stresses on the hygrothermal ageing of DGEBA/TETA epoxy resin
Pierre J. Carreau
OC_104
Control of thermal degradation of PET/clay nanocomposites by chain extension reaction
16:10 - 16:30 Bela Pukanszky
OC_101
Natural antioxidants – Study of the processing stabilizing efficiency and mechanism of curcumin in polyethylene
Agnieszka Tercjak
OC_105
Nanostructured thermosetting systems designed using block copolymers as template for thermo-, photo- and electro-responsive materials
16:30 - 16:50 Robert Bernstein
OC_083
Leveraging isotopic labels to elucidate the thermal-oxidative degradation mechanisms of Nylon 6.6
Denis Hrelja
OC_106
Synthesis of nanocomposite polyurethane foams based on organic and inorganic phosphinates
16:50 - 17:10 Michael Davies
OC_103
Phosphites in process stabilization of PVC and Polyolefins
Mohammad Reza Moghbeli
OC_107
Unsaturated polyester-based hybrid nanocomposite
17:10 Closing Remarks & Farewell

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