Biopolymers and Materials

Wednesday, 3 October 2018: 14:00-17:00
Universal 9 (Expo Center)
Chair:
Minoru Mizuhata
14:40
Natural Fiber Welding with Novel Ionic Liquids
R. T. Chung, S. Park, E. A. Yates, D. P. Durkin, P. C. Trulove (Department of Chemistry, U. S. Naval Academy), and H. C. De Long (Physical Sciences Directorate, U.S. Army Research Office)
15:00
Cellulose, Cellobiose, and Glucose Cause Similar Decreases to Molar Conductivity, Drastically Different Increases to Dynamic Viscosity of 1-Ethyl-3-Methylimidazoilum Acetate Based Solvents
P. J. Fahey, D. P. Durkin (Department of Chemistry, U. S. Naval Academy), E. T. Fox (Department of Chemistry, U.S. Naval Academy), M. Gobet, S. Greenbaum (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hunter College, CUNY), H. C. De Long (Physical Sciences Directorate, U.S. Army Research Office), and P. C. Trulove (Department of Chemistry, U. S. Naval Academy)
15:20
Break
15:40
The Impact of Carbohydrate Solutes on the Ionicity of 1-Ethyl-3-Methylimidazolium Acetate Ionic Liquid Solutions
P. J. Fahey, D. P. Durkin (Department of Chemistry, U. S. Naval Academy), E. T. Fox (Department of Chemistry, U.S. Naval Academy), M. Gobet, S. Greenbaum (Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hunter College, CUNY), H. C. De Long (Physical Sciences Directorate, U.S. Army Research Office), and P. C. Trulove (Department of Chemistry, U. S. Naval Academy)
16:00
Integration of Functional Nanomaterials in Biopolymer Composites Using Ionic Liquid Based Methods
P. C. Trulove, D. P. Durkin, P. J. Fahey, S. Park, R. T. Chung (Department of Chemistry, U. S. Naval Academy), C. E. Hoffman (Chemistry Department, US Naval Academy), H. ElBidweihy (Dept. Electrical and Comp. Eng., U.S. Naval Academy), E. A. Yates (Department of Chemistry, U. S. Naval Academy), L. M. Haverhals (Bradley University), H. C. De Long (Physical Sciences Directorate, U.S. Army Research Office), and S. Q. Lomax (National Gallery of Art)
16:20
Improving the Thermal Stability of Textile Fibers By Natural Fiber Welding
D. P. Durkin (Department of Chemistry, U. S. Naval Academy), X. Tang (Natural Fiber Welding, Inc.), B. P. Frank (Johns Hopkins University), H. C. De Long (Physical Sciences Directorate, U.S. Army Research Office), L. M. Haverhals (Bradley University), and P. C. Trulove (Department of Chemistry, U. S. Naval Academy)
16:40
Investigating Processes Occurring in Acoustically Levitated Ionic Liquid Droplets
E. R. Duranty, S. A. Jacoby, and J. H. Davis Jr. (University of South Alabama)