Members of the BDDC attended the 2026 Canadian Societies for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering 2026 Conference and Exhibition (CSChE 2026) on May 24th to May 28th, 2026. The conference was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. 

Professors Mohanty and Misra acted as organizers/chairs for the two-day session titled ‘Biodegradable Plastics, Sustainable Composites and Circular Bioeconomy’. In this session, researchers and students presented work surrounding sustainable polymeric materials derived from bio-/waste/recycled resources and their combinations. Several BDDC members presented their work during this session in both oral and poster formats.

Oral presentations: 

Malik Hassan, “Upcycling Diaper and Toothpaste Waste into Geometrically Optimized Auxetic Structures from Recycled Polyolefin Blends and Biocarbon Based Composites” 

Arturo Rodriguez-Uribe, “Studies on the effects of rheological control modifiers (RC) on the recyclability of polypropylene (PP) and biocarbon reinforced composites” 

Matias Menossi, “Green Crosslinking Strategy Using Tannic Acid to Achieve Tailored Toughness in Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)/Plasticized Cellulose Acetate Blends” 

Kehinde Olonisakin, “Sustainable High Performance Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polyamide 6,6 Composite for Automotive Parts” 

Ehsan Pesaranhajiabbas, “Processing-Driven Nanoclay Dispersion and Its Effect on Mechanical and Barrier Properties of Poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate)/Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxy valerate) Blends” 

Alice Corfa, “Overcoming brittleness and slow crystallization of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs): effect of blends and nucleating agents” 

Suman Kumar Ghosh, “Sustainable Recycled Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polyamide 6 Composites for Lightweight Automotive Applications” 

Debarshi Nath, “Engineering High-Performance Biodegradable Blend Films from PBAT/PLA and PBSA/PBAT via Uniaxial Orientation for Sustainable Packaging” 

Reshma Krishnan, “Injection Molded Biocomposites from Cellulose Acetate with Mineral Fillers: Performance Evaluation” 

Ikechukwu E. Okonkwo, “Tailoring the Molecular Architecture of Maleic Anhydride-Grafted PBAT for High-Loading Rigid Biocarbon Composites for Biodegradable Packaging Application” 

Hugh MacFarlane, “Graphitization of Argo-residue Based Biocarbon for Supercapacitor Applications” 

 

Posters: 

Hugh MacFarlane, Sustainable Biocomposites with Reduced Flammability from Engineering Plastic and Hemp-Hurd Pyrolyzed Biocarbon 

Matias Menossi, “Sustainable Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)-Wood Biocarbon Composites for Flexible Packaging: Role of Extrusion Methodologies in Tailoring Material Performance” 

Alice Corfa, “Improved interfacial interaction and toughness of maleic anhydride-grafted polylactic acid (PLA)/polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) blends” 

Suman Kumar Ghosh, “Sustainable Flame-Retardant Polyamide 6 Biocomposites Reinforced with Lignin-Derived Biocarbon for Automotive Applications (3231) 

Ehsan Pesaranhajiabbas, “Toughness Enhancement in Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hyrdoxyvalerate)/Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) Blends through Reactive Melt Processing” 

Malik Hassan, “Selective Laser Sintering of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate): Printing Parameters Optimization and the Effect of Wood-Derived Biocarbon Reinforcement” 

Kehinde Olonisakin, “Light-weight Sustainable Composite from Recycled Polypropylene for Automotive Part Application” 

Reshma Krishnan, “Evaluation of the Effect of Edible Coating on the Fruit Quality and Shelf Life of Pears and Bell Peppers” 

Debarshi Nath, “Comparative Study of Single and Tri-layer Poly(Butylene Adipate-co-Terephthalate) Films with Mineral Fillers: Effect of Uniaxial Stretching on Properties” 

Alisha Alisha, “A Review of Sustainable and Biodegradable Circular Materials Produced from Protein Waste: Recent Advances and Challenges” 

 

To learn more about the conference, visit this link.