Join us on September 22-25, 2025 at the Americas Regional Meeting of the Polymer Processing Society, PPS 2025, held at Guelph, ON, Canada. This conference will aid to foster exchange of innovations and developments in areas related to Polymer Engineering. Please visit us on the PPS 2025 website. PPS 2025 Promo Video: <video width="540" height="310" controls poster="?ft=img/pps_thumbnail.JPG"> <source src="https://pps2025.ca/sites/default/files/2024-05/pps2025_promo_draft3%282024.05.17%29%20%281080p%29.mp4" type="video/mp4"> </video> ...
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Professor Misra and Mohanty were invited to attend the Environment and Climate Change Canada's first ever expert roundtable on plastics science at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Ontario on December 4-5, 2024. The roundtable brought together experts in plastic science from across Canada with the purpose of identifying current research gaps/emerging issues and establish future research priorities within Canada. ...
On November 25, 2024 the Bioproduct Discovery and Development Centre held the first project meeting for "Lightweight-safer-sustainable electric vehicles using automotive waste streams - a game changing circularity model to commercialize innovative composites". This meeting was attended by distinguished researchers and professionals from the automotive industry. A special thank you to the two keynote speakers who presented at the event: Dr. Parvinder Walia, Director, Materials Science, Advanced Development & Innovation, Magna Exteriors, USADr. Omar Faruk, Sr. Research & Development Engineer, Powertrain Engineering R&D Center, Ford Motor Company, Canada Congratulations to our BDDC members who presented their work at the project meeting:Kehinde Olonisakin presented on "Upcycling of WASTE PLASTICS from Shredded Auto-parts & Pyrolyzed Waste Biomass in Engineering Sustainable Composites for Automotives"Malik Hasson presented on "Advancing Automotive Sustainability: Innovative Composites from Recycled Plastics and Biocarbon for a Circular Economy"Suman Ghosh presented on "Sustainable, Non-Flammable Polyamide Composites for Electric Vehicle (EV) Parts"Hugh MacFarlane presented on "How High Graphitic Biocarbon in Polyamide Composites helped in Developing Flame Retardant Electric Vehicle (EV) Parts" Nur Fazreen Alias presented on "Sustainable, Non-Flammable PP based composites for EV parts" ...
On October 28, 2024 members of the delegation from British Consul General visited the Bioproduct Discovery and Development Centre (BDDC) as part of a campus tour. The delegation members were given a tour of the BDDC facilities and introduced to the important work that the BDDC is doing in biocomposite and sustainable materials research. ...
Professor Misra and Mohanty were invited as distinguished speakers to virtually present at the International Symposium on Sustainable Fibers and Polymeric Materials (SFPM) on October 25, 2024 at King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok, Thailand.Professor Mohanty presented on - Sustainable Biocarbon based Composites for Lightweight and Safer Electric Vehicles: Challenges and Opportunities Professor Misra Presented on - Circular Economy Driven Sustainable Plastics and their Composites as Alternatives to the Single-Use Plastics Applicationsss...
On October 24, 2024 members from BDDC, Magna and Competitive Green Technologies (CGTech) met at Polycon, Magna Exteriors location in Guelph, Ontario to collaborate on new sustainability initiatives.On October 24, 2024 members from BDDC, Magna and Competitive Green Technologies (CGTech) met at Polycon, Magna Exteriors location in Guelph, Ontario to collaborate on new sustainability initiatives....
Professor Misra has been named as one of the Global 50 Women in Sustainability by The SustainabilityX Magazine.Congratulations to Professor Misra, this award is a recognition of the impactful work and dedication to sustainability that has been demonstrated throughout her career. Professor Misra has been named as one of the Global 50 Women in Sustainability by The SustainabilityX Magazine.Congratulations to Professor Misra, this award is a recognition of the impactful work and dedication to sustainability that has been demonstrated throughout her career. ...
Bioproduct Discovery and Development Centre (BDDC) members gave oral and poster presentations at the Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference on October 6-9, 2024 in Toronto, ON, Canada.Congratulations to all the BDDC members who presented a total of 9 presentation and 7 posters at the conference. Poster Presentations:Zavier Blackman - "Exploring the Potential of Basalt Fiber as reinforcement in Polyamide 6,6"Ehsan Pesaranhajiabbas - "Study on processing and characterization of maleic anhydride grafted cellulose acetate synthesized through reactive extrusion"Fatemeh Jahangiri - "Biodegradable Poly(3-hydroxy butyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) Polymer for Barrier Plastic Coating"Reshma Krishnan - "Shelf-life Extension of Stone Fruits: Application of Edible Coating as a Postharvest Management Strategy"Debarshi Nath - "Home-Compostable Compatibilized Polymer Blends of Bio-Poly (Butylene Succinate) and Bio-Poly (Butylene Succinate-co-Adipate) for Packaging Applications" Oral Presentations:Zavier Blackman presented on - "Basalt FIber as an Alternative Reinforcement in Polyamide 6,6"Mattias Menossi - "Effect of peroxides addition on the properties of poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT)/plasticized cellulose acetate (pCA) binary blends" and "Performance evaluation of plasticized cellulose acetate: effect of peroxide compounds and fillers"Ehsan Pesaranhajiabbas presented on - "Performance investigation of polymer blends from biodegradable PHBV and PBAT: Evaluation of compatibilization approach through reactive extrusion"Fatemeh Jahangiri presented on - "Wax-based Green Coatings for Paper Packaging Applications: Evaluation of Coating Effects on Morphological, Mechanical and Barrier Properties"Kehinde Olonisakin presented on - "Recycled Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polyamide 6,6 Composites: Enhancing Sustainability and Performance in Automotive Applications"Malik Hassan presented on - "Engineering High-Impact Sustainability: Advancements in 3D Printing of Super-Toughened Biodegradable Polymer Blend" and "Machine Learning-Driven Optimization of Sustainable 3D Printing with Ocean-Recycled Polymer Blends and Composites: A Bayesian Approach"Debarshi Nath presented on - Truly Green Composites From Bacterial Polyester and Cellulosic Fiber: Effect of Compatibilizer on Interfacial Adhesion and Biocomposite Performance A special congratulations to Malik Hassan and Debarshi Nath for winning the following awards:Malik Hassan - 3rd place in the 3 minute pitch presentation titled "High-Impact Strength Isotropic Auxetic Prosthetics". Debarshi Nath - 1st place in the student poster competition for the Advances in Functional Polymers and Polymerization Engineering section titled "Blown Films from Biobased Poly(Butylene Succinate-Co-Adipate) and Talc: Impact of Uniaxial Orientation on Film Performance". ...
Professor Mohanty and Misra were both invited to speak at the Polymer Processing Society Conference that took place on September 30 - October 3 2024, in Ferrol, Galicia, Spain. The conference brought together professionals in all aspects of Polymer Science and Technology from all around the world.Oral Presentations:Professor Mohanty was invited as a keynote speaker and gave a presentation on: Challenges in Processing of Biodegradable Plastics and their Biodegradability for Single-use Plastic Alternatives.Professor Misra was an invited speaker and gave a presentation on: Advanced Biocarbons from Sustainable Resources and their Lightweight Polymer Composite Materials.Poster Presentations:Professor Mohanty took part in a poster session with a poster focused on: A novel approach in synthesis of maleic anhydride grafted cellulose acetate by reactive extrusion.Professor Mohanty presented a poster on: Effect PHBV Coating on the Mechanical, Morphological, and Barrier Properties of Biodegradable Plastic Sheets. ...
The article written by Neelima Tripathi and co-authors Manjusri Misra and Amar Mohanty titled "Durable Polylactic Acid (PLA)-Based Sustainable Engineered Blends and Biocomposites: Recent Developments, Challenges, and Opportunities" was one of the top-cited articles in the ACS Engineering Au journal in 2023. Congratulations to everyone involved in publishing this article for this achievement. ...
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