Nano & Microfibrillated Cellulose

Nano and Microfibrillated Cellulose

Symposium Co-Chairs

World L-S Nieh
Forest Products National Program Lead
U.S. Forest Service

Sean Ireland
Vice President of Business Development
Fiberlean Technologies Ltd

Key Speakers

FiberLean® MFC: High solids product form MFC/ mineral composite materials allow attenuated performance of functional minerals and cellulose microfibrils in a wide range of industrial applications
David Skuse
VP Technology, FiberLean Technologies Ltd.

Form factor-free, flexible paper power sources
Sang-Young Lee
Professor, Head, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, UNIST, Korea

Establishing the safety of novel forms of cellulose for food related applications
Jo Anne Shatkin
President, Vireo Advisors

Little things make big things happen - Cellulose Nano Crystal and Fibril application to Concrete
Jason Weiss
Miles Lowell and Margaret Watt Edwards Distinguished Chair in Engineering, Oregon State University

Mechanisms and applications of nanocellulouse composite coatings for improving productivity, storability and processing quality of fruit crops
Yanyun Zhao
Professor of Food Science & Technology, Oregon State University

From cellulose microfibrils networks to hybrid biopolymers systems
Krassimir Velikov
Program Director at NanoNextNL, Science Leader at Unilever, Netherlands

Symposium Sessions
	Monday May 14
10:30	Nanocellulose Product Innovation
1:30	Nano & Microfibrillated Cellulose for Food Applications
	Tuesday May 15
10:30	Nano & Microfibrillated Cellulose
1:30	Nano & Microfibrillated Cellulose Production
	Wednesday May 16
10:30	Regulatory Issues & Roadmaps to Safety
1:30	Safety in Advanced Manufacturing - Profit Maker or Profit Taker: Panel Discussion

Symposium Program
	Monday May 14

10:30	Nanocellulose Product Innovation	252 C
	Session chair: Sean Ireland, Fiberlean Technologies Ltd, US; World L-S Nieh, U.S. Forest Service
10:30	Form factor-free, flexible paper power sources (invited presentation) S-Y. Lee, Ulsan National Institute of S&T, KR
10:55	Little things make big things happen - Cellulose Nano Crystal and Fibril application to Concrete (invited presentation) J. Weiss, Oregon State University, US
11:20	Automotive Biocomposites based on Nano-Fibrillated Cellulose Technology G. Minhas, Performance BioFilaments Inc, CA
11:40	FiberLean® MFC: High solids product form MFC/ mineral composite materials allow attenuated performance of functional minerals and cellulose microfibrils in a wide range of industrial applications (invited presentation) D. Skuse, S. Ireland, FiberLean Technologies Ltd., US
12:00	Nanocellulose Product Innovation (invited presentation) W. Nieh, US Forest Service, US

1:30	Nano & Microfibrillated Cellulose for Food Applications	252 C
	Session chair: World L-S Nieh, U.S. Forest Service; Sean Ireland, Fiberlean Technologies Ltd, US
1:30	From cellulose microfibrils networks to hybrid biopolymers systems (invited presentation) K. Velikov, Unilever R&D Vlaardingen B.V., NL
1:55	Mechanisms and applications of nanocellulouse composite coatings for improving productivity, storability and processing quality of fruit crops (invited presentation) Y. Zhao, J. Jung, J. Simonsen, Oregon State University, US
2:20	Modification of Cellulose Nanocrystals for Compostable Food-Packaging K. Bosnick, A. Benhalima, N. Chapleau, M. Champagne, National Research Council Canada, CA
2:40	Establishing the safety of novel forms of cellulose for food-related applications J.A. Shatkin, Vireo Advisors LLC, US
	Tuesday May 15

10:30	Nano & Microfibrillated Cellulose	252 C
	Session chair: World L-S Nieh, U.S. Forest Service; Sean Ireland, Fiberlean Technologies Ltd, US
10:30	Nanocellulose Product Innovation (invited presentation) S. Corbeil, CelluForce Inc., CA
10:55	Tuning and characterizing nanocellulose interface for enhanced removal of dual-sorbate (AsV and CrVI) from water matrices D.S. Hwang, S. Rho, A.D. Dwivedi, POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology), KR
11:15	Eco-friendly design, functionalization and fabrication of nanocelluloses S. Afewerki, R. Alimohammadzadeh, S.H. Osongi, C-W Tai, P. Engstrandi, L. Deiana, I. Ibrahem, I. Sanhueza, A. Cordova, Mid Sweden University, SE
11:35	Facts and Myths about Cellulose Nanofibrils (CNF): What to Expect and What to Not M. Tajvidi, University of Maine, US

1:30	Nano & Microfibrillated Cellulose Production	252 C
	Session chair: Sean Ireland, Fiberlean Technologies Ltd, US; World L-S Nieh, U.S. Forest Service
1:30	Nanocelluloses & innovations: diverse and sustainable strategies Y-L Hsieh, University of California, Davis, US
1:50	A sustainable strategy for fabrication and functionalization of nanaocelluloses A. Córdova, S. Afewerki, R. Alimohammadzadhe, I. Sanhuesza, S.H. Osong, P. Engstrand, C-W Tai, Mid Sweden University, SE
2:10	Large Scale Production of Cellulose Nanocrystals from Miscanthus x. Giganteus E. Dahl, K. Pupek, G. Krumdick, S. Rowan, H. Yang, Argonne National Laboratory, US
2:30	Industrial manufacturing of nanocelluloses – techno-economic and risk assessments C. Abbati de Assis, North Carolina State University, US
2:50	Scale up: Towards Microfibrillated Cellulose (MFC)/clay films produced by paper making D.O. Castro, Z. Karim, L. Medina, F. Carosio, A. Svedberg, L. Wågberg, D. Söderberg, L.A. Berglund, MoRe Research Örnsköldsvik AB/KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE
	Wednesday May 16

10:30	Regulatory Issues & Roadmaps to Safety	262 B
	Session chair: Philip Demokritou, Harvard School of Public Health, US; Wendel Wohlleben, BASF SE, Germany
10:30	The nanoGRAVUR grouping framework with 25 quantitative case studies (invited presentation) W. Wohlleben, BASF SE, DE
10:50	Canada’s Approach for Assessment of Nanomaterials in Commerce : Prioritization and Tools for Assessing Consumer Exposure Y. Zhang, C. L. Lemieux, M. Zein Aghaij, D. Vladisavljevic, M. Hill, Health Canada, CA
11:10	Advancing Sustainable Manufacturing of Carbon Nanomaterials and Devices through Life Cycle Assessment W-S Shih, M.A. Chappell, A.J. Kennedy, Brewer Science Inc., US
11:30	Global Regulatory Requirements: Overview of Nanomaterial Safety Testing K.J. Ong, J.A. Shatkin, J.D. Ede, Vireo Advisors, CA

1:30	Safety in Advanced Manufacturing - Profit Maker or Profit Taker: Panel Discussion	254 A
	Session chair: Sally Tinkle, IDA, US; Chuck Geraci, NIOSH, US; Michael Fancher, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, US
	J. Meinhart, GE Aircraft, US
	M. Ostraat, Aramco, US
	P. Scheuer, Honeywell, US
	J.A. Shatkin, Vireo Advisors, US
	A. Patril, FDA, US
	C. Geraci, NIOSH, US
	S. Tinkle, STPI, US
	M. Fancher, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, US
	M. Hull, Virginia Tech/NanoSafe, Inc., US

This symposium focuses on recent technology development for nano and microfibrillated cellulosed materials with application in a broad range of products. Submit an abstract and join researchers from around the world as we highlight the applications-focused research and innovation that will continue to broaden the impact of cellulose.

Journal Submissions

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Selected papers will be reviewed and invited into a Special Issue of Journal of Nanoparticle Research. The journal disseminates knowledge of the physical, chemical and biological phenomena and processes in nanoscale structures.

Coverage includes synthesis, assembly, transport, reactivity, and stability, and emphasizes realization and application of systems, structures and devices with novel functions obtained via precursor nanoparticles.

The Journal fosters the interdisciplinary dissemination of knowledge by encouraging synergetic approaches originating from a wide range of disciplines, such as Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Health Care.