OCCA Weekly Webinar - Bio-based polyurethanes meeting the need for sustainability & performance
Venue: Webinar
Date: Wednesday 9th November 2022
Time: 14:30 – 15:30
Our Series 8 of OCCA Weekly Webinars continues with "Bio-based polyurethanes meeting the need for sustainability & performance" presented by Matt Terwillegar of Danimer and René Saint-Loup of Roquette. The webinar will take place via Zoom on Wednesday 09 November at 2:30pm. This webinar is free to attend, simply register below and you'll receive further details & joining instructions in due course.
Abstract:
POLYSORB® is an Isosorbide or 1,4-3,6 dianhydrohexitol, derivated from starch and more precisely from sorbitol, produced by Roquette. This chemical intermediate is of interest in the field of thermoplastic materials and for curable resin application. It can be used directly as a monomer or after chemical modification.
Hence, isosorbide found its place as a monomer suitable for polycondensates syntheses like polyesters, polycarbonates, and thermoplastic polyurethanes.
This sustainable monomer was used by Danimer Scientific, based in Banbridge, GA – USA, in the development of a product portfolio of 100% biobased polyols (AVIO®) for polyurethane synthesis.
During this webinar, Matt Terwillegar from Danimer Scientific and René Saint-Loup from Roquette will share case studies on two-component coatings (2K coatings), aqueous dispersion, and casting applications to illustrate how this biobased monomer proved to bring enhanced mechanical properties and useful improvement in chemical resistance compared to conventional fossil-fuel-based monomers.
Speaker Profile - René Saint-Loup – Manager of Performance Materials Technical Team, Roquette
René SAINT-LOUP is a Technical Team Manager for Performance Materials and Cosmetic ingredients in Roquette based in France. He has over 22 years of experience related to chemistry and published 21 in peer-reviewed journals. René is experienced especially in polymer chemistry through a variety of positions in Research & Development on the synthesis of thermoplastics and polycondensation. Currently he is leading several innovation projects for the developments in automotive, packaging and coating using Roquette’s plant-based monomers. René holds a PhD degree in Polymer Chemistry from the University of Montpellier in France.
Speaker Profile - Matt Terwillegar – Product Engineer, Danimer Scientific
Matt Terwillegar has been developing value-added, bio-based products for over ten years. He has been with Danimer for three years and prior to that worked as a business development manager at Myriant Corporation. He holds several patents and patent applications and has presented over ten papers and technical presentations at conferences in Europe and North America. He holds a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Alabama and a bachelor’s degree in organic chemistry from Rollins College.
