Expert speakers from both industry and academia presented papers on a wide range of important topics relevant to today’s conditions.

Presentations discussed insight into current and predicted filler markets, how fillers can lead to cost savings, new milling processes, the development of new filler types, the continued evolution of natural fibre fillers, use of fillers as flame retardant additives, the potential to improve the compatibility of mixed polymer waste, recent developments in nano-particulate fillers and new additives for use with silica fillers, especially in energy (green) tyre applications.

The Conference Proceedings are now available for general release.  The wide ranging, technical papers will appeal to compounders, moulders, processors, materials specialists, polymer engineers and researchers in polymer science as well as end users of polymer materials.

Conference Proceedings Contents

KEY NOTE PRESENTATION

Paper 1                 Filler and filler modifier markets and trends

                        Prof Roger Rothon, Rothon Consultants & Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

SESSION 1      PROCESSING

Paper 2                 Jet milling technologies for enhancing the performance of functional fillers
Dr Jürgen Roth, PMT-Jetmill GmbH, Austria

SESSION 2      ADDITIVES

Paper 3                 Filler-borne reactive compatibilisation of mixed polyolefin post-consumer polymer waste: a more viable alternative to separation?

                                Clint Bainbridge, C Liauw & G Lees, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK; R Rothon, Rothon Consultants & Manchester Metropolitan University, UK; D Thetford, P Sunderland & J Schofield, Lubrizol Limited, UK

Paper 4                 POSS^® enhanced plastics
Dr Chris DeArmitt, Hybrid Plastics Inc, USA

Paper 5                  Additives for silica compounds
                                Dr Martin Saewe & D Hoff, Rhein Chemie Rheinau GmbH, Germany

SESSION 3      FILLERS

Paper 6                 Micronized and submicronized micaceous iron oxide

                                Dipl-Ing Christian Rupp, Kärntner Montanindustrie GmbH, Austria

Paper 7                 Engineered calcium carbonate adding value to polyolefin film extrusion, blow moulding extrusion and nonwoven spunlaid process

Julian Danvers, D Whiteman, A Legrix, L McAmish, M Bird & C Agra-Gutierrez, Imerys Minerals, UK

Paper 8                 Role of barium sulfate on mechanical and sound attenuation properties of highly filled co-polypropylene-based composites

                                N Yousefi, I Ghamarian, R Bagheri & S Zokaei, Sharif University of Technology, Iran

SESSION 4      NANOFILLERS - PART I

Paper 9                 Intercalation of layered silicates-factors affecting intercalation and intercalated structures
Dr Graham C Lees & C M Liauw, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK; R Kato, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK & Kureha Plastics, Japan; P Limpanapittayatorn, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK & Songkhla Rajabhat University, Thailand; A N Wilkinson, University of Manchester, UK

Paper 10               The influence of nano-filler on impact strength, thermal crystallization and phase behavior of poly (trimethylene terephthalate) PTT/M-LLDPE blend nanocomposites

                                Kapil K Gangele, APPL Industries Ltd, India; S Mohanty & S K Nayak, Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology, India

Paper 11               Thermal and electrical properties of carbon nanotube reinforced cyanate ester polymer
Dr Vincent Calard, Austrian Research Centers GmbH, Austria; A Vavouliotis, University of Patras, Greece; S Forero, Future Carbon GmbH, Germany; L Pambaguian, European Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), The Netherlands; F Hepp, HPS GmbH, Germany

SESSION 4       NANOFILLERS- PART I CONTINUED – KEY NOTE PRESENTATION

Paper 12               Holistic cost savings: a performance/component –cost evaluation of thermoplastic-performance filler composites

                                Kevin D Breese, Electrolux Major Appliances, Italy

SESSION 5       NATURAL FIBRES

Paper 13               The effect of bagasse as filler on the mechanical properties of fiber reinforced plastic composites
Dr Alireza Ashori, Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), Iran;
Amir Nourbakhsh & Abolfazl Karegarfard, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands (RIFR), Iran

Paper 14               Cellulose nanofibre–reinforced polymers
                                Prof Peter Hornsby & Patrick Qua, Queens University Belfast, UK

SESSION 6       FLAME RETARDANT FILLERS

Paper 15               POSS as fire retardants

                                Prof Giovanni Camino, Alberto Fina & Daniela Tabuani, Polytechnic of Turin, Italy

Paper 16               A new magnesium hydroxide flame retardant filler

                                Gerry Spoors, Omex Environmental Ltd, UK; R Rothon, Rothon Consultants & Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

Paper 17               Effect of coupling agents on thermal properties of bentonite/polypropelyne composites
Dr Nadras Othman, H Ismail & M Mariatti, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

SESSION 7       NANOFILLERS - PART II

Paper 18               Processing of carbon nanotube (CNT) buckypaper/epoxy resin matrix nanocomposites

Marta Martins & C Pereira, Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management, Portugal; S
Forero, Future Carbon GmbH, Germany; F Hepp, HPS GmbH, Germany; L Pambaguian, European Space Agency (ESA-ESTEC), The Netherlands

Paper 19               Increasing efficiency of cure and optimising mechanical properties of rubber vulcanisates using a silanised silica nanofiller-a major advance in the use of high performance fillers

                                Dr Ali Ansarifar, M Song, S Ostad-Movahed & L Wang , Loughborough University, UK; K Ansar Yasin, The University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan; S Hameed, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan

Paper 20               Modification in mechanical and thermal properties of epoxy by nanoclay reinforcement through supercritical carbon dioxide

Dr Navdeep Bhullar, Institute of Technology and Management, India