The Alliance for Pulp & Paper Technology Innovation (APPTI) has organized a webinar series entitled “Biobased Materials for Advanced Manufacturing” to highlight the nanocellulose research being conducted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Maine, and 20+ industrial partners under their multi-year bio-derived materials research collaboration funded by the Department of Energy.
The goal of the sustainable biocomposite manufacturing research program is to enable high-volume utilization of forest products & cellulose nanofibrils to develop renewable, low-cost, energy-efficient biobased feedstocks and end-use applications for large-scale additive manufacturing and other composite applications.
The webinar series is structured to promote new learnings and collaboration opportunities resulting from the research.
Each 90-minute webinar will feature presentations from three research scientists in the areas of energy reduction of CNF production, improved distribution of CNF in composites, and improved performance of CNF-based composites. Each webinar will conclude with a case study highlighting the impact of the biomaterials program in the areas of technical collaborations with industry, licensing, and cellulose composites scale-up.
The next webinar will be held on April 04, 2022, at 10:00 ET.
For further details about the webinar and to receive a zoom link, please register at Nano Webinar 2022 - APPTI.ORG.
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