Bio-based Ingredients for Materials and Beyond: Towards a Sustainable Bioeconomy

Welcome to an afternoon seminar on biobased materials where two international technology centers, AITIIP and Extractis from Spain and France, will present their innovation activities, together with researchers and students from the Departments of Life Sciences and Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Chalmers and Fiber and Polymer department at KTH presenting their latest research in the field.

Agenda: 

13:30-13:35     Introduction, Amparo Jiménez-Quero 
13:35-13:40     Extractis, Camille Viot/Pierre Ferchaud 
13:40-13:55     AITIIP Technological Center, Carolina Peñalva 
13:55-14:10     FibRe, Camilla Johansson 
14:10-14:25     Wallenberg Wood Science Center (WWSC), Lisbeth Olsson

14:25-14:45     Coffee break (Fika) 

14:45-15:00     Green extractions of bioactive and technological compounds from agro-food bio-wastes for the development of packaging materials, Rodrigo Oliver 
15:00-15:15     SISTERS: Bioactive formulation for food packaging, Pamela F. M. Pereira 
15:15-15:30     Melt-processable films from modified wheat arabinoxylan, Ratchawit Janewithayapun (Leo) 
15:30-15:45     Advancing the production of porous protein-based absorbents by including lignocellulosic biomass from agricultural side-streams, Athanasios Latras 
15:45-16:00     Lignin: heterogeneity and thermoplasticity, Åke Henrik-Klemens 
16:00-16:15     Biodegradable starch blends for stable secondary shaping, Yerassyl Aukenov & Aikorkem Amangeldi 
16:15-16:30     Manufacturing porous absorbents using agricultural proteins for circular sanitary applications: challenges and approaches, Antonio Capezza 

16:30-17:00    General discussion & Closure