15th TOPCON - Conference Presentations for Attendees

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

8:30 a.m. Keynote - Krishna Venkataswamy, Innovation Development Insights : “Innovation Shines in Unmasking TPEs” (paper not published)

9:30 a.m. Aparajita Bhattacharya, Kraton Performance Polymers : Innovative Block Copolymer Solutions to Enhance Sustainability and Circular Economy

10:00 a.m. Seiya Shimizu, Kuraray America, Inc. : SEPTON™ BIO-series - Bio-based Hydrogenated Styrene Farnesene Block Copolymer with Enhanced Grip Performance

11:00 a.m. Mike Ramsay, Lubrizol : Exploring the Multiple Reuse Characteristics of TPU

11:30 a.m. Juan Espinosa, Kraiburg : Optimizing TPE Adhesion for Tools, Devices and Appliances

1:00 p.m. Iyad Muslet, Berry Plastics : Review of Elastic Products & Technologies Used in Hygienic Applications

1:30 p.m. Lalith Suragani Venu, Lubrizol : Thermoplastic Polyurethane Adhesives - A Spectrum of Shore Hardness

2:00 p.m. Jeffrey Munro, The Dow Chemical Co. : Pathways to Sustainability with Polyolefin Elastomers

3:00 p.m. Zeynep Iyigundogdu, Adana Science and Tech. Univ. : Antimicrobial Additives for Micro-mobility and Transportation Safety

3:30 p.m. Raj Varma, Delphon : TPEs for Semiconductor and Photonics Device Handling

4:00 p.m. Moe Kawahara, Kuraray America, Inc. : Novel Acrylic Block Copolymer for Over-molding with Polar Resin and Sustainable Solution

Thursday, September 22, 2022

8:30 a.m. Keynote - Prof. Robert F. Savinell, Case Western Reserve Univ. : “Large Scale Energy Storage”

9:30 a.m. Prof. Richard Spontak, North Carolina State University : Advancing the Mechanical Properties of Thermoplastic Elastomer Fibrous Mats

10:00 a.m. Homaira Naseem, Alphagary : Reducing the Carbon Footprint of TPE Compounds

11:00 a.m. Lucio Souza, Case Western Reserve Univ. : Thermal and Tribological Enhancement of TPU

11:30 a.m. Prashant Bhadane, Celanese : Sustainable Automotive Weatherseals with Santoprene® TPV 101-80 ECO-R and Santoprene® TPV HR 121-60E400

12:00 p.m. Gregory Kamykowski, Waters/TA Instruments : Thermal and Rheological Characterization of Thermoplastic Elastomers

1:30 p.m. Liang Xu, Avient : Creating Circularity and Sustainability: Recent Advances in High Performance TPEs

2:00 p.m. Prof. Ali Dhinojwala, The University of Akron : Role of Melanin in Structural Colors and its Applications in Plastics and Coatings

2:30 p.m. Santosh Bawiskar, The Dow Chemical Co. : Innovation in Compounding and Modification of TPEs