Conference Topics

NEW POLYMERISATION PROCESSES
»Microwave / ultrasound assisted polymer reactions
»Energy efficient / intensified
»Robust polymerisation processes
»New reactor/process technologies
»Micro-technology in PRE / micro-reactors in industrial polymerisation
»processes High-throughput technology
»Efficient heat removal / reaction and reactor safety
»Reactive processing / reactive extrusion / reactive blending / RIM
»Supercritical systems

CATALYSIS IN POLYMER REACTION ENGINEERING
»New catalysts and catalytic polymerisation processes
»Enzymatic polymerisation
»Polyolefins

MODELLING AND SIMULATION IN POLYMER REACTION ENGINEERING
»Model predicted control / real time optimisation
»Reaction monitoring / process performance monitoring
»In-line and on-line process analytics
»Modelling and simulation for process development and control
»CFD-simulation
»Process scheduling

SUSTAINABLE POLYMER REACTION ENGINEERING
»Bio-based monomers / renewables
»VOC / waste gas / waste water reduction
»Life cycle assessment of polymers
»Environmentally benign polymerisation processes (CO2, ionic liquids, a.o.)
»Polymer degradation and recycling

ASPECTS OF POLYMER REACTION TECHNOLOGY
»Hetero phase polymerisation
»Advances in polymerisation on surfaces / interfaces, polymer coatings / confined geometries
»Processes for nanoparticles, nanofilms and nanostructured polymer materials
»Reactor fouling / reactor corrosion
»Living polymerisation
»Controlled radical polymerisation
»Polymer thermodynamics