Lecture Programme

Sunday, 7 October 2007
17.00 – 19.00	Registration and Informal Get-together by invitation of the organizers in the foyer of the lecture hall
19.00	For interested participants of the Workshop and their accompanying persons a guided visit of the German Customs Museum is possible. After the tour the evening will end in a bar close to the Museum at approx. 20.00.
Monday, 8 October 2007
09.00	Welcome H.-U. Moritz, University of Hamburg/D
09.10	Keynote Lecture Micro process engineering for polymers and fine chemicals V. Hessel, Institut für Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH/D
09.45	Block copolymerizations in continuous flow microreactors: towards narrower molecular weight distributions C. Rosenfeld , C. Serra, C. Brochon, G. Hadziioannou, ECPM - Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg/F
10.10	Miniemulsification: In-line mixers and rotor stators as emulsification devices U. El-Jaby, T.F.L. McKenna , Queen's University, Kingston, ON/CDN; G. Farzi, CCPP-Lyon, Villeurbanne/F; M. Cunningham, Queen's University, Kingston, ON/CDN
10.35	New falling film reactor for melt polycondensation process X. Zhenhao , Z. Ling, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai/PRC; L. Zhaoyan, Beijing Innovation Polymerization Technology Company/PRC
11.00	C o f f e e B r e a k and P o s t e r p r e s e n t a t i o n
11.30	Poster introduction by the authors Brief statements of max. 3 minutes (Poster Numbers P.1 – P.30)
13.30	L u n c h B r e a k
14.30	Model based operation of polymer processes – what has to be done? Dr. J. Bausa, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen/D
15.05	Estimation of kinetic parameters for the polar-modified anionic solution copolymerization of 1,3-butadiene and styrene W.C. McIntosh , E. Hamann, R. Oertel, Dow Olefinverbund GmbH, Merseburg/D; M. Bartke, University of Halle-Wittenberg/D new
15.30	Development and modelling of a continuous dispersion copolymerization process in the presence of a stabilizing agent elaborated in situ P.F. Pla, F.C. Fonteix, H.S. Hoppe, S.C. Schrauwen, Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, Nancy/F; V.D.W.H. Van der Wal , V.F. Vandamme, Dow Benelux, Terneuzen/NL
15.55	Semibatch esterification process for poly(ethylene terephthalate) synthesis H. Patel , TU Berlin/D; G. Feix, Equipolymers GmbH, Schkopau/D; R. Schomäcker, TU Berlin/D
16.20	Modeling Nd-catalyzed butadiene rubber production U. Tracht , Bayer Technology Services GmbH, Leverkusen/D; H. Kloppenburg, Lanxess Deutschland GmbH, Dormagen/D
16.45	C o f f e e B r e a k and P o s t e r P r e s e n t a t i o n
17.15	Poster introduction by the authors Brief statements of max. 3 minutes (Poster Numbers P.31 – P.45)
18.15 - 20.30	Poster Party Drinks and snacks will be offered in the foyer of the lecture hall
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
08.30	Keynote Lecture Surface initiated polymerization on surfaces: nanocomposites, nanoparticles, devices R. Advincula, University of Houston, TX/USA
09.05	Novel, multiphase continuous flow system for high-throughput synthesis of conjugated polymers for display applications D. Hürtgen, G. Kaiser, T. Zech , hte AG, Heidelberg/D
09.30	Production of porous materials by "reactive gelation" N. Marti , M. Küthe, V. Mittal, A. Lamprou, A. Butté, M. Morbidelli, ETH Zurich/CH
09.55	Composite polymer nanoparticles via transitional phase inversion emulsification F. Jahanzad , B. Saha, Loughborough University/UK; S. Sajjadi, King's College London/UK; B.W. Brooks, Loughborough University/UK
10.20	C o f f e e B r e a k and P o s t e r P r e s e n t a t i o n
10.50	Keynote Lecture Catalysis and reactor technology of controlled/living radical polymerization S. Zhu, McMaster University, Hamilton/CDN
11.25	Production of solvent-borne acrylic polymers by semibatch atom transfer radical polymerization Y. Fu, M. Mueller, M.F. Cunningham, R.A. Hutchinson , Queen's University, Kingston/CDN
11.50	RAFT inverse miniemulsion polymerization G.G. Qi, C.W. Jones, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA/USA; F.J. Schork , University of Maryland, College Park, MD/USA
12.15	A novel production route for nylon-6 - aspects of catalysis and process developmen J. Meuldijk , A.J.M. Dijk, R. Duchateau, C.E. Koning, University of Technology, Eindhoven/NL
12.40	L u n c h B r e a k
13.45	Keynote Lecture Polymerization and processing in supercritical fluids S.M. Howdle, University of Nottingham/UK
14.20	Reduction of residual monomer in polymer products using high-pressure carbon dioxide M.F. Kemmere , M. Cleven, M. van Schilf, M. Cloats, J. Meuldyk, J.T.F. Keurentjes, TU Eindhoven/NL
14.45	Poly(propylene carbonate), old CO₂ copolymer with new attractiveness G. Luinstra , F. Molnar, G. Cox, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen/D
15.10	Homogenous phase polymerization of vinylidene fluoride in supercritical CO₂ : surfactant free synthesis and kinetics M. Imran-ul-haq, S. Beuermann , University of Potsdam, Golm/D
15.35	C o f f e e B r e a k and P o s t e r P r e s e n t a t i o n
15.55	Keynote Lecture Thermodynamics of polymer mixtures from fluid theories J. Gross, Delft University of Technology/NL
16.30	Phase-Equilibrium measurements of the styrene / polystyrene / carbon dioxide ternary system at elevated pressures using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy M. Görnert, G. Sadowski , University of Dortmund/D
16.55	Effect of 1-hexene comonomer on polyethylene particle growth and kinetic profiles R. van Grieken , A. Carrero, I. Suarez, B. Paredes, Rey Juan Carlos University, Mostoles (Madrid)/E
17.20	End of Lecture Session
19.30 -23.00	Conference Dinner (see Social Programme) Please register!
Wednesday, 9 October 2007
08.30	Keynote Lecture Adaption of the mechanism of emulsion polymerization to new experimental results K. Tauer, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Golm/D
09.05	Kinetic study of the copolymerisation of ethylene with a single site catalyst in propane slurry polymerisation S. Kröner , M. Bartke, University of Halle-Wittenberg/D; K. Eloranta, M.F. Bergstra, Borealis Polymers Oy, Porvoo/FIN
09.30	Modelling of ethylene tandem catalytic reaction for preparing linear low-density polyethylene J. Zhang, B. Li , H. Fan, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou/VRC; S. Zhu, McMaster University, Hamilton/CDN
09.55	Kinetics and simulation of polymerization reactions M. Busch , K. Becker, TU Darmstadt/D
10.20	C o f f e e B r e a k and P o s t e r P r e s e n t a t i o n
10.50	Keynote Lecture High-solids waterborne polymer-clay nanocomposites J.R. Leiza, The University of the Basque Country, San Sebastian/E
11.25	Process Intensification for both simplification and sustainable development. Application to the industrial production of silicon polymers (Polyorganosiloxane) K. Ramdani , Bluestar Silicones, Saint-Fons/F
11.50	Nascent morphology of crystalline syndiotactic polystyrene synthesized over metallocene catalyst deposited onto silica-coated nanoporous membrane J.J. Han, S.B. Lee, K.Y. Choi , University of Maryland, College Park/USA
12.15	A study of L-lactide ring-opening polymerization kinetics J.P. Puaux , UCBL, Villeurbanne/F; I. Banu, G. Bozga, I. Nagy, UPB, Bucharest/RO
12.40	Closing Remarks
12.50	End of the Workshop