Abstracts available for download (Alphabetical Order)

Rufina Alamo, Florida State University (USA)

Melt Topology of Ethylene Copolymers above the Equilibrium Melting Temperature.

 

Andreas Albrecht, Borealis (Austria)

New approach in describing the chemical composition distribution in uni- and multimodal ZN-Polyethylene.

 

Abdulaal Al-Khazaal, University of Waterloo (Canada)

Polyolefin Characterization Using High-Temperature Thermal Gradient Interaction Chromatography.

 

Siripon Anantawaraskul, Kasetsart University (Thailand)

Understanding Solution Fractionation of Polyolefin: What We Have Learn from Modeling.

 

Tommi Borg, Tomcoat Oy (Finland)

Long Chain Branching and Molecular Weight Distribution Characterization by the New Rheological Model.

 

Robert Brüll, Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability (LBF) (Germany)

Multidimensional High Temperature Liquid Chromatography.

 

Sadiqali Cheruthazhekatt, University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)

Evaluation of Solvent Effects in Solution Crystallization Fractionation of Polyolefins.

 

Josef Chmelar, Institute of Chemical Technology Prague (Czech Republic)

Softening and agglomeration of polyethylene particles at reactor conditions.

 

Rongjuan Cong, The Dow Chemical Co. (USA)

The Challenges and Recent Advances in Polyolefins Comonomer Distribution Analysis.

 

Alexandre Dazzi, University Paris-Sud (France)

Nanoscale Infrared Spectroscopy for Polyolefins – from reverse engineering to monolayer research.

 

Anton Ginzburg, SABIC (The Netherlands)

High and medium throughput polyolefin characterization.

 

Virendrakumar Gupta, Reliance Industries (India)

Development of Morphological  Characteristics of Polyolefin Resin through Catalyst Design.

 

Almudena Fernández, University Rey Juan Carlos (Spain)

Structure, Molecular Mobility And Properties Of Polypropylene Block Copolymers.

 

Mercedes Fernández, University of the Basque Country-UPV/EHU (Spain)

Effect of processing on the rheological properties of branched polypropylenes obtained by electron beam irradiation.

 

Tiny Frijns-Bruls, DSM Resolve (The Netherlands)

Studies on the application of filter-based IR detector for polyolefin characterization with HT-SEC.

 

Seshagiri Kalyanasundaram, Tasnee (Saudi Arabia)

Polymerization development and structure-properties relationship of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) for the Pipe Applications.

 

Nicolas Longieras, PeakExpert (France)

One shot fractionation and quantitation of impact polypropylene formulation.

  

Lohith M N, SABIC (Saudi Arabia)

Evaluation and quantification of grafting degree of maleic anhydride in polypropylene through rapid techniques.

 

Mikhail Matsko, Boreskov Institute of Catalysis (Russia)

Peculiarities of the composition heterogeneity of ethylene/1-hexene copolymers produced over supported catalysts of different composition.

 

Amanda G. McDermott, NIST (USA)

Quantifying tie-chain content in semicrystalline polyolefins with vapor-flow small-angle neutron scattering.

 

Guo Meifang, Sinopec (China)

Analysis of Propylene-Butene Copolymer Composition by GPC with Online Infrared Detector.

 

Ines Mingozzi, LyondellBasell (Italy)

Advanced characterization of low molecular weight components in polyolefins.

 

Benjamín Monrabal, Polymer Char (Spain)

Characterization of complex Polypropylene resins by Cross fractionation techniques.

 

Kanyanut Narkchamnan, SCG Chemicals (Thailand)

Methods of long chain branching detection in PE by triple-detector GPC.

 

Koh-hei Nitta, University of Kanazawa (Japan)

Characterization of tensile fracture of isotactic polypropylene solids.

 

Matt Parkinson, Borealis (Austria)

Automation of quantitative NMR spectroscopy of polyolefins in industry.

 

Harald Pasch, University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)

The LEGO Approach in Polyolefin Analysis – Linking Molecular and Thermal Properties of IPC.

 

Dario Romano, University Loughborough (United Kingdom)

Effect of a Co-Catalyst Modifier in the Synthesis of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene Having a Reduced Number of Entanglements.

 

Wonchalerm Rungwang, SCG Chemicals (Thailand)

Role of Molecular and Crystal Structures on Tensile Deformation of Impact Resistance Polypropylene Copolymer: Segmental Copolymer and Crystal Orientation.

 

Jacques Tacx, SABIC (The Netherlands)

Molecular Structure of Linear Low Density Polyethylene.

 

Katsuhisa Tokumitsu, University of Shiga Prefecture (Japan)

Effect of adding Polysilane on Heat Fusion Properties of PP.

 

Yue Yu, University of Naples (Italy)

GPC analysis of PE and PP: absolute calibration via quenched-flow polymerization methods in combination with high-temperature cryoprobe NMR measurements.