| EXTRA |
| WEDNESDAY, 13 February 2008 |
| PRE-CONFERENCE TUTORIAL*:
The Chemistry of Polyurethane Coatings |
| From 13.30 h |
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Registration and Welcome Coffee |
| 14.00 – 18.00 h |
Tutorial |
| From 18.00 h |
After-Work Reception |
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MAIN CONFERENCE
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| THURSDAY, 14 February 2008 |
| From 09.00 h |
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Registration and Welcome Coffee |
| 10.00 h |
Welcome Address and Conference Introduction
Dr. Dirk Meine, Vincentz Network, Germany
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| SESSION I: |
Improved Isocyanates or no Isocyanates? |
| 10.15 h |
Possibilities with high functional aliphatic polyisocyanates
Markus Mechtel, Bayer MaterialScience AG , GERMANY |
| 10.45 h |
Isocyanate- and formaldehyde-free crosslinking of polymer dispersions
Maria Hechavarria-Fonsera, BASF AG , GERMANY |
| 11.15 h |
Developing polyurethane coatings with low or no free isocyanate
Richard Jones, Baxenden Chemicals Ltd. , GREAT BRITAIN |
| 11.45 h |
Focus Workshops - Presentation of topics |
| 12.00 h |
LUNCHEON |
| SESSION II: |
Waterworld |
| 13.30 h |
Waterborne 2K polyurethane clear coats - from property to function
Christoph Irle, Bayer MaterialScience AG , GERMANY |
| 14.00 h |
Improving polyurethane dispersions using biobased technology
Erwin Honcoop, Uniqema bv/Croda International plc, THE NETHERLANDS |
| 14.30 h |
Non-ionic diols for internal stabilisation of polyurethane dispersions
Petra Winberg, Perstorp Specialty Chemicals AB, SWEDEN |
| 15.00 h |
interactive Focus Workshops & COFFEE BREAK |
| 16.00 h |
Multiphase acrylic/polyurethanehybrids - impact of morphology on properties
Matthias Hölderle, Alberdingk Boley GmbH , GERMANY |
| 16.30 h |
New fast drying waterborne acrylic polyols for industrial two pack urethane coatings
Jaap Akkerman, Nuplex Resins BV , THE NETHERLANDS |
| 17.00 h |
END OF DAY 1 |
| 18.00 h |
The PURe Night |
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| >> Thursday
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| FRIDAY, 15 February 2008 |
| 08.00 h |
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Meet the Speakers |
| SESSION III: |
Speeding up |
| 09.00 h |
Fluidized bed sintering with novel low temperature curable polyurethane powder coatings
Emmanouil Spyrou, Evonik Degussa GmbH , GERMANY |
| 09.30 h |
Alternatives to DBTL catalysts in polyurethanes - a comparative study
Dr. Dieter Guhl, TIB Chemicals, Germany |
| 10.00 h |
Focus Workshops - Presentations |
| 11.00 h |
COFFEE BREAK |
| SESSION IV: |
Nanoworld |
| 11.30 h |
Surfactant-based antimicrobial coating formulation
Prof. Dr. John Texter, Eastern Michigan University College of Technology, USA |
| 12.00 h |
Carbonic acid stabilisation of nano-SiO2 particles in 2K polyurethane
containing clearcoats
Volkmar Stenzel, IFAM Fraunhofer Institut für Fertigungstechnik &
angewandte Materialforschung, GERMANY |
| 12.30 h |
Design of low surface energy polyurethanes for underwater marine
coatings
Prof. Dean Webster, North Dakota State University Polymers And Coatings,
USA |
| 13.00 h |
LUNCHEON |
| 14.15 h |
Mechanical properties and UV resistance of acrylic polyurethane coatings containing unmodified and NCO-functionalized carbon nanofillers
Dr. Tinh Nguyen, NIST - National Institute of Standard and Technology, USA |
| 14.45 h |
Core/Shell nanoparticles for improving mechanical resistance of PUR
coatings
Gerhard Jonschker, Merck KGaA , GERMANY |
| 15.15 h |
END OF CONFERENCE & FAREWELL COFFEE |
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* Please note that the pre-conference tutorial and
the main conference are two individual events! |