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  European Coatings Conference

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Pre-Conference Tutorial
27 February 2008
Berlin, Germany

Main conference
"Marine Coatings"
28/29 February 2008
Berlin, Germany


 
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EXTRA
WEDNESDAY, 27 February 2008
PRE-CONFERENCE TUTORIAL*: Fundamentals of Antifouling
From 13.30 h   Registration and Welcome Coffee
14.00 – 18.30 h Tutorial
From 18.30 h After-Work Reception
 
MAIN CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, 28 February 2008
From 09.00 h   Registration and Welcome Coffee
10.00 h Welcome Address and Conference Introduction
Dr. Sonja Schulte, Vincentz Network, Germany
SESSION I: Methods, developments and trends
10.15 h Impact of containerization on polyurethane and polyurea in marine and protective coatings
Dr. Malte Homann, Bayer MaterialScience AG, Germany
10.45 h The application of combinatorial/high-throughput methods to the development of marine coatings
Dr. Bret Chisholm, North Dakota University, USA
11.15 h Progress and perspectives in the AMBIO (advanced nanostructured surfaces for the control of biofouling) Project
Prof. James Callow, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
11.45 h Focus Workshops - Presentation of topics
12.15 h LUNCHEON
13.30 h Release behaviour due to shear and pull-off of silicone coatings with a thickness gradient
Dr. James G. Kohl, San Diego University, USA
14.00 h New liquid rheology additives for high build marine coatings
Mr. Andreas Freytag, BYK, DE
14.30 h COFFEE BREAK
15.30 h interactive Focus Workshops
16.00 h Effective corrosion protection with polyaniline, polpyrrole and polythiophene as anticorrosice additives for marine paints
Prof. Carlos Alemán, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
16.30 h Potential applications of sol gel technology for marine applications
Robert Akid, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
17.00 h END OF DAY 1
18.00 h Marine Night
  | >> Thursday
FRIDAY, 29 February 2008
08.00 h     Meet the Speakers 
SESSION II: Facing the legislation
09.00 h Performance of biocide-free Antifouling Coatings for leisure boats
Bernd Daehne, LimnoMar, Germany
09.30 h Novel biocidefree nanostructured antifouling coatings - can nano do the job?
Peter Willemsen, TNO Science and Industry, The Netherlands
10.00 h Focus Workshops - Presentations
11.00 h COFFEE BREAK
11.30 h One component high solids, VOC compliant high durability finish technology
Adrian Andrews, Akzo Nobel/International Paint, United Kingdom
12.00 h High solid coatings - the hybrid solution
Dr. Luca Prezzi, SAFE Marine Nanotechnology, Italy
12.30 h LUNCHEON
14.00 h Unique organofunctional silicone resins for environmentally friendly high-performance coatings
Dr. Dieter Heldmann, Wacker Chemie AG, Germany
14.30 h Silicone-alkyd paints for marine applications; from battleship-grey to green
Dr. Thomas Easton, Dow Corning, United Kingdom
15.00 h END OF CONFERENCE & FAREWELL COFFEE
 

* Please note that the pre-conference tutorial and
the main conference are two individual events!

 
 
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