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Stockholm University Center for Circular and Sustainable Systems

Biopolymer based composites: Towards Sustainable Solutions

Webinar

Date: Wednesday 17 September 2025

Time: 12.00 – 13.00

Location: virtual: https://stockholmuniversity.zoom.us/j/9076708349?omn=65895529557

SUCCeSS Lunch Webinar

Talk 1: Prof. Koon-Yang Lee (20 min.) 
Biobased flexible films: Sustainability challenges and possibilities
Talk 2: Hongrun Chen (20 min.) 
Melt processing of PBAT-Cellulose nanocomposite
Discussion: Q&A (10 min.)

Moderated by: Prof. Aji Mathew (Stockholm University)
Where: Zoom https://stockholmuniversity.zoom.us/j/9076708349?omn=65895529557

Biobased polymers and nanomaterials are being explored extensively in material design, today as renewable alternatives.  Sustainability in biobased alternatives can only happen if these bioderived materials have the required performance and functions and offer economically and environmentally superior solutions. What are the challenges and possibilities in the field? What are the related sustainability considerations during biomass sourcing, processing and performance tuning?

 

Speakers:

Prof. Koon-Yang Lee, Photo: Private
Prof. Koon-Yang Lee, Photo: Private

Koon-Yang Lee
Department of Aeronautics - Faculty of Engineering
Imperial College of London, United Kingdom

Koon-Yang is Professor in Polymer Engineering at Imperial College London. His research is highly interdisciplinary across the fields of materials chemistry, chemical engineering, physics and materials engineering, underpinned by the core research principles of simple design, manufacturability and radical effects.

The focus and application areas of his research group include:
(i) Nanocellulose-derived advanced composite materials
(ii) Cellulose and lignocellulose-derived sustainable materials
(iii) Valorisation of waste into engineering materials
(iv) Porous polymeric materials

Hongrun Chen

Hongrun Chen, Photo: Private
Hongrun Chen, Photo: Private

Department of Chemistry
Stockholm University, Sweden

Hongrun is a Ph.D. student in Materials and Environmental Chemistry at Stockholm University, under the supervision of Aji P. Mathew. His research mainly focuses on the extraction of nanofibers from different biomass and followed by development of biodegradable composites.
 

 

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