I&ECSunday, March 25, 2007

8:30 AM-11:35 AM McCormick Place North -- Room N427D, Level 4, Oral
Nanotechnology and the Environment: Focus on Green Nanotechnology
Green Synthesis of Inorganic Nanomaterials
Presiding:Thomas E. Mallouk
8:30 AMIntroductory Remarks
8:35 AMEnvironmentally-friendly methodologies of fabricating non-carbonaceous nanostructures
Stanislaus S. Wong
9:05 AMGreener approaches to the synthesis and functionalization of metal nanoparticles
James E. Hutchison
9:35 AMKinetic and morphologic aspects of the nucleating effect of expanded graphite nanoplatelets on two bio-based polymers - poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) and poly(L-lactide)
Dana G. Miloaga, Lawrence T. Drzal, Hazel Ann Hosein, Kevin Kjoller, Manjusri Misra
10:05 AMMultifunctional nanocomposites from bioplastics
Manjusri Misra, Lawrence T. Drzal
10:35 AMNanostructure controlled biological polyesters: New opportunities in green materials research
Amar K. Mohanty, Rahul Bhardwaj
11:05 AMRapid, low temperature microwave synthesis of novel carbon nanotube composites
Subhendu Chowdhury, Yubing Wang, Yuhong Chen, Zafar Iqbal

Nanotechnology and the Environment: Focus on Green Nanotechnology -- Next Session

Symposium Grid -- Division of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry -- Session Listing

Symposium Grid -- Nanotechnology -- Session Listing

The 233rd ACS National Meeting, Chicago, IL, March 25-29, 2007