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Fibrecrops: agronomy and end-uses - Wednesday 19th October (New Date)
Supported by
Sponsored by
Farm Pulp Consortium
Time:10.00-16.00
Location:Visitor Centre, NIAB Innovation Farm, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0LE
Presentations
- Natural fibre composites: current applications and future prospects
Dr Mark Coleman – Business Innovation Manager, InCrops Project - Market place for acetylated natural fibres; why and where they will be used?
Brian Chandler – Director, Acetylated fibres Ltd - Fibre crop agronomy and processing
Dr Matthew Horne – Senior Research Fellow, Research Group, De Montfort University - Life cycle assessment of flax fibre for the reinforcement of composites
John Summerscales - Associate Professor in Composites Engineering, Plymouth University - Adding value to wheat and barley straw by conversion to packaging
Dr Robert Elias - Co-director, Welsh Institute of Natural Resources
Prakash Korde - Director, Valueform Ltd
Included in the programme
- A guided tour of NIAB Innovation Farm field and glasshouse demonstrations
- Opportunity to network over refreshments and during lunch
- The chance to view promotional material supplied by contributors and partners
- If you have material that you would like to display at one of our workshops or have ideas for inclusion in the 2012 programme please contact [email protected]
To book your place visit www.niab.com/shop
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