‘Fibre crops: agronomy and end-uses’ workshop
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Where?
Visitor centre, NIAB Innovation Farm, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0LE
When?
Wednesday 19th October
Subjects and speakers
- 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 crops: agronomy and processing
Dr Matthew Horne - Senior Research Fellow, Research Group, De Montfort University - Life cycle assessment of fibre flax for the reinforcement of composites
John Summerscales - Associate Professor (reader) 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)
