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Discover the content of the session: "Sustainable polymer materials for marine applications"
- This session will discuss the current status and future prospects of replacing current marine materials, particularly polymers and composites, with more sustainable alternatives. Two aspects will be discussed:
> First, the options for reducing environmental impact of structures such as floating vessels and their equipment, (boats, ships, buoys, fishing gear…), which can be recovered at the end of their service life, will be presented. In this case the choice of improvements includes thermoplastic composites which can be recycled and biosourced polymers and fibres which have lower footprints and can be composted.
> A second set of applications concerns structures which either risk accidental loss or are deliberately abandoned after service. In this case the ideal material will be completely biodegradable and leave no trace, and the options are more limited. The session welcomes contributions on both aspects.
Organizers
IFREMER (France)
Last update July 13th
Programme
Monday 26th September
2-2.30pm
Natural fibre reinforcements
Christophe Baley(155)
(155) UBS, IRDL, France
2.30-3pm
Glass or grass? Combining assessment to compare conventional and biologically-based tidal stream turbine blades material data and life cycle
Stuart Walker(79)
(79) University of Exeter, UK
3-3.30pm
SeaBioComp - The effect of recycling of self-reinforced PLA composites on mechanical properties and durability
Elke Demeyer(156)
(156) CentexBel, Belgium
3.30-4pm
How MerConcept is working towards the reduction of environmental impact of the maritime industry through collaborative projects
Fanny Ioos(157)
(157) Mer Concept, France
4-4.30pm
Coffee break
4.30-5pm
Natural ageing of biopolymer in marine environment
Dalyal Copin(5), Guy César(6), and Yves Grohens(7)
(5) IRMA, France
(6) POLYBIOAID, France
(7) ComposiTIC, Université Bretagne Sud, France
5-5.30pm
Innovative filaments for fishing gear
Louis Le Gué(16)
(16) Ifremer, France
5.30-6pm
Toward a sustainable Pearl farming industry: exploring new solutions to reduce plastic waste
Margaux Crusot(8), Tutea Richmond(8), Cédrik Lo(9), Jean-Claude Gaertner(10), Marie-Joo Le Guen(11), and Nabila Gaertner-Mazouni(8)
(8) Univ. Polynésie Française, IFREMER, ILM, IRD, EIO UMR 241, Tahiti, French Polynesia, France
(9) CIV, Direction des Ressources Marines, Tahiti, French Polynesia, France
(10) IRD, Univ. Polynésie Française, IFREMER, ILM, EIO UMR 241, Tahiti, French Polynesia, France
(11) Scion, New Zealand
