10th Circular Biobased Products Symposium
De Wageningsche Berg

22 June 2023

09:00 - 09:30

Reception and Registration

09:30 - 09:40

Welcome & Opening of the symposium by Gerhard de Ruiter (WUR)

09:40 - 09:45

Kick-off of the symposium by Chair - Rosanne Hertzberger

09:45 - 10:15

“Greenwashing or true transition? Public (dis)trust in the chemical industry" - Rosanne Hertzberger

10:15 - 11:45

Session 1 - Research theme: Safe and Circular Biobased Products

10:15 - 10:25

Introduction Safe and Circular Biobased Products - Jacco van Haveren (Programme Manager, WUR)

10:25 - 10:50

Sustainable chemistry for the coatings world - Andre van Linden (AkzoNobel Paints & Coatings)

10:50 - 11:20

BREAK

11:20 - 11:45

Versatile polymers from microbes - Frits de Wolf (expert, WUR)

11:45 - 12:45

Session 2 - Research theme: Renewable Plastics

11:45 - 11:55

Introduction Renewable Plastics - Karin Molenveld (Programme Manager, WUR)

11:55 - 12:20

Title of the presentation to be confirmed - Patrick Farquet (Head Bio-based and Renewable Applications, Sulzer)

12:20 - 12:45

Latest developments on starch based plastics; sourcing, processing, characterisation and applications - Fresia Alvarado Chacon (Expert, WUR)

12:45 - 13:45

LUNCH

13:45 - 14:45

Session 3 - Research theme: Nature Based Materials

13:45 - 13:55

Introduction Nature Based Materials - Edwin Hamoen (Programme Manager, WUR)

13:55 - 14:20

The organisation of the value chain from natural residual flows to biobased building materials in practice (to be confirmed) (Natuurmonumenten)

14:20 - 14:45

Binderless opportunities for renewable materials - Gijs van Erven (Expert, WUR)

14:45 - 15:00

BREAK

15:00 - 16:00

Session 4 - Research theme: Circular Water Technologies

15:00 - 15:10

Introduction Circular Water Technologies - Irma Steemers-Rijkse (Programme Manager, WUR)

15:10 - 15:35

Circular Water Treatment Technologies, the industrial approach - Rainer Haug (Kurita)

15:35 - 16:00

Polysaccharide based scale inhibitors for cooling water systems - Ben van den Broek (Expert, WUR)

16:00 - 16:15

Closing remarks - Rosanne Hertzberger

16:15

Networking