Extramural Research
Presenter Bio
Grantee Research Project Results
William T. Winter
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
The broad objective of this project is to produce wholly biobased and
biodegradable nanocomposites using cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibers
dispersed in biodegradable matrices. These will be compared in terms of
thermal, mechanical, and biodegradation properties with existing glass
filled composites made from petrochemicals. During the past 4 months we
have acquired a 22 l reactor and have begun to explore the problems of
scaleup in nanocrystal batch size. We are also preparing to extrude our
own composite objects for testing and to develop biodegradation tests
based on ASTM and ISO propocols.