Master Class Subjects ( Draft )
Principal Mentor
Dr Sunder Balakrishnan
Managing Director
Natur-Tec India
USA, China, India & Worldwide
Class 1
– What are BioPolymers – generally referred as BioPlastics
– Feedstocks ( Tapioca, Cord Starch, Sea Weed, etc etc )
– Raw Materials ( Bio-based )
– Forms of BioPlastics ( Granules, Pellets, Stretch Films, Cling Films, etc )
– Primary difference between Compostable, BioDegradable, Oxo-Degradable and other Forms of BioPolymers
– And More
– Q & A
Class 2
– Processes ( Machinery, Process Parameters, Optimisation, etc )
– Quality Control
– Applications
– Technical capabilities of convention Plastic convertors / processors to adopt / migration to BioPlastics.
– And More
– Q & A
Class 3
– Certification of BioPlastic materials and its products
– Procedure to obtain Certification
– Costs
– Current Government Policies & Regulations
– And More
– Q & A
Class 4
– Emerging newer Technologies – Raw materials & applications
– Case Studies of application by Industry, Brand Owners etc
– Merits & Demerits : Limitations of BioPlastics
– Future of Industry vis-a-vis conventional fossil based Plastics
– And More
– Q&A
Notes :
These are draft Subjects that will be lectured by the Mentor.
Many more subjects will be added in coming days.
Each Class will be for about 45 minutes followed by 15 minutes of Q&A
Please bring your own pens & Notepads if you wish to make notes.
Time & Agenda of the Seminar Sessions & Master Class will be published soon.