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Materials Science & Engineering
Nano Research & Applications
ISSN: 2471-9838
August 23-25, 2018
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Materials Congress 2018
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n recent years, the use of renewable natural resources have become the focus of
research in supplementing and/or replacing traditional petrochemical products
due to growing energy demands and environmental concerns. The utilization of
lipids and other renewable resources has been considered to play a primitive
role towards sustainable development due to their large scale availability, built-
in-functionality, biodegradability and no net carbon dioxide (CO2) production. In
addition, a broad range of monomers can be obtained as a single feedstock. These
attributesmakelipidsagoodfitforthedevelopmentofrenewablebiomaterials.This
presentation will focus on the conversion of lipids, from various sources including
waste streams such as waste cooking oil and lipids extracted from spent foul,
into monomers, biopolymers and biomaterials for packaging water remediation,
biomedical and other applications. The ability for complete conversion of oils in
just few minutes under solvent free conditions into monomers, biopolymers and
bio-composites/nanocomposites is undoubtedly an attractive concept from both
an academic and an industrial point of view.
Biography
Aman Ullah has received his PhD (with distinction) in Chemical
Sciences and Technologies in 2010 at the University of Genova,
Italy by also working together at Southern Methodist University,
USA. He worked as a Postdoctoral fellow before accepting
an Assistant Professor position at the University of Alberta.
He has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure.
He has been teaching a graduate course entitled Renewable
Biomaterials. This course deals with fundamentals in bio-based
materials development, characterization, and various industrial
applications. He has published more than 40 papers in reputed
journals and 5 patents/patent applications. His research is
focused on the development of biochemicals, biopolymers/
biomaterials from lipids and other renewable resources. He has
participated and presented his work in more than 90 national
and international scientificmeetings and conferences, including
several invited, keynote and plenary lectures at conferences and
research centres in Asia, Europe, and America. In addition, he
has received several awards including Canadian Rising Star
award by Grand Challenges Canada.
ullah2@ualberta.caMonomers, biopolymers and biomaterials
from renewable lipid resources
Aman Ullah
University of Alberta, Canada
Aman Ullah, Nano Res Appl 2018, Volume: 4
DOI: 10.21767/2471-9838-C4-016