Name: Zhe Qiang, The University of Southern Mississippi - "Polyolefin Innovations for a Decarbonized Society"
Start: 2025-02-28T10:30:00-0600
End: 2025-02-28T11:00:00-0600

Friday February 28, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am CST

Grand Ballroom C

Abstract:
This talk will explore how the transformative potential of commodity plastics, among the most cost-effective and widely accessible materials, can be harnessed to drive industrial decarbonization. I will address the challenge of process heat in the chemical and materials industries, a significant contributor to energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. I will delve into the additive manufacturing of carbon-based Joule heaters derived from polyolefins and their recycled counterparts, demonstrating how the structure and properties of these complex carbons can be precisely tuned by altering filament composition and processing conditions. This approach enables the electrification of heating processes, thus facilitating the decarbonization of chemical and energy production.

Speakers

Zhe Qiang

Associate Professor, The University of Southern Mississippi

Dr. Zhe Qiang is the SSCT Endowed Chair and Associate Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM). He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Polymer Engineering from the University of Akron and subsequently completed a postdoctoral fellowship... Read More →

Friday February 28, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am CST
Grand Ballroom C

General

The Waterborne Symposium 2025

Zhe Qiang

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