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SUMMARY:Melville Lecturer 2011 - Development of New Routes to Benign Polym
 eric Materials - Prof Geoffrey Coates\, Cornell University\, Chemistry and
  Chemical Biology
DTSTART:20111110T160000Z
DTEND:20111110T170000Z
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CONTACT:Paula Charnock
DESCRIPTION:Society depends on polymeric materials now more than at any ot
 her time in history. Although synthetic polymers are indispensable in a di
 verse array of applications\, ranging from commodity packaging and structu
 ral materials to technologically complex biomedical and electronic devices
 \, their synthesis and post-use fate pose important environmental challeng
 es. The focus of our research is the development of routes to polymers wit
 h reduced environmental impact. In this work\, we aim to transition from f
 ossil fuels to renewable resources\, and are developing synthetic methods 
 that limit energy and raw-material consumption. In addition\, we are desig
 ning materials that will eventually degrade into non-toxic materials\, and
  have properties comparable to current commodity plastics. In this lecture
 \, the development of catalytic routes to polyolefins\, polyesters\, polyc
 arbonates\, and polyethers will be presented.\nhttp://chemistry.cornell.ed
 u/faculty/detail.cfm?netid=gc39
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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