Kategorie: ‘Presentation’
Lecture Award for Prof. Weichold at the Coatings Conference 2025
At this year’s Coatings Conference 2025 in Aachen, Prof. Weichold received the lecture award. He presented the talk “Wood on the Rise – Sustainable Protection for a Building Material with a Future.”
EPNOE 2025
Nils Münstermann and Paul Marten attended EPNOE 2025 in Sundsvall, Sweden, last week.
Nils Münstermann gave a presentation on ‘Chitosan-itaconate as binder for high-strength fibreboards’.
Paul Marten presented a poster on ‘Chitosan-based adhesives for wood and acrylic glass bonding’.
Tim Mrohs at ISP2025 in Brasil: Hydrogels and Water Vapor Insights
From July 13 to 18, 2025, the 14th International Symposium on Polyelectrolytes (ISP2025) took place in Campinas, Brazil. This year, the conference celebrates its 30th anniversary. Tim Mrohs presented his latest research findings with the lecture “Dynamic Water Vapor Sorption in Crosslinked Polycationic Hydrogels: Thermodynamic and Kinetic Insights.”
In it, he presented that polycationic hydrogels based on diallylammonium derivatives exhibit a specifically adjustable water vapor sorption behavior that is influenced by crosslink density, counterions, and monomer structure. Using a systematic DVS analysis of five formulations, he provided thermodynamic and kinetic insights that underscore the potential of these materials for moisture regulation, barrier coatings, and water harvesting.
Nils Münstermann earns an award
Nils Münstermann receives an award for his presentation at the 27th International Scientific Conference on Civil Engineering – Juniorstav, which took place on May 15, 2025 in Brno, Czech Republic. At the conference, he received the Award for an Outstanding Presentation for his presentation on “A Fire-Retardant Coating for Wood Made from Food-Industry Waste”.
The award recognises not only the scientific quality of the publication presented, but also the convincing way in which it was presented to an international audience of experts. We are delighted to receive such recognition and would like to congratulate Nils Münstermann on this success.
N. Münstermann, O. Weichold
A fire-retardant coating for wood made from chitosan itaconate
Progress in Organic Coatings 2024, 197, 108793 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2024.108793
Visit “MatFo2025”
On April 2, 2025, we attended the conference “MatFo2025: Material innovations for the transformation of the economy and society” in Frankfurt am Main. Experts from politics, research and industry discussed current challenges and innovative solutions for the German innovation system. The new BMBF materials research program “Mat2Twin” was also presented.
Sketch by Till Lassmann
Polymer Blends & Eurofillers 2025
Paul Marten and Fabian Weitenhagen attended and delivered presentations at Polymer Blends & Eurofillers 2025 in Lyon this week.
Paul Marten presented the “Development and Characterisation of a Composite Material based on Polylactic Acid, Chitin, and Lecithin”.
Fabian Weitenhagen presented “Sustainable Biopolymer Composites Using Recycling Cellulose from Wastepaper”.
Anouncement: Polymer Blends & Eurofillers
We are pleased to announce that two exciting presentations from our working group have been accepted at Polymer Blends & Eurofillers 2025 in Lyon from January 27 to 30, 2025:
Paul Marten
Development and Characterization of a Composite Material based on Polylactic Acid, Chitin, and Lecithin
and
Fabian Weitenhagen
Sustainable Biopolymer Composites Using Recycling Cellulose from Wastepaper
Take the opportunity to learn about the latest results from the working group and to talk directly to the members.
63rd “Aachener Baustofftag”
Prof. Weichold gave a lecture entitled “Cross-linked, highly alkaline hydrogels in maintenance” at the 63rd “Aachener Baustofftag” and BÜV advanced training for expert planners on November 14 and 15, 2024 in Aachen.
6th Junior EPNOE
At the 6th European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) Junior Scientist Meeting 2024, September 4-6, 2024 in Vienna, Austria, we were represented with two contributions:
Nils Münstermann
High-Strength Chitosan-bonded Fibreboards in Sustainable Construction (presentation)
Paul Marten
Development of a Chitosan-Based Adhesive for Wood-Acrylic Glass Laminates (short presentation and poster)
Presentation
Nils Münstermann gave a presentation entitled ‘Chitosan as an environmentally friendly binder for high-strength fibreboards’ at the 2024 doctoral seminar of the GDCh Construction Chemistry Division in Aachen, Germany.
