IPRIME
2024 Annual Meeting
Topical Workshop (May 28 - 29, 2024)
Challenges, Opportunities, and Perspectives on Replacements for Fluorinated Organic Materials
Perfluorinated and fluorinated molecules are widely exploited in numerous applications, in which their unique structures and properties are essential to their performance. However, their environmental persistence, bioaccumulation, regulatory pressure on use, and potential health hazards mandate the limitation of their use and concurrent rapid development of suitable alternatives. While suitable substitutes may not be realistic in certain applications, a detailed understanding of their essential performance requirements is crucial to efficient design and identification of potential replacement materials. This workshop will bring together experts in the industrial uses of these fluorinated organic materials with academics working at the forefront of new materials synthesis, design, characterization, and applications. Workshop outcomes include identification of key materials performance metrics and routes for limiting their use or developing suitable replacements. IPRIME and the University of Minnesota offer a uniquely creative and interdisciplinary materials science and engineering forum for this important discussion.
Organized by: Lynn M. Walker, please contact with questions
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Introduction
Opening remarks: purpose and plan for the workshop, (Lynn Walker - UMN)
Environmental Chemistry of Per-fluorinated Compounds, (Matt Simcik - UMN)
Issues facing the Medical Devices Industry
Fluoropolymers enable modern day medical device technology, (Kim Chaffin, Medtronic)
Replacement of Per-fluorinated Polymer Processing Aids (PPA)
Quantification of polymer processing aid performance in Polyethylene, (Kurt Koppi, Dow)
Replacements of polymer processing aids in blown films and Lessons Learned, (Brianna Shoulak, Amcor)
Sharkskin reduction using Fluoro-copolymers: Lessons Learned, (Kalman Migler, NIST)
Discussion - session speakers - moderated Prof. Chris Ellison
Tuesday
May 28, 2024
4:30 - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
Research from around UMN relevant to the workshop topics
Opening remarks - Lynn Walker, UMN
Remediation, Sensing and Characterization
Advances in Chromatographic Separations and Tips to Mitigating Per-fluorinated Organic Contamination, (Chelsea Plummer, Waters Corp)
19F-NMR for Tracking Fluorochemical Degradation and Quantifying Fluorinated Pollutants, (Bill Arnold, UMN)
Replacing Per-fluorinated Amphiphiles and Interfacial Modifiers
Development of Coatings Free of Fluorinated Substances, (Christian Ruud, PPG)
Rethinking surfactant additives in fire-fighting foams with studies of droplets, bubbles and films, (Cari Dutcher, UMN)
Self-Assembly of Per-fluorinated Surfactants in Solution and at Interfaces, (Paschalis Alexandridis, Buffalo)
Discussion - session speakers - moderated Prof. Joe Zasadzinski
