Scientific Advisory Board
PROFESSOR TELMO FRANCISCO MANFRON OJEDA
SPECIALISATION: PLASTICS AND COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
| Consultant in Biodegradable Polymers | Present |
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Analysis and tests of biodegradable polymeric materials
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Development of biodegradable materials
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Technical support in presentations, visits to customers, environmental matters, etc.
| Federal Center for Technological Education - Unit of Decentralized Education- Professor at the Technical Course on Plastic Materials Processing | Present |
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Classes of Polymer Blends and Composites, and Injection Molding
| ULBRA- Universidade Luterana do Brasil: Professor and Specialist Researcherin the Petrochemical Center of Research and Development | 2004 to 2007 |
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Academic activities: classes, works orientation, etc.
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Conclusion of the project: Blends of conventional polyethylenes with ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene;
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Development and tests of biodegradable and oxo-biodegradable plastics;
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Development of PP/PE formulations for blow-molded containers;
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Consultancy in industrial problems: injection of forms for shoes manufacture.
| BRASKEM S. A - Innovation and Technology Group | 1988 to 2004 |
(Braskem is the largest petrochemical company in the South Hemisphere)
| Performance Area: PEs, especially products processed through rotomolding, injection molding, monofilaments, flat yarns and raschel(Specialist Product Engineer) | 2002 to 2004
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Structural analysis of PEs1 films (customers support)
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Studies of additives for PEs
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Development of new products, customers support, reverse engineering (evaluation of competition products), benchmarking.
| Performance Area: Catalysis and Polymerization(Catalysis and Polymerization Manager) | 2000 to 2002 |
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Development of proprietary Ziegler-Natta catalysts for the PP and PE1 industrial plants, both in laboratory and pilot plant scales;
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Invention of a proprietary catalyst with excellent processing characteristics in gas phase plants, providing excellent co-monomer distribution and showing high activity (laboratory and pilot plant scales);
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Improvement of product quality of the polyethylene Spherilene plant, through modifications in the catalyst and in the polymerization process;
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Conception and implantation of a catalyst pilot plant;
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Significant up-grade of the catalysis and polymerization laboratories, enabling them to the development of catalysts for the industrial Braskem plants.
| Performance Area: Polymer Science(Polymer Science Manager from 1997 to 1999) | 1988 to 1999 |
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Characterization of structure, morphology and physical/chemical properties of polyethylene, polypropylene, PVC and their copolymers, composites and blends;
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Development of special resins, through physical and chemical modifications of conventional resins;
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Participation in the development of high-cristallinity polypropylene (HCPP) and of PP/EPR high performance blends, as well as polypropylene grafted with maleic anhydride, acrylic acid, styrene, vinyl-silane and other monomers.
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Implantation of several laboratories of the Research and Development Center of the OPP company (later Braskem): FTIR Spectroscopy; GPC; Fractionation; Viscometry and Solution Properties; Rheometry and Mechanical Properties; Thermal Analysis; and Microscopy.
| TINTAS RENNER - Laboratories of Resins DevelopmentSpecialist ResearcherPerformance Area: Development of Resins, Varnishes and Paints | 1982 to 1988 |
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Development of the following products to the market:
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Styrene-acrylic copolymer for roads traffic paints;
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Acrylic copolymers for ships antifouling coatings;
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Hidroxy-functional acrylic copolymer, curable by an aminic agent, for automotive painting;
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Acrylic copolymer of wide spectrum of compatibility, for universal pigment grinding vehicles;
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Rheological additives from acrylic origin;
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Acrilamide-funcional acrylic copolymer, for refrigerators and freezers coatings;Epoxy ester resins for curing agents of coatings for refrigerators, freezers and internal metallic parts of automobiles;
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Systems of melamine- and urea-formaldehyde resins, for applications in the two items previously mentioned, and higher-solid coatings;
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Epoxy-amine adduct for rust converter primer, tanning based, including primer formulation, and for automotive primer of cationic electrodepositing;
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Inorganic solution for the preservation of woods, poles, stakes, sleepers, etc.;
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Auto-oxidative catalysts systems for air-drying and oven-air-drying coatings;
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Thixotropic alkyd resin for buildings and structures coatings, containing poliamide resin;
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Additives for very weather-resistant exterior varnishes.Additionally, a wide bibliographic study on water-soluble and emulsifiable alkyd resins was carried out.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:
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Professor at the graduation and specialization levels at the universities PUC-RS, ULBRA and UFRGS;
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Participation on 6 boards of examiners of doctor, 20 of master works and 3 of qualifying at the universities PUC-RS, ULBRA and UFRGS, in RS, and at the universities Unicamp and São Carlos Federal, in SP;
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Accomplishment of 5 international and 2 national publications (several being prepared), 21 congress and events publications (10 international ones).
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Participation in 4 patents, one being international.
ACADEMIC FORMATION:
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1980 - Graduation in Chemical Engineering, at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre;
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1984 - Master Degree in Metallurgic Engineering, area of concentration Materials Science - Polymers ("rubber materials"), attended partially at the Engineering School of the UFRGS, and partially (13 months) at the Institut für makromolekulare Chemie of the Albert-Ludwig University, Freiburg, Germany;
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1996 - Doctor Degree in Materials Science at the Materials Science Post-graduation Program of the UFRGS (Physics and Chemistry Institutes and Engineering School), part of the work being carried out at the R&D Center of the Basell Company (previously Himont and Montell), Ferrara, Italy (3 months) ("plastic materials");
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1999 - MBA Degree in Enterprise Management, at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV), Rio de Janeiro;2008 - Doctor Degree in Soil Science at the Faculty of Agronomy at the UFRGS.
MAIN EVENTS OF IMPROVEMENT:
2008 - Fertbio 2008, Londrina, PR. Poster presentation: "Biodegradação de plásticos afetada pelas condições ambientais e granulometria do polímero", with Ana Paula de Freitas, Rodrigo Josemar Seminoti Jacques, Fátima Menezes Bento and Flávio Anastácio de Oliveira Camargo.
2007 - VIII Congresso de Ecologia do Brasil, Caxambu, MG, co-author of the poster "Utilização de um plástico biodegradável pelo isópodo terrestre Armadillidium vulgare (Latreille) (Crustacea, Oniscidea)", with Camila Timm Wood, Aline Ferreira de Quadros, Emilene Dalmolin and Paula Beatriz de Araujo.
2007 - I Simposium of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS. Author of the speech: "Biodegradable Plastics".
2007 - XXXI Brazilian Congress of Soil Science, Gramado/RS. Author of the poster: "Avaliation of the Biodegradation of Polyolefins", with Emilene Dalmolin, Rodrigo Jacques and Flavio Camargo.
2007 - I Simpósio Internacional de Plásticos Degradáveis e Biodegradáveis, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, FIRJAN. Seminar on "Polímeros Degradáveis e Biodegradáveis no Brasil".
2006 - Fair and Congress PlastShow 2006, São Paulo, SP. Presented the seminar "Polímeros Biodegradáveis"
2005 - 2º. Simpósio Plastivida: "Degradável ou biodegradável: uma boa alternativa?", em São Paulo/SP. Presentation of the conference "Plásticos aditivados no Brasil: situação atual".
2005 - Course of Environmental Specialist Formation, Porto Alegre, Conesul, 152h.
2004 - 5th. International Symposium on Natural Polymers and Composites, São Pedro, SP.
2003 - Visit to the biodegradable plastics research groups of the University of Pisa: Profs. Drs. Emmo Chiellini, Mauro Aglietto and Elizabeth Grillo.
2003 - Biodegradable Plastics 2003 Conference, European Plastics/PRW, Frankfurt, Germany.
2003 - Lecture on "Rotomolding" in the I Technological Forum of the Plastic Industry, in the Council of Industry, Commerce and Services of Caxias do Sul, RS.
2002 - Seminary "The Art and the Science of the Poliolefins Industry", Dr. Jose Dionísio, ex-researcher at Phillips, Union Carbide and Engelhard, São Paulo, 24h, and Braskem/Triunfo, RS, 16h.
2001 - Compact course of Catalysis Chemistry and Technology, Prof. Dr. Vincenzo Busico, from the University of Naples, Italy, in Braskem, Triunfo, RS, 18 h.
2001 - XI Brazilian Congress of Catalysis/I Mercosul Congress of Catalysis, SBCat/IBP/UFRGS, Bento Gonçalves, RS. Author of the presentation: "Management of the business technology of catalysis and polymerization".
2000 - 2001 - Training and consultancy in catalysts development for PP and PE in laboratory and pilot plant scales, by international specialists, 2 years.
1998 - 37th. International Macromolecule Symposium - IUPAC, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Co-author of the work: "Reaction mechanism and rheological properties of polypropylene irradiated under various atmospheres".
1998 - 13th. Brazilian Congress of Materials Science and Engineering (CBECIMAT), Curitiba, PR. Co-author of the work: "Polypropylene functionalization with vinyl-trietoxy-silane through reactive extrusion".
1997 - Training in Structure, Morphology and Properties of Polyethylene from Spherilene Technology, Giulio Natta Research Center - (Montell, later Basell), Ferrara, Italy, 2 weeks.
1997 - 4th. Brazilian Polymer Congress, ABPol, Salvador. Co-author of the work: "Polypropylene functionalized with vinyl-trietoxy-silane".
1996 - 5th. Latin-American Polymer Symposium/3rd. Ibero-American Polymer Symposium, Mar del Plata, Argentina. Author of the work: "Propylene-ethylene copolymers: molecular structure analysis and characterization ". Co-author of the work: "Crystallization kinetics studies of homo and heterophasic PP for injection molding modeling".
1996 - 7th. International Colloquy on Macromolecules, Gramado, RS. Author of the work: "Study of high-energy electron beam irradiated polypropylene: structure, morphology and thermal behavior ". Co-author of the work: "Characterization of polypropylene modified with styrene".
1995 - 3rd. Brazilian Polymer Congress, ABPol, Rio de Janeiro. Author of the work: "Blends of PP with Engineering Plastics". Co-author of the work: "Characterization of acrylic acid modified polypropylene".
1994 - Discussion about modification of polyolefins with acrylic/vinyl monomers, polymeric blends, crystallization of polyolefins, thermal and physical-mechanical analysis. Giulio Natta Research Center - Basell, Ferrara, Italy, 3 days.
1994 - 2nd. Ibero-American Polymer Symposium/4th. Latin-American Polymer Symposium/ 6th. International Colloquy on Macromolecules, Gramado, RS. Author of the work: "Factors influencing crystallization and properties of propylene polymers: molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, ethylene content and nucleating agents ". Co-author of the work: "Influence of structure and morphology on properties of PP/EPR reactor blends".
1993 - International Conference on Advanced Polymeric Materials, University of Dresden, IUPAC, Dresden, Germany.
1992 - Training in Concepts and Developments in Thermal Analysis - DSC, TGA, TMA and DMA, TA Instruments, New Castle and New Arc (DE, U.S.A.), 32h. Specific Applications for Poliolefins, addional 24h.
1991 - Training in "Characterization and correlation of structure and properties of poliolefins" in the Giulio Natta Research Center - Himont (later Montell and Basell), Ferrara, Italy, 480h (3 months).
1991 - Journey of Studies on Fracture (of plastics), AIM, Milan, Italy, 8h.1991 - I Brazilian Polymer Congress, ABPol, SP. Co-author of the work: "Correlation between composition and properties of propylene-ethylene random copolymers".
1987 - Course of Modern Coatings Technology - Southern Society for Coatings Technology - University of Southern Mississipi, New Orleans, USA, 16h.
1982 - I Colloquy on Macromolecules Porto Alegre - Freiburg, UFRGS, Porto Alegre. Author of the work: "Comparison between the swelling of natural rubber and high cis-1,4 content polybutadiene in solvents (n-octane, cyclo-hexane and squalene) and in polymeric solutions".
1981/82 - Colloquies on Macromolecules, Albert-Ludwig University, Freiburg, Germany.
1981 - 27th. International Symposium on Macromolecules, IUPAC, Strasbourg, France.
1981 - Practicum of Polymers in Laboratory, Institute of Macromolecules of Albert-Ludwig University, Freiburg, Germany, 4 weeks.
1979/80 - Course of Chemistry and Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules, presented by professors of the Albert-Ludwig University (Freiburg, Germany) and also of the UFRGS, Porto Alegre, 300 h.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
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Member of the "Scientific Advisory Board" of the "Oxo-Biodegradable Plastics Association";
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Member of the Nucleus of Assessors in Technology and Innovation (NATI), CNPq - Brazilian Government, 2005-2008;
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First elected director of ABPol Sul, in May 2000, having remained in the position until September 2003;
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Ad-hoc consultant of the journal "Polímeros: Ciência e Tecnologia", from ABPol;
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Proficiency certificates in English, German and Italian by the Faculty of Literature of the UFRGS;
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Brazilian and Italian passport, married, 2 children.