5th International Conference on Polyolefin Characterisation (ICPC) to be Held in Spain

Intended for researchers working on polyolefin characterisation in the industry and academia, ICPC is organised every two years by Polymer Char (Spain) in three different locations: Texas, USA, Valencia, Spain, and Shanghai, China. Previous editions have had an attendance of professionals from up to 24 countries, all belonging to leading polyolefin players and placing ICPC as the meeting point par excellence for polyolefin experts.

This year, the Technical Program will consist of oral and poster sessions covering Separation and Fractionation, Molecular Structure and Properties, Morphology, Rheology and Spectroscopy. As part of the conference program, a Short Course on Polyolefin Characterisation Techniques is scheduled on September 21st at the same venue. This one-day intensive course is an ideal way to learn the main concepts about Polyolefin Microstructure, GPC Basics, Applications, Practical Considerations, and Calculations, Chemical Composition Distribution techniques (TREF, CRYSTAF, CEF, and CFC), High Temperature HPLC and Preparative Fractionation. The sessions will be presented by some of the most distinguished experts in the field. A full agenda of the short course is available on the website. The conference will be accompanied by Booth areas and Vendor speeches. 

ICPC’s technical committee is formed Dr. Benjamin Monrabal (Polymer Char, Spain), Dr. Colin Li Pi Shan (The Dow Chemical Company, USA) and Prof João Soares (University of Alberta, Canada), Prof Minoru Terano (JAIST, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan) and Prof Dujin Wang (ICCAS, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China).

Valencia City is third largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona and one of the country’s most popular destinations for local and international visitors.  It is considered one of the greatest business and cultural capitals of the Mediterranean region. Among others, the fantastic City of Arts and Sciences is one of the highlights that make this city one of a kind in exceeding visitors’ expectations.