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SUMMARY:CESS Seminar: Sustainable Composites using Recycled PET\, Natural 
 Fibers: A Step towards Environmental Sustainability
DTSTART:20250523T121500
DTEND:20250523T131500
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Raman Bedi\nAbstract\nEnvironmental impact of material u
 sage for manufacturing of composite materials is an evolving challenge for
  sustainable development. Use of recycled materials/natural materials for 
 the purpose of manufacturing composites is being seen as a potential solut
 ion for achieving sustainable development goals by the manufacturers. Mech
 anical & durability properties of Composites manufactured using these type
  of recycled/natural materials are generally inferior to those manufacture
 d using virgin/synthetic materials & efforts are being made to improve the
 ir properties.\n\nPolyethylene Terephthalate (PET) is one of the most wide
 ly used thermoplastic polymers for food packaging. Recycling and reuse of 
 waste PET for various purposes like its usage as a matrix material for com
 posites seems to be the one of the best route to decrease the hazardous im
 pact of PET on the environment. Similarly\, demand for green materials der
 ived from natural sources has experienced a notable surge in recent times.
  Natural fibres are characterized by their low cost\, low density\, carbon
  dioxide preservation\, long-term viability\, recycling ability\, and biol
 ogical degradation\, which set them apart from synthetic fibres. Although 
 utilization of natural plant fibres is also associated with certain limita
 tions such as their susceptibility to atmospheric conditions\, insufficien
 t resistance to acid–base\, and inadequate resistance to solvents. Accor
 dingly\, multiple techniques like mercerization\, silane treatment and gra
 ft copolymerization are employed in the pre-treatment of fibres.\n\nThe pr
 oposed talk focuses on some studies related to development of sustainable 
 composites and reports the potential of these materials in reducing the en
 vironmental impact of material usage and a way forward in implementation o
 f a circular materials economy. Specifically\, the seminar will dwell upon
  the development\, characterization of composites based upon recycled PET 
 (rPET) matrix and (a) Glass fibers (b) Flax fibers as reinforcements. The 
 talk explores the feasibility of creating high-performance composites usin
 g recycled and natural materials\, contributing towards a sustainable and 
 environmentally friendly materials usage.\n\nShort bio\nProfessor Raman Be
 di is a Professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering at Dr B R Ambedk
 ar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar\, Punjab\, India and is also
  serving as Dean (Academic Programmes) at NIT Jalandhar.\n\nHe has more th
 an 27 years of experience in Teaching\, Industry\, Consultancy\, Research 
 and Development\, Laboratory Development\, Project Implementation\, Curric
 ulum and Learning Material Development and Administrative activities etc. 
 Professor Bedi is working in the field of Fatigue of Composite Materials\,
  sustainable material usage in composites\, materials characterization\, m
 icrowave processing of materials etc. Specifically\, his work involves exp
 erimental investigations\, modelling in reference to fatigue of composite 
 materials\, microwave processing of materials\, materials property correla
 tion using microstructural\, EBSD studies etc. He has more than 100 public
 ations journal articles\, conference articles and book chapters) to his cr
 edit till date. \n\nProfessor Bedi has also established State-of-the-Art 
 Material characterization facilities in his institute at a cost of around 
 100 million INR which include Powder X-Ray diffractometer\, Field Emission
  Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM)\, ICPMS etc. He was also responsible
  for establishing Fatigue testing laboratory\, Automation & Mechatronics l
 aboratory at his parent Institution through various sources of funding. He
  is a fellow of Institution of Engineers (India)\, Life member of Indian S
 ociety of Mechanical Engineers and has been member of European Society of 
 Composite Materials (ESCM) also.\n\nSandwiches are offered at the end of t
 he seminar.\n 
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