DAY 1 | 19 June 2023

9h00 OPENING SESSION

Keynote Lecture
You-Lo Hsieh University of California USA
9h30
NEW HORIZONS FOR 1D MATERIALS: NANOSCALE TO HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES AND INNOVATIONS

11h Coffee Break / Poster Session

Room 1
174 - POTENTIAL OF HEMP FOR
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
11h30 Malgorzata Zimniewska - Institute of
Natural Fibers and Medicinal Plants
National Research Institute, POLAND
175 - OBTAIN CELLULOSE FIBRES
FROM RICE STRAW THROUGH AN
INTEGRATED SUBCRITICAL WATER
11h45
HYDROLYSIS-BLEACHING PROCESS
Pedro Freitas, Universitat Politècnica de
Valencia, SPAIN
61 - Industrial hemp as a sustainable
source of textile fiber: optimization of
hemp cultivation in Flanders
12h Hanne Pappaert, Ghent University,
BELGIUM
Room 2
INVITED SPEAKER
Alain Bourmaud.
Université de Bretagne Sud
FRANCE
96 - A STORY OF PLANT FIBERS FOR
COMPOSITE REINFORCEMENT: WHEN
CELL WALLS BITE THE DUST
40 - From 2013 to 2023 : evolution of
biologically inspired Hygromorph
Biocomposites
Antoine Le Duigou, IRDL, FANCE
Room 3
218 - A study of hemp straws retting:
comparison of dew, water and chemical
retting on hemp fibres quality.
Marie Audouin, Fibres Recherche
Développement, FRANCE
28 - Experimental measurement of the
transverse young’s modulus of single
plant fibres using micro-mechatronics
Anouk Chevallier, FEMTO-ST Institute,
FRANCE
182 - Mechanical properties of sisal
fibers by single fiber tensile tests:
Digital image correlation technique as a
strain measurement
Eshetie Kassegn, Addis Ababa Science
and Technology University, ETHIOPIA
Room 4
176 - COTTON FIBRE-REINFORCED
COMPOSITES IN THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
USING THE EXAMPLE OF THE TRABANT
SMALL CAR SERIES – A HISTORICAL AS
WELL AS TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT AND
EVALUATION Jörg Müssig, HSB - City
University of Applied Sciences, GERMANY
210 EFFECT OF MAPP AND TALC ON
RECYCLED POLYPROPYLENE AND RICE
HUSK BIOCOMPOSITES FOR 3D PRINTING
Maria Morales, Universidad de los Andes,
COLOMBIA
121 ABACA/PE ROTOMOLDED PARTS MADE
IN 1-, 2- OR 3- LAYERS
Zaida Ortega, Universidad de Las Palmas de
Gran Canaria, SPAIN

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 205 - FLAX365 - Demonstration project
for an integrated regional process
chain for high-quality natural fiber
products in Baden-Württemberg
12h15 Martina Gerbig, Reutlingen University,
GERMANY
87 - ANALYSIS OF FIBERS OF INVASIVE
PLANT SPECIES FROM THE
MACARONESIA WITH POTENTIAL
INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
12h30 Rita Castro, Universidade da Madeira,
PORTUGAL
173 - InVinoTex - From Wine Harvest
Waste to a Textile-based Alternative to
12h45
Leather Pedro Magalhães, TINTEX,
PORTUGAL
13h
14h30 INVITED SPEAKER
Diana Ferreira - University of Minho,
PORTUGAL
77 - NEXT GENERATION OF
SUSTAINABLE NATURAL FIBERS:
EXPLORING INNOVATIVE AND
MULTIFUNCTIONAL FIBERS AT MACRO,
MICRO, AND NANOSCALE
14h45
SPECIAL SESSION 2C2T - UMINHO
194 - Biodegradable localized drug
delivery systems based on electrospun
nanofibers for cancer photodynamic
therapy (PDT) Sofia Costa, University of
15h
Minho, PORTUGAL
2
52 - 4D printing of thermo-hygro-
sensitive biocomposites: toward multi-
responsive programmable materials
Melvin Josselin, IRDL, FRANCE
104 - EFFECT OF BANANA
PSEUDOSTEM AND ANNATTO SHELL
FILLERS ON CATALYTIC AND THERMAL
PROPERTIES OF IMMOBILIZED
MANNANASE ON BIOBASED
COMPOSITE FOAMS Juan Galvis-
Nieto, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-
Manizales, COLOMBIA
14 - POLY (LACTIC ACID) (PLA)
BIOCOMPOSITES WITH HAZELNUTS
SHELL POWDER (HSP) EXTRUSION
COMPOUNDING SCALE-UP AND
POSSIBLE APPLICATIONS Laura Aliotta,
Pisa University, ITALY
Lunch / Poster Session
29 - HIGH-PERFORMANCE
BIOCOMPOSITES - A COMPARISON OF
LIGNOCELLULOSE MICROFIBRILS AND
WOOD FIBERS Erfan Oliaei, KTH.
SWEDEN
32 - Development of new all-cellulose
composites, their protection against
environmental impacts
Tanja Schneck, German Institutes for
Textile and Fiber Research (DITF)
GERMANY
35 - DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATORS
OF DURABLE BIOBASED COMPOSITES FOR A
MARINE ENVIRONMENT.
John Summerscales, University of
Plymouth, UNITED KINGDOM
245 - PLANT FIBER TRANSVERSE
PROPERTY IDENTIFICATION –
INVESTIGATING THE INFLUENCE OF
FIBER GEOMETRY THROUGH FINITE
ELEMENT ANALYSIS
Jason Govilas, Université de Franche-
Comté, FRANCE
55 - Deep understanding of the
relationship between the mechanical
performance of flax fibres and their
structural defects Loren.
Morgillo, University Bretagne Sud,
FRANCE
83 - EFFECT OF SODIUM LAURYL
SULFATE (SLS) TREATMENT ON THE
PROPERTIES OF RAMIE FIBERS
Carlo Santuli, Università degli studi di
Camerino, ITALY
113 - POTENTIAL OF ASH FROM
PELAGIC SARGASSUM spp. AS
STABILISER IN EARTH-BASED
MATERIALS: PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND
THERMAL ASSESSMENT
Stanislas Tido Tiwa, UNIVERSITE DES
ANTILLLE, FRANCE
247 - PLANT FIBER INTERFACE
ADHESION CHARACTERIZATION
THROUGH PEELING TESTS: INFLUENCE
OF PLANT VARIETY, RETTING AND
EXTRACTION PROCESSES.
Wajih Akleh, Université de Franche-Comté,
FRANCE
18 - Hydroxyl Group Accessibility in
Cellulose Fibre with Dynamic Vapor
Sorption Technique
Connor Hewson, Surface Measurement
Systems, UNITED KINGDOM
97 - TOWARD ADHESIVES-FREE BIO-BASED
COMPOSITES VIA UV-ASSISTED
INTERFACIAL CROSS-LINKING
Raja Bade, BIONIK_Hochschule Bremen,
GERMANY
65 - From epoxides to sustainable
polyhydroxyurethanes: Can CO2
enhance natural fiber composite
properties? Guillem Seychal, University of
Mons, BELGIUM
69 - A new approach for semi-automatic
measurement and morphological
analysis of fibres throughout
thermoplastic compounding process: A
case study on giant reed fibres Luis
Suárez, Universidad de Las Palmas de
Gran Canaria, SPAIN
157 - EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL
ANALYSIS ON CARBON-FLAX/EPOXY
LAMINATES: DELAMINATION AND IN-
PLANE CRASHWORTHINESS
Valentina Giammaria, Valentina
Giammaria, ITALY
99 - ECOFRIENDLY FLAX AND
FLAX/BASALT HYBRID COMPOSITES
PRODUCED WITH A LOW MOLECULAR
WEIGHT BIO-POLYAMIDE 11 FOR
AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS
Claudia Sergi, Sapienza Università di
Roma, ITALY
116 - STATIC AND FATIGUE
PROPERTIES OF CROSS-PLY FLAX
COMPOSITES UNDER HYGROSCOPIC
AGEING CONDITIONS
Gilles Koolen, KY Leuven, BELGIUM
 SPECIAL SESSION 2C2T -
177 - INDUSTRIAL TEXTILE WASTES AS
A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF
NANOCELLULOSE: EXPLORATION OF
ITS APPLICATION IN ADVANCED
15h15 NANOCOMPOSITES
Marta Teixeirra, University of Minho,
PORTUGAL
192 Multifunctional fibrous structures:
the role of natural fibers and metal
oxide nanoparticles
Joana Araújo, University of Minho
15h30 PORTUGAL
15h45
207 - Pineapple Leaf Fibres from Azores
Plants: effect of the different extraction
processes and treatments on their
mechanical properties.
SPECIAL SESSION 2C2T - UMINHO
16h Diego Morais, University of Minho,
PORTUGAL
235 - Extraction of fibers from banana
plant waste: a comparative study
Carina Gomes, University of Minho,
16h15 PORTUGAL
22 - Non-native plant-extracted fibrous
nanocellulose with enhanced alpha-
16h30 amylase enzyme inhibition activity
Kolo de la Caba, University of the Basque
Country, SPAIN
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48 - Natural Fibre based sustainable
flexible composite: A potential
alternative of synthetic leather
Santanu Basak, National Institute of
Research on Jute and Allied Fibre
Technology, INDIA
62 - Flax/Biodegradable polymer
composites: optimization of
PLA/PBAT/PHBV ternary blend
formulation and effect of the natural
fibers on the composite properties
Irene Bavasso, Sapienza University of
Rome, ITALY
Coffee-Break / Poster Session
227 - WASTE DERIVED
BIONANOCOMPOSITES FOR 3D
PRINTING APPLICATIONS.
Maya John, CSIR.
SOUTH AFRICA
141 - To Study theSugar Cane Bagasse
and Waste Short Banana Fibre Material
Produce of Reinforced Natural
Composites Sheet
Ramratan Guru, Mody University of
Science and Technology,
INDIA
228 - THE POTENTIAL USE OF ACACIA
SPP. IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
POLYMERIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS
Francisco Artiles, University of Las Palmas
de Gran Canaria.
SPAIN
19 ACOUSTIC INVESTIGATION ON THE
SOUND-ABSORBING PROPERTIES OF
POSIDONIA FIBRES.
Francesco Pompoli, University of Ferrara,
ITALY
20 PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL
PROPERTIES OF BABASSU COCONUT
EPICARP FIBERS.
Indira Bezerra, Centro Universitário
Tocantinense Presidente Antônio Carlos,
BRAZIL
33 - Tracking the changes into
mechanical properties and
ultrastructure of flax cell walls during a
dynamic heating treatment Elouan
Guillou, IPC Laval. FRANCE
159 - Investigations on ultrastructural
properties of different types of spider
silk by using nanobeam x-ray diffraction
Karolina Peter, University of Natural
Resources and Life Sciences.
AUSTRIA
166 - DEEP CHARACTERISATION OF
THE POROSITIES INDUCED BY
DEFECTS IN FLAX FIBRES BY
EXPLOITING X-RAY TOMOGRAPHY
Delphine Quereilhac, University of
Toulouse, FRANCE
118 iNFLUENCE OF COMPACTION
PROCESS PARAMETERS ON NCF FLAX
FIBRE PREFORM WITH HYGRO-
THERMAL MONITORED CONDITIONS
Antoine Levée, CRISMAT, FRANCE
153 Milkweed Fibers: Better Efficiency
For Insulation Under Compression
Valerio Izquiedo, CTT, CANADA
109 - Damage evolution analysis of flax
fibre biocomposite under creep load by
acoustic emission and µ-CT
Jianqun Hao, KU Leuven, BELGIUM
119 - UNDERSTANDING THE FATIGUE
RESPONSE OF HYBRID FLAX
COMPOSITES LOAD CONTROL
CONDITIONS
Habiba Bougherara, Toronto Metropolitan
Univeristy, CANADA
236 - ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF
EMBROIDERY DENSITY ON THE
STRENGTH OF THE COMPOSITE
CONTAINING TECHNICAL EMBROIDERY
MADE OF FLAX FIBERS AS
REINFORCEMENT.
Agata Poniecka, Lodz University of
Technology, POLAND
 243 - POTENTIALITIES OF Agave
sisalana FIBERS IN THE DESIGN OF
BIO-INSPIRED MATERIALS AND
ARTIFACTS Rodrigo Araújo,
16h45
University of Pernanbuco, BRAZIL
198 - INVESTIGATION OF DAMPING
232 - BIODEGRADABILITY
180 - Surface Free Energy of Flax PROPERTIES AND LOW VELOCITY
ASSESSMENT OF NATURAL FIBER-PLA
Fibres Barbara Romanowska, Institute of IMPACT RESPONSE OF FLAX FIBRE
COMPOSITES María Alemán University of
Natural Fibers & Medicinal Plants National HYBRID COMPOSITES
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Research Institute, POLAND Hom Dhakal, University of Portsmouth,
SPAIN
UNITED KINGDOM

204 - TOWARDS THE PREDICTION OF 138 - HYGROSCOPIC DURABILITY OF

140 - BIODEGRADATION, MECHANICAL
AND MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
17h OF PLANT FIBRES
Ruzica Brunsek, University of Zagreb,
CROATIA
132 - FUNCTIONALIZATION OF FLAX
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FLAX FLAX FIBRE COMPOSITES WITH
FIBERS TO DEVELOP
BUNDLES BY INFRARED AND DIFFERENT MATRICES UNTER CYCLING
ELECTRORESPONSIVE HYGROMORPH
COLORIMETRIC ANALYSIS CONDITIONS
BIOCOMPOSITES
Thomas Peyrache, Université de Reims Alexandros Prapavesis, KU Leuven,
Alaa Ismael, INRAE, FRANCE
Champagne-Ardenne, FRANCE BELGIUM

17h15 Closing / Poster Session

17h30 SOCIAL PROGRAM: WALKING TOUR FUNCHAL