Description
Manuel Palencia is chemist of Universidad de Crdoba (Montera – Colombia) and Doctor in Science of Universidad de Concepcin (Concepcin – Chile). At present, He is a professor with the Department of Chemistry at the Universidad del Valle (Cali – Colombia) and Director of the Research Group in Science with Technological Applications (GI-CAT). He is co-author of two invention patents, three book chapters, and several research articles in the fields of polymers, nanotechnology, agricultural and environmental sciences and membrane systems, including aspects of analytical sciences and chemical-physics description of biosystems, macromolecules and hybrid materials for numerous applications. He has been invited speaker in several specialized events. In particular, he was one of the top 5 finalists for the 2018 Elsevier Foundation Green & Sustainable Chemistry Challenge with his project Biomass-plastic: Eco-friendly structural materials, and his project was chose to receive support for development and implementation from the International Sustainable Chemistry Collaborative Centre (ICS3) Section 1. Polymer fundamentals and its connecting with current environmental context 1. Polymer chemistry: principles of polymer synthetic chemistry 2. Recyclable polymer chemistry: Structural and physicochemical aspects 3. Biodegradable polymer chemistry: Structural and physicochemical aspects 4. Biopolymers and bioplastics Section 2. Experimental aspects in the design of eco-friendly functional polymers 5. Biosynthesis and polymer biotransformations 6. Composites and nanocomposites 7. Eco-friendly supramolecular systems: Polymer geo- and biomimicry 8. Hydrogels 9. Chemical transformations based on click chemistry Section 3. Applications of eco-friendly functional polymers 10. Functional and eco-friendly polymers in agriculture 11. Functional and eco-friendly polymers in environmental science 12. Functional and eco-friendly polymers in food chemistry 13. Functional and eco-friendly polymers in structural applications 14. Functional and eco-friendly polymers in coating and surfaces 15. Functional and eco-friendly polymers in medical and biomedical applications
