Biopolymers

Joseph Assaad received his Ph.D in 2004 from Sherbrooke University, Quebec, Canada. He is Manager of R&D in Holderchem Building Chemicals, and Adjunct Professor in Civil Engineering in Notre Dame University, Lebanon. He received several awards and recognitions in Concrete Technology, and published a book about high-performance concrete and over 60 articles in international refereed journals. His research interests include grinding aids for clinker, reduction of CO2 emissions during cement production, use of waste materials such as Used Engine Oil and Latex Paints in concrete, composite cementitious systems containing polymers and specialty chemicals, and polymerisation of polyvinyl alcohols and styrene butadiene polymers.