Allan McLennaghan
Global Application Technology Leader
Dow
Biography
PhD in Pure and Applied Chemistry from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland. In 1986, he joined Dow Polyolefin Research working in the areas of Polyolefin Product and Process Research and in Application Development. In 1996 with the formation of the DuPont Dow Elastomer joint venture he moved to the DuPont Dow European Technology Centre where he focused on Application Development for the Ethylene Elastomers businesses. From 2005 he has been working as an Application Technology Leader for Hot Melt Adhesives with a global role since 2019. He is currently based in Spain with Dow.
Presentation Abstract
Reducing the carbon footprint of adhesives and sealants
With the ambition to become one of the most sustainable material science companies, Dow is using a variety of approaches to bring sustainable solutions to the marketplace: Design For Recycling, Mechanical Recycling, Alternative Feedstocks and Advanced Recycling. This paper will give an overview of these approaches and will highlight several current examples from Dow’s product lines of relevance to the adhesives and sealants industries. A particular focus will be placed on Polyolefin Elastomers for hot melt adhesives and how polymer design enables design for recycling, how polymer design can impact carbon footprints during application and how renewable feedstocks can be used to further reduce the overall carbon footprint and enable more sustainable solutions for the hot melt adhesives market.
Co-authors: Imran Munshi
Presentation Time
Breakout IV: Hotmelt adhesives enabling sustainable solutions
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 16:00 - 16:30
- Speakers Overview
- Achten Dirk
- Arbusà Jordi
- Arikan Elisa
- Bernardini Marco
- Block Marco Balbo
- Bouzard Orlane
- Braun Kevin
- Brunner Verena
- Burgorgue Morgane
- Chiozza Fabio
- Corfias-Zuccalli Catherine
- Crail Dietrich J.
- Das Sudipto
- De Baetzelier Anne
- De Ketelaere Geertrui Mieke
- Decio Mikaela
- Derra Ralph
- Dobbins Christopher
- Dulio Sergio
- Emanuel Ronald M. Jr.
- Eriksson Anna
- Groß Andreas
- Günther Roman
- Hartwig Andreas
- Hautekeer Jean-Paul
- Hein Christophe
- Heinzmann Ralf
- Heβland Axel
- Ibarra Rodriguez Jesús Eduardo
- James Andrew
- Kay Kian Hee
- Maier Steffen
- McLennaghan Allan
- Mora Luigi
- Neub Nicole
- Olive Maxime
- Paree Machteld
- Peeters Luc
- Romagnano Stefano
- Ruzafa Silvestre Carlos
- Sakai Yu
- Schmidt Marco F.
- Schneider Martin
- Smits Angela
- Sommer Mario
- Sundermeier Uta
- Thiebes Christoph
- Venkataraman Prakash
- Wichelhaus Jürgen
- Williams Lorna
- Wüst Rhiannon