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Polymer Selection for Food, Automotive, and Electronic Markets
Expert has an in-depth understanding of the high-pressure synthesis copolymerization of ethylene with combinations of co-monomers such as acrylates, vinyl acetate, (meth)acrylic acid, and carbon monoxide. His knowledge results from the high-pressure pilot plant work performed under his direction to…
Metallocenes, Catalysis
ZIEGLER POLYMERIZATION; ZIEGLER-NATTA CATALYST; METALLOCENE. Expert has made major contributions in metallocene catalysts used for Ziegler-Natta olefin polymerization. He has studied new methods for generating catalysts, polymerization mechanisms, and structures of intermediates in catalytic polymerization. ASYMMETRIC INDUCTION; ENANTIOSELECTIVE CATALYSIS. Expert…
Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Analysis of Metal Ions by Chelation with Organic Ligands, etc.
FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY. Expert has worked in the area of fluorescence spectroscopy for almost thirty years. He has published extensively on the influences of pH and solvent composition upon fluorescence spectra and has used these phenomena to study the rates and…
Coatings and Fluoropolymers
Abrasive blasting has been a solution to many applied coating situations. Expert has used this technique of preparation for a variety of applications over the past thirty years--everything from finite etching of glass to coarse surface preparation of classifier chutes…
Synthesis and Characterization of Ceramic Powders and Single Crystals
Expert has used microencapsulation as a method to prepare multicomponent ceramic powders containing two to five components. He developed (and is in the process of patenting) the first dry microencapsulation process that also can be used as a granulation method.…
Thin Films, Coatings, and Instruments
Expert has more than fifteen years of experience in the areas of experimental thin films and coatings. The range of thin films include, AL, Cr, Ni-Cr, Pd, Au, SeGe, In, polyvinylalcohol, polyvilylchloride, Si0x, electroless Au, electroless Ni, and electroless Pd.…
Chemical Process and Design
Expert has expertise in design, system engineering, and practical applications focusing on packed and tray towers, evaporators, heat exchangers (i.e. shell and tube, spiral and plate type, and specialized heat transfer equipment), heat pumps, pressure and vacuum filtration, dryers, centrifuges,…
Freshwater Impact Assessment, Zebra Mussel Control, Inorganic Contaminants, etc.
Expert has published on, and is currently researching, the chemical, physical, and biological factors that control the duration, frequency, and intensity of fouling. Most of this work is related to fouling in domestic and industrial pipelines and is based on…
Uses of Polymers, plastics, silver and other metals. EPA regulatory processes
For the past 25 years, expert has been actively involved in all phases of medical plastics synthesis, processing, and use. His experience includes custom formulation of polymers, analysis of medical markets, and selection of materials that will withstand the various…
Chemistry of Materials
APPLIED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY. Expert has extensive experience in applied inorganic chemistry. Using new sol-gel methods that employ hydrogen peroxide, Expert has made a variety of ceramics and minerals, for example, forsterite, enstatite, and members of the olivine family. Sols (colloidal…