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Analysis of Polymer Additives, NMR & other Techniques
Current interests include studies on the oxidation and stabilisation of polyolefins, the antioxidant mechanisms and performance of biological antioxidant in polymers, synthesis of reactive compatibilisers for polymer blends, upgrading properties of polymers by reactive processing techniques, free radical grafting reactions…
Plastic Compounds like Jelly-filled Cables, Masterbatches, Fillers, PVC Compounds, PP Compounds
Expert has blended LDPE, LLDPE and PBR for making a gasket compound for coca-cola bottles and product improvement. The blending was required to get appropriate TS and elongation with exact processibility. In also punch EVA in insulating material and master…
Battery Separators, High Temperature Polymers, and Plastic Films
Expert has published approximately 50 papers and holds 17 US patents in various aspects of plastics technology and research. Throughout his career, he has held various technical and management positions with a variety of organizations including Celanese, EniChem America, Applied…
Composite, Polymer, Environment, Durability, Adhesive, Urethane, Thermal Analysis, Failure Analysis
Currently working on development and testing of biodegradable polymer blends (some nanocomposite in structure) for commercial applications, although development is from fundamental materials science viewpoint this includes oversight of scale up and production trials. The work is heavily reliant on…
Rheology, Nanotechnology, Particulate/Multiphase Processes, Chemical Engineering.
Expert operates his contract research & development small business incorporated in 1990 in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Expert's professional experience spanning over four decades in chemical engineering has focused around the broad areas of particulate/multiphase processes and rheology. Chemical engineering…
Metallic Surfaces and Structures, Oil and Gas Corrosion, and Alternative Fuels Corrosion Inhibitors
Expert was taught in the field of Ferrous Metallic Corrosion as early as 1974 to become Director of Research & Development for the Laboratoires SECUR in Antwerp, Belgium in 1978. Expert worked on training and supervising the FEO 23 Surface…
Polymer Science
Expert has worked in the coatings industry for 3 years prior to working at a large petrochemical company for 6 years. After that he spent another year and 3 months working for a large polyolefin company in Austria. During this…
Buyer Specified Rubber Product Development, Industrial Problem Solving, Reverse Engineering
Expert is currently heading a polymer research centre and has developed several buyer specified rubber products for various applications. His contributions include dvelopment of fire resistant rubber products, antistatic shoe soles, special type rubber bands for multi band ligator, various…
Plastics and Bio Based Resins, Extrusion Compounding, and Reactive Extrusion.
Have a total of 33 years industrial experience in Process Development related activities including Start-up and Manufacturing support. The last 22 years were focused on Compounding Processes. Have 4 US Patents re Reactive Extrusion. Along with Dr. Christian Maier co-authored…
Polymers and Biopolymers, Injection Molding, Fibers, Bottles, Packaging, Films, Lamination, Induction Sealing, M&A, Expert Witness & Other Applications
Expert is a creative and innovative polymer/bio-polymer scientist and manager with more than 50 US patents in the areas of spontaneously wettable fibers, polymer nanocomposites for high barrier packaging applications, engineering polymer blends, PLA based compositions, polyolefin-star based composites. His…