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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…
Polymer Processing, Rheology and Composites, including Nanocomposites
Expert has personal experience with resin transfer molding and pultrusion. He has published work on modeling of pultrusion of vinyl ester composites. He teaches a graduate-level course on composite material processing. Expert has been doing research on polymer nanocomposites since…
Polyurethane Foam Formulations/Processes,Automotive Acoustical Parts,Fibers/Plastic Recycling
Expert has leveraged his graduate/post-graduate academic training in organic chemistry and his doctoral dissertation work with organo-metallic compounds to an in-depth knowledge of, and expertise in: -chemical intermediates -fine chemicals -fine chemical intermediates -polyurethanes He has specifically applied this theoretical…
Plastics/Polymers, Design with Plastics, Plastics Failure, Plastics Processing, Patents/IP
Has done research in compression molding of SMC, GMT, BMC, LFT, etc. for over 20 years. Has given several seminars on compression molding. Has done research on curing thermosetting polymers for two decades. Has published several papers on this topic…
Surfactants & Specialty Chemicals Manufacturing
He has done an extensive work in the area of the new product development of the "Surfactants". This relates to the following: 1. Development of the counter product similar to what the competitor manufactures. 2. Raw material substitution in the…
Baby Diapers, Non-Woven, Absorbent Products, Films, Wipes, and Consumer Tissue & Towel
Has extensive experience in the development and evaluation of absorbent materials of all types for the management of all types of human exudates. This includes cellulose absorbent cores, superabsorbent materials, foams, fibers and non-woven absorbent materials. Has commercialized over a…
Polymer Processing; Pilot Plant Design; Process Development
After 20 years working for chemical companies expert changed his career to work full-time on chemical plant design. He has worked 15 years for engineering and construction companies doing chemical plant design (chemicals, polymers, pharmaceutical and related fields). He continued…
Rubber, Plastics, and Polymer Materials: Calendaring, Injection Molding, and Compression Molding
Blending of different types of elastomers is an area that Expert has been involved in since he began his industrial career with Gencorp (formerly General Tires and Rubber Co., an Akron, Ohio-based company), followed by BF Goodrich, and most currently,…
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Application and Development of NMR Technology and Analytical NMR Service
Expert has applied the analysis technique of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to all industrial sectors. In the petroleum sector he has applied high resolution 1H and 13C NMR to refinery products and crude oils, establishing structure performance relationships that…