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Polymer Additives, Agrochemicals, Flame Retardants of Polymers and Textiles, Phosphorus Chemistry
FLAME RETARDANCY OF POLYMERS AND TEXTILES; FABRIC FLAMMABILITY. Expert has over 30 years of experience in the design, synthesis, and formulation of flame-retardant additives, reactives, monomers, and textile finishes. He invented several successful commercial products used in the field, and…
Failure Analysis of Materials
MATERIAL FAILURE ANALYSIS; ADHESIVE FAILURE; COMPOSITE FAILURE; METAL FAILURE. Expert's (pronounced Wall-teen) principal occupation has been in the analysis of failures of machine components, including orthopedic (surgical) implants. Materials analyzed include metals and alloys of all types, polymers, elastomers, composites,…
Plasma-Aided Manufacturing
Expert has been involved in the development of a number of features for these devices. These include the dual cell, programmed swept radio frequency excitation, external ion injection, and mass separation. He has also been able to utilize this concept…
Rheological Process Modeling
EMULSION POLYMERIZATION. Most of the research in Expert's (pronounced pay-line) career has been aimed at developing a more complete understanding of the mechanics and kinetics of emulsion polymerization reactions. He has studied batch, semi-batch, and continuous reactor systems. FREE RADICAL…
Electrical Ceramics, Ceramic Capacitors, Ceramic Processing, Ferroelectrics, Piezoelectrics,
Expert has 50 years of experience in ceramic processing and properties of electrical ceramics, including capacitors,multilayer ceramic capacitors, insulators, dielectrics, inductors, resistors, thermistors, sensors, transducers, varistors, superconductors, and thin-layer capacitors. He has 10 years of industrial experience and 36 years…
Precision Mechanical Device Design and Manufacture, Laser Processing, etc.
Expert and his associates are experts in laser processing of most common materials. These materials include dissimilar materials welding, photoablation of ceramics and polymers using the excimer laser, and high-pressure laser cutting. Expert's company has all Employer types of industrial…
Dielectric Phenomena
Some of Expert's prior work has centered on the design and appraisal of transformer insulation structures, with particular emphasis on oil/cellulose systems. This work has involved both fundamental research on mechanistic aspects and the implications for design. He has been…
Environmentally-Compatible Polymers
Expert is an expert in environmentally-compatible materials, including biodegradable plastics and polymers, plastic environmental effects, plastic non-hazardous solid waste management, paper coatings, and moisture barrier material. He has conducted research on the design and engineering of new biodegradable materials that…
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,…
Organic Coatings: Comprehensive Knowledge of the Theory and Practice
COATINGS; LIQUID COATINGS; POLYMER COATINGS. Expert has over 40 years of research, development, and teaching experience in coating technology. He was trained as an organic chemist but switched to synthetic polymer chemistry early in his career. While his experience in…