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Technical Marketing, Business and Proof of Concept Problems, Product Development Strategies, FTO, and Chemistry Related to Polymers
Expert consults on complex technical marketing, business and proof of concept problems. He is a global expert in product development strategies, FTO, and chemistry related to polymers, environmental and product stewardship. He is also an expert on NFPA 30 and…
Silicone Chemistry for Sealants and Coatings; Construction Applications of Sealants
Expert has researched and compounded silicone sealants for 40 years. The work involved all known cure chemistries (alkoxy, oxime, acetoxy, amide, amine and enoloxy) applicable to silicones. His work used a wide variety of adhesion promoters and combination of adhesion…
Silicone/Silicon Processing and Applications, New Process Development
Expert has spent his career commercializing silicone/silicon products and developing new processes to make them. His experience has spanned applications of silicones in the personal care, automotive, construction, food and beverage, paper, and electronics industries. Although the bulk of Expert’s…
Characterization and Development of Silica/Silicate Based Materials
Expert has been responsible for characterizing and developing silica based materials, in particular silica, silicate and zeolite catalyst supports and absorbents at his two employers, PQ Corporation and W.R. Grace. He used many modern analytical instruments for characterizing these materials.…
Industrial Chemical Production, Natural Gas Conversion to Liquid Fuels, Fine Chemicals, and Energy e
In general, chemical compounds that have multiple bonds (Double or Triple), they can accept addition reactions. The reaction could proceed either by nucleophilic, or electrophillic addition reactions. In some special cases, it can be controlled either thermodynamically, or kinetically. Activation…
Fluorine and Silicon Organic Chemical Process Engineering Applications at the Lab and Plant Scale
Expert's 20 years of experience in the Process Engineering Department of Dow Corning Corporation was directed at process technology development and implementation. The development effort encompassed the process idea through thermodynamic studies and lab kinetic studies to get basic reactor…
Compressed Gas Handling
Expert has experience creating and managing a specialty gas manufacturing facility. He has also managed the storage, transportation, purification, property analysis, and disposal of compressed gases for over 20 years. Additionally, he has served as a research and development manager,…
Silicone, RTV Rubber
ROOM TEMPERATURE VULCANIZING (RTV) RUBBER; SILICONE ELASTOMER. Expert spent a significant portion of his career in the area of silicone RTVs. He has applied his expertise in developing new processes, test techniques, and troubleshooting manufacturing systems. His work has led…