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Surfactants, Specialty Chemicals, Emulsions, Disperisons, Formulations, Phase Change, Softeners, and Silicones
Expert has over 35 years' experience in the development, manufacture, use and sale of surfactants and surfactant formulations. His specific areas of expertise include: HI&I, personal care, oil field, food, agriculture, paints and coatings, and cleaning products. Expert has extensive…
Silicone Process Chemistry
Expert has a strong background in experimentation, mechanism reaction kinetics, chemical synthesis, experience with silicon/silicone materials, computational chemistry/engineering, and material characterization. Expert has been inventor and project leader for multiple projects that results in +$1MM/yr in cost savings. Previous roles…
drilling fluids and environmental technologies
Expert is an Argentine/Italian professional. Graduated as Chemical Engineer at the National Technological University in Argentina and obtained his Master in Drilling Fluids at IMCO Service, Div. of Halliburton Co., Houston, TX, USA. With his background, was soon requested to…
Semiconductors, Silicon Metal Purification, Separations of Biomolecules, and Siloxane Chemistry
Expert has been involved in scientific research and technology for over 35 years. He has authored 7 journal articles, over 15 lectures and nearly 50 patents. He has worked in classical R&D laboratories, Process Engineering units and large Manufacturing plants…
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…
Adhesives, Polymer Nanocomposites, Plastics, Biomaterials
Expert wrote his Ph.D. research in the area of thermosetting composite and rubbery materials. After graduation he began work with National Starch and Chemical Company in specialty pressure-sensitive adhesives and moved then to Integra Life Sciences in collagen-based regenerative biomaterials.…
Lubricants, Metalworking Fluid Formulations, Fluid Maintenance and Recovery, Foam Control
Expert has studied and solved many foam problems; and formulated many silicone and non-silicone based defoamers, he found that each issue is different and the solution may be as simple as adding a foam control agent. Some instances require a…
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…
Silicones, Self-Adhesive Tape & Label Industry
Expert's primary expertise is in the application of silicone release coatings for the manufacture of self-adhesive tapes and labels, which includes formulation, handling, coating, drying, finished product and problem analysis, operator training and final product assessment. Expert's secondary expertise is…
Chemistry: Emulsion & Solution Polymers, Water Repellants, Wax Emulsions, Thermosetting Resins, Starch, Non-Woven binders
Expert has worked as an industrial researcher for over 30 years developing products for textiles, paper and non-wovens markets. He has worked with various types of chemistry such as wax emulsions, silicone emulsions, glyoxal resins, melamine resins, starch-based products, polyvinyl…