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Plastics Selection, Design, Compound, Processing, Testing, Failure, Pipes and Membrane
Expert is an expert in plastic piping, having in-depth knowledge of polyethylene pipe, PE gas pipe, PVC pipe, ABS pipe, crosslinked-polyethylene (PEX) pipe, polybutylene pipe, and related fittings. He is equally proficient with pipe joining processes using solvent cement and…
Economics of Polypropylene, Polyolefins, and Catalysts
Expert has over 20 years of experience with a leading petrochemical company (Amoco) that includes participation on design teams for four polypropylene projects, two manufacturing plants for Ziegler-Natta supported catalyst, and a polystyrene project. He is co-designer of the original…
Polymerization Reaction Engineering
EMULSION POLYMERIZATION; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; ACRYLATE; ADDITION POLYMERIZATION. A good deal of Expert's academic and industrial work has been in the area of reactor engineering for emulsion and miniemulsion polymerization systems. Of special interest are the choice of reactor configuration…
Synthesis and Characterization of Ceramic Powders and Single Crystals
Expert has used microencapsulation as a method to prepare multicomponent ceramic powders containing two to five components. He developed (and is in the process of patenting) the first dry microencapsulation process that also can be used as a granulation method.…
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…
Sol-Gel Processing
The overall focus of Expert's activities is the synthesis and processing of ceramics and glasses using the sol-gel process. She edited the first volume on the applications of this process, which established the technological basis for further developments. She also…
Solution Chemistry, Thermodynamics, Phase Equilibrium, etc.
SOLUTION CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM. Expert has expertise in solution chemistry, particularly when calculated from equations of state. He is very knowledgeable of phase equilibria and statistical thermodynamics and their application to complex mixtures including coal derivatives, polymers, ionic solutions,…