Plastics Consultant Specializing in Fluoropolymers and Engineering Plastics (287)
Expertise
Polymer chemical consultant with expert knowledge of commercial plastics uses and processing, polymer chemistry, polymer syntheses, polymer properties, and polymer blends and polymer alloys. Also skilled in the engineering processing of plastics, including injection molding, compression molding and extrusion.
Knowledgeable in additives for polymer processing and property enhancement.
Expert level experience and knowledge of these plastics:
Fluoropolymers
Teflon-fluoropolymer resins and films
Fluon
Tefzel
Kynar
Kel-F
PTFE, FEP, PVA, PVDF
Silicones
Polysiloxanes and polysilazanes
Engineering resins
Commodity resins
Thermoset resins
First hand expert knowledge of acetal resins
Delrin acetal resins
Celcon acetal resins
PET, etc.
Nylons (condensation type resins as well as cast nylon parts up to1000 lbs.)
Aromatic based polymers (Xydar, LCP liquid crystal polymers)
Polysulfone, PPS, etc.
SMA, acrylics (Lucite, Plexiglass, etc.)
Polyolefins (PE, PP, LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE and UHMWPE)
Polystyrene based materials (PS, ABS, SAN, Noryl , etc.)
Vinyls (PVC), thermosets such as phenolics
Urea based thermosets and other amino based resins, and epoxies.
Polymer Technology
Polymer modification and reactive extrusion
Polymer grafting, polymer alloys
Extruded and injection molded foams
Composites
Alloys
Grinding wheels
Glass fiber reinforcing
Polymer additives
Thermal stabilizers
Antioxidants
Flame retardants
Additives for:
Toughening polymers
Improving hydrolytic stability
Impact resistance
Blowing agents for foams
Heat shrinkable films, heat shrinkable fluoropolymers
Preceramic polymers
Water soluble polymers
Highly filled systems
Novel alloys and blends
UV stabilized systems
Polarizer films
Knowledge of:
Pigments
Color concentrates
Color matching
Liquid and solid color systems
Flushing
Color dispersions
Experience
Polymer Chemist
Norton Performance Plastics
Union Carbide Silicones Division
Dart and Kraft, GAF Corp.
DuPont Plastics Department
University of Connecticut at Stamford, Dept. of Chemistry, Adjunct Professor
Honors & Publications
Fifty publications and patents.
Education
Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
M. S. in Organic Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania
B. S. in Chemistry, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute