Applications In:

Assays * Catalysis * Ceramics * Chemical Detection * Chemical Mechanical Polishing * Coatings * Cosmetics * Data Storage * Diagnostic Tests * Dispersions * Drug Delivery * Electronic Devices * Flat Panel Displays * Fuel Cells * Imaging Systems * Inks * Marking Technologies * Membranes * Optics * Personal Care * Pharmaceuticals * Pigments * Plastics * Printing * Separations * Sintering * Surface Modification * Switches 

Who Should Attend:

Applications Managers * Chemists * Engineers * Formulators * Industrial Research Workers * Materials Scientists * Physicists * Product Development Managers * Technicians * Students …

   … Developing Materials, Products, and Processes Based on Particles and Particle Technologies

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Particle Characterization

Topics Covered:

Introduction

Definitions
Properties
Particle Size Distributions
Case Studies

Particle Sizing

Sieving and Filtration
Hydrodynamic Methods
Single Particle Counting
Size Exxclusion Chromatography
Acoustic Methods
Microscopy and Image Analysis
Light Scattering

Surface Charge and Electrokinetics

Double Layer Structure
Zeta Potential and Mobility
Microelectyrophoresis
Sedimentation Potential
Colloid Vibration Potential
Electrokinetic Sonic Amplitude

Other Surface and Bulk Properties

Density
Surface Area, Adsorption
Optical Absorption, Turbidity
Diffuse Reflectance
Second Harmonic Generation

Rheology

Classification
Viscometers and Rheomters
Effective Volume Fraction
Double Layer Effects
Particles Size Effects
Thickeners

Flocculation

Flocculation, Coalexcence
Creaming
Five Mechanisms of Flocculation
Creaming Rates
Aggregation/Flocculatin Examples

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Instructor

Professor John Texter has over 25 years experience in industrial small particle and coating technologies.  He currently is Professor of Polymer and Coating Technology at Eastern Michigan University. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, and has worked for Strider Research Corporation and for Eastman Kodak Company in various areas of dispersion and emulsion technology.  He received his undergraduate engineering education and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Lehigh University, where he studied at the Zettlemoyer Center for Surface and Coatings Research.  He is an experienced lecturer, organizer, and technical project manager.  He is an inventor, editor, and author of over 130 publications including four books, forty-two patents, and numerous research and review articles.  He has received numerous awards and honors including a Service Recognition Award from the ACS Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, a Team Achievement Award for Improved Ferrotyping, induction into the Kodak Distinguished Inventors’ Gallery, an MRE Innovation Award for Nanocrystalline Technology, the CTO Patent Award for Innovation and Initiative in Patenting, listings in American Men and Women of Science, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, and Who’s Who in the East, and various fellowships.  He is active professionally and has served as Chairman of the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry of the American Chemical Society, Chairman of the Chemistry at Interfaces Gordon Research Conference, and organizer of several international symposia.  He is a member of the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the American Physical Society, the Society for Imaging Science and Technology, and the Federation of Societies of Coating Technology.

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