The high surface tension of water presents challenges to a formulator who attempts to develop products that will properly wet surfaces, disperse pigments, emulsify key components, or even generate or destabilize foam. It is imperative that we understand how materials are affected, by their flow behavior, as a result of applied stress forces. This knowledge will allow a formulator to develop products with the best possible outcome considering production, storage, packaging, and application.
This six-hour ON DEMAND course on Rheology and Surfactants (Chemistry, Theory, and Application) reviews the basic principles of viscosity and surface tension. The course includes an in-depth understanding of the chemistry and mechanism of rheological additives and surface-active agents. Product types, deformation forces, flow behavior profiles, surface activity, measuring methods, and a review of interatomic bonding and intermolecular attraction will help explain how these important specialty additives and agents perform in real world applications.,The high surface tension of water presents challenges to a formulator who attempts to develop products that will properly wet surfaces, disperse pigments, emulsify key components, or even generate or destabilize foam. It is imperative that we understand how materials are affected, by their flow behavior, as a result of applied stress forces. This knowledge will allow a formulator to develop products with the best possible outcome considering production, storage, packaging, and application.
This six-hour course on Rheology and Surfactants (Chemistry, Theory, and Application) reviews the basic principles of viscosity and surface tension. The course includes an in-depth understanding of the chemistry and mechanism of rheological additives and surface-active agents. Product types, deformation forces, flow behavior profiles, surface activity, measuring methods, and a review of interatomic bonding and intermolecular attraction will help explain how these important specialty additives and agents perform in real world applications.
Sam Morell is a Chemical Engineering graduate of New York University and founder of S.P. Morell and Company. With over 40 years in the Chemicals industry, his experience includes both technical and marketing positions at Rohm and Haas, BASF, and Air Products and Chemicals.
Mr. Morell has authored numerous technical articles on additives, pigments, and resins in various publications including PCI Magazine, Modern Paint and Coatings, The American Ink Maker, and Adhesives Age. He has been invited by various domestic and international industry symposiums, as well as Fortune 500 companies, to present both technical papers and educational courses. These include The American Coatings Show, The Waterborne Symposium, The European Coatings Show, and Coatings Trends and Technologies.