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Course Description

This course on surfactants initially reviews the various types and chemical structures of commercially available surfactants.  An understanding of the role of chemical bonding as it relates to surface tension is explored.  The course progresses to a better understanding of various surface activities including surface area, surface tension, surface pressure, wetting, surface transport and micelle formation.  Then, we explore the world of foam with respect to how surface active agents stabilize and de-stabilize bubbles at the surface or as entrained air.  Finally, a review of surfactants as an aid to the dispersion process and the measurements of surface tension in both static and dynamic conditions.  While targeted to formulating chemists, this course is also well suited for marketing, sales, production and customer service personnel.  Managers and supervisors would also benefit by having a better understanding, and appreciation, of the important role surfactants play to the production and application of quality paints and coatings.  Learn more here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OZraWdRm74   

Course Outline

• Definition, Surfactant Types and Structures
• The Influence of Atomic Bonds and Molecular Attractive Forces on Interfaces
• Surface Activity including Surface Tension/Pressure/Transport and Micelle Formation
• Foam Stabilization and De-Stabilization
• The Role of Surfactants in the Dispersion Process
• Surface Tension Measuring Methods
• Review

Course Instructor

Sam Morell is a Chemical Engineering graduate of New York University.  With over 50 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.