TRFA Webinar to cover surface chemistry and surfactants.
Press Release Summary:
Scheduled for Dec 7, 2011, Basic Surface Chemistry and Surfactants for Polymer Systems webinar will discuss principles of surface chemistry and wetting, as well as surfactant additives which can be used to improve wetting and prevent defects. Poor surface wetting and foam generation during manufacturing and/or processing can cause production difficulties as well as defects in final material. These difficulties can be overcome with proper selection and use of surfactant additives.
Original Press Release:
TRFA Webinar: Basic Surface Chemistry and Surfactants for Polymer Systems
Glen Ellyn, IL-The Thermoset Resin Manufacturers Association (TRFA) invites industry professionals to attend its upcoming webinar on Basic Surface Chemistry and Surfactants for Polymer Systems, presented by Dr. Charles Hegedus, Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. The industry education event is scheduled for Wednesday, December 7, 2011, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon EST.
Sponsored by the TRFA Adhesives and Sealants Committee, the webinar will discuss
principles of surface chemistry and wetting, as well as surfactant additives which can be used to improve wetting and prevent defects. There are many interfaces and a variety of large surface areas within formulated polymer systems, which include the actual material-air surface and also internal polymer-filler and/or fiber interfaces. These interfaces are controlled by surface chemistry principles which are even more critical and complicated in waterborne polymer systems due to the inherently high surface tension of water.
They also are challenging with low surface energy polymers. Poor surface wetting
and foam generation during manufacturing and/or processing can cause production difficulties as well as defects in the final material, which in turn can cause material failure. These difficulties can be overcome with the proper selection and use of surfactant additives.
Participants, who should include technical professionals at coating and adhesive
formulators and manufacturers, can expect to learn about the principles of surface chemistry and wetting and how the use of surfactant additives can prevent product difficulties and defects in the final material.
Dr. Charles Hegedus has worked in the Performance Materials Division at Air Products and Chemicals in Allentown, PA since 1993. As a Research Material Scientist, he is responsible for research and applications development of specialty additives and polymers for coatings and other applications. Prior to joining Air Products, Hegedus was employed for 17 years at the Naval Air Development Center where he was Technical Leader of the Protective Coatings Group.
The one-hour webinar format is particularly time- and cost-efficient. Attendees
can attend from their offices or labs. The registration fee is per location, not
per person. Cost is $99 per site for TRFA members, and $199 per site for non-members. Attendees at previous TRFA webinars have enthusiastically endorsed the format and content of the presentations.
To register online or to download a faxable registration form, please visit the website, www.trfa.org or call the TRFA office at 630/942-6596.
TRFA is comprised of thermoset formulators and fabricators, raw material suppliers, distributors, equipment manufacturers, manufacturer sales representatives of materials or equipment, importers of raw materials or processing or other equipment, consulting firms and academic institutions serving industries which include adhesives, coatings, civil engineering applications, electrical laminates, composites, tooling, castings and moldings.
To learn more about TRFA please visit the website at www.trfa.org or contact the association at (630) 942-6596.
