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The Center for Professional Advancement, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
23-25 June 2008
Who Should Attend
This course is intended for chemists and engineers within the food, metal, petroleum, cosmetic and household products industries. Professionals who are, or will be, involved with the application of sulfonation and sulfation processes in R&D or manufacturing situations will benefit from this practical course. Personnel with the following job functions will find the course valuable:- Manufacturing Specialists
- Market Development Professionals
- Process/Project Engineers
- Production Managers & Facilitators
- Research Associates & Chemists
- Supervisors/Team Managers
- Control Operators
Description
Sulfonation and sulfation processes are widely used in industry to make products such as water-soluble detergents, emulsifiers and demulsifiers, penetrating and solubilizing agents, lubricating oil additives and rust inhibitors. These materials are used in household and commercial detergent applications, food processing, dyes, cosmetics manufacturing, metal treating compounds, high detergent and high based lubricating oils. More recently, oil-soluble sulfonates have found application in enhanced oil recovery systems.
The course will discuss, in depth, air/SO3 sulfonation and sulfation to provide an understanding of the chemistry and reaction mechanisms involved; the feedstocks and sulfonating agents available; laboratory, pilot plant and plant equipment and methods; product isolation and purification, analytical methods, and safety. In addition, an overview of alternative sulfonation technologies and relative applications will be presented and discussed.
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Organized by:
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The Center for Professional Advancement |
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Invited Speakers:
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Dr. Brian MacArthur; Vice President, Operations, Chemithon Corporation
Brian W. MacArthur, Ph.D. has been employed since 1978 at The Chemithon Corporation, where he began as a Project Engineer, served fifteen years as Engineering Manager, and is currently Vice President - Operations, responsible for engineering, procurement, manufacturing, quality control, regulatory compliance and research and development. During a career spanning 30 years, he has designed, managed and assisted others in the management of projects for new sulfurburning sulfonation plants and related process technologies in the USA, Europe, Africa, China, Japan, Korea, Thailand and many other countries. Dr. MacArthur has been active in research and development at Chemithon Corporation, and he holds a number of patents for sulfonation systems and related technology.
Dr. MacArthur received degrees in Chemical Engineering from The University of Colorado (BS ChE 1972) and the University of Washington (PhD ChE 1977).
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Deadline for Abstracts:
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n/a
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Registration:
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Please click here for registration information.
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E-mail:
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info@cfpa.com
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