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Emulsion Polymers Institute's Faculty
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Mohamed S. El-Aasser
Provost and Vice President
of Academic Affairs
Director, Emulsion Polymers Institute
Professor, Chemical
Engineering Department
Phone: (610) 758-3605
E-Mail:
mse0@Lehigh.EDU |
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Research interests |
- Miniemulsions and miniemulsion
polymerization technologies
- Preparation of latexes by
emulsification
- Mechanism and kinetics of emulsion
and dispersion polymerizations
- Surface characterization of colloidal
particles
- Adsorption of surfactants and
polymers
- Colloidal stability of latex systems
- Latex film formation
- Emulsion copolymerization and latex
particle morphology
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Andrew Klein
Professor, Chemical
Engineering
Phone: (610) 758-4219
E-Mail:
ak04@lehigh.edu |
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Research interests |
- Colloid and surface chemical aspects
of emulsion polymerization kinetics and thermodynamics
- Mass transfer through interfaces
- Scale-up of emulsion polymerization
processes
- Morphology development in latexes and
structure-property relationships
- Expandable microspheres
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Cesar A. Silbei
Professor, Chemical
Engineering Department
Phone: (610) 758-4267
E-Mail:
cas5@lehigh.edu |
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Research Interests |
- Particle size distributions by
capillary hydrodynamic fractionation (CHDF), light
scattering, and ultracentrifugation
- Rheological behavior of colloidal
dispersions
- Stability of colloidal systems
- Flow behavior of macromolecules in
dilute solutions
- Electrophoretic separation of fine
particles
- Thermodynamics and kinetics of
adsorption of polymers from solution
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