The Surfactants Virtual Library - 1999 Updates

The following updates are new and revised links for 1999.



December 1999

Biochemicals International Ltd. - manufacturer of personal care products (Malta)
Wilbur-Ellis Co. - Adjuvant & Surfactant Guide for agriculture

The Analytical Chemistry Springboard
Snap.com links: Science & Technology: Chemistry
DataGalaxy.com - an Information Handling Services Inc.web community
Post-Doctoral Position: Surfactant Effects in Liquid Jets (jobs section)
Post-Doctoral Position: Interactions and structure formation with dairy proteins (jobs section)

Athey Technologies - polymer and  coating technology
CONFERENCE UPDATE: additional conference listings



November 1999

CONFERENCE UPDATE: 28 conferences, workshops, exhibitions and trade shows added for the year 2000
Haarmann & Reimer GmbH - flavors and fragrances
Pert Plus shampoo
Tide laundry detergent
Chemical Process Technologies - Process Design and Engineering, including oleochemicals
McBride plc - manufacturer of "Private Label" Household Cleaning and Personal Care Products (U.K.)

Emulsion Polymers Institute (EPI), Lehigh University
JAPAN Oil Chemists' Society

Ramé-Hart Inc. - contact angle goniometers
Surfactants, Inc. - distributor
New Life Chemical & Equipment - surplus distributor
Morton International
    surfactants
Akzo Nobel Surfactants America
Kao Corp. (Japan)
Lion Corp. (Japan)
COSMOlogic - computational chemistry software and consulting
FISH - a fitting program for small-angle (and other) scattering data

Martin Staber, Chemical Consulting: Surfactant New Business Development, Brussels, Belgium, martin.staber@skynet.be

Post-Doctoral Position: Surfactants at Expanding Liquid Surfaces  (jobs section)

Diagonal Reports Ltd. - haircare market research
    Review: Consumers in Asia
    Review: Multi Service Salons
    Review: Hair care trends in East Asia
James' Soap Bubbles, Slime, & More Page

June 4-June 7, 2000. Cosmo Amman 2000, A Cosmetic Industry Symposium and Trade Fair, Amman, Jordan

Ionic Surfactants and Gelatin at Interfaces. A report to the Oppenheimer Fund of the University of Cambridge.
Abstracts of Papers - Colloids, Polymers & Interfaces (Adrian R. Rennie, Cambridge, U.K.)

Academic Info - a directory of Internet resources



October 1999
 
November 29-December 3. Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting, Boston, MA

Ciba Specialty Chemicals
     Consumer Care division
Libra Chemicals Ltd - specialty phosphate ester, dodecylbenzene sulphonate and diproprionate amphoteric surfactants (UK)
The Skin Cancer Foundation
CEE 583: Surfaces and Interfaces in Aquatic Systems, U. Michigan
Educational Resources for Particle Technology
Polymers/Latices/Drug Delivery. Related Sites From Around The World

ItalSilva - detergents, toilet and laundry soaps, glycerine (Italy)
Derisa S.R.L. - sucrose based surfactants (Argentina)
Lubrizol Specialty Surfactants - alkenyl succinic ahdydride derivatives
Rheology Advantage - rheology consultants
Stockhausen, Inc. - skin care, cleaning/protection/conditioning
BFGoodrich Personal Care
     Carbopol® Rheology Modifiers - personal care polymers
     Pemulen® Primary Emulsifiers
June 18-21, 2000. 74th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA.
October 23-25, 2000. Industrial Applications of Zeolites, Brugge, Belgium.

Taiwan chemical industry company listing
Chemistry links (Greece)
Soft Solids and Neutrons - a document describing the application of neutron scattering to research in the areas of polymers, surfactants and colloid particles
Adsorption of Ionic Surfactants and Gelatin at Aqueous Interfaces
Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLS ) Safety Alert by the CFTA
CFTA News and Statements
CFTA Publications
Chemical Engineering magazine on the web
Colloids, Polymers & Interfaces, King's College London
ISIS Spallation Neutron Source (U.K.) - used for surfactant self-assembly studies
ECOSOL - European Centre Of Studies On LAB/LAS



September 1999

Solutia - phosphates, builders
Finazzle Corp. - household and cleaning products on the web
Specialty Industrial Products, Inc. - nonionic surfactant production
EAC Chemicals, The East Asiatic Company (Thailand) - surfactant production

November 17-19, 1999. Colloid Chemistry Applied to Industrial R&D, RPI, Troy, NY

Nanjing Lingjiang Development Co., Ltd. (China) - ammonium cationics
March 29-31, 2000. XXX CED Annual Meeting, Barcelona, Spain

Updated Section: FORMULARY.  Added 229 formulations from COGNIS and 240 from HAPPI for a total of 777 formulations.

Safescience - Household Cleaning and Lawn & Garden products
Zestron - cleaning in the electronic industry
Lakeland Laboratories - specialty surfactant manufacturers (UK)
The Fuller Brush Company
Cleaning Technologies Group - I&I cleaning
Zout Stain Remover



August 1999
fabric softener - a definition
fabric softeners - formulations (Stepan)

October 17. A Practical Survey Course on Small Particle Formation, Dallas, TX.
October 18. A Practical Survey Course on Particle Characterization, Dallas, TX.
November 29. A Practical Survey Course on Small Particle Formation, Boston, MA.
November 30. A Practical Survey Course on Particle Characterization, Boston, MA.

Henkel KGaA  (The Henkel Group )
     Surface Technologies
     Adhesives
     Cosmetics/Toiletries
     Detergents / Household Cleaners
     Industrial and Institutional Hygiene
The Cognis Group (formerly Henkel)
     Oleochemicals
     Care Chemicals
     Organic Specialties



July 1999
The Bubble Thing (makes large bubbles) - the World's Biggest Bubble Show
Magnetic water treatment and other scams
ChemCAI - instructional software and other computer resources for chemical education
Belle-Aire Fragrances, Inc.

Laboratory of Industrial Technical Pharmacy in University of Montpellier II (French)
Laboratoire des Materiaux et Procedes Membranaires L.M.P.M.. Montpellier (French)
Departament de Tecnologia de Tensioactius, Centre d'Investigació i Desenvolupament, Barcelona (Catalan)

LiqCryst - the Database of Thermotropic Liquid Crystals

The Use of TAED in Pulp Bleaching (Warwick)
The Use of TAED in Automatic Dishwashing Powders (Warwick)
The Biocidal Efficacy of TAED in Fabric Washing Formulations (Warwick)
TAED - A New Activator For The Peroxide Bleaching of Pulp (Warwick)



June 1999
Benckiser - household cleaning products
Dr. Scheller Cosmetics AG
Colin A. Houston & Associates, Inc. -  surfactants, their raw materials and related products
Coats Aloe International - aloe vera
Keturah Cosmetics
INEOS Belgium NV - ethylene oxide
FIBRO System AB - surface science instrumentation
    dynamic contact angle & absorption
Future Digital Scientific - surface tension and contact angle measurement

LIPIDAT - a relational database of thermodynamic and associated information on lipid mesophase and crystal polymorphic transitions

Royal Society of Chemistry (U.K.)
    Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics - A Journal of European Chemical Societies (a new journal for 1999 formed
by the merger of Faraday Transactions with Berichte der Bunsen Gesellschaft)
    Faraday Discussions
Technical Insights and Hewin International - surfactant, detergent, chemical speciality and natural products market and technology reports

CRS The Controlled Release Society



May 1999
NEW SECTION - Industry News (see front page)
Estée Lauder Companies Inc. - skin care, makeup, fragrance and hair care products
Helene Curtis
DataPhysics Instruments GmbH - contact angle meters and tensiometers
Malvern Instruments - particle sizing
Strider Research Corp. - Particle and Surface Technology consulting, short courses and patent strategy
Borax - borates for detergents
Wallace Pippin (consultant) emulsifiers, dispersants, detergents, chelating agents, fabric softeners, biocides (email: whpaa@rcn.com)
Sturm's Special Effects Intl., Inc. - simulated snow for backgrounds (using foam)
Surbec Environmental L.L.C. - surfactant enhanced in situ aquifer remediation

ASCC Australian Society of Cosmetic Chemists

June 5-7. Cosmo Amman - a cosmetic industry symposium and trade fair, Amman, Jordan.
June 11. A Practical Survey Course on Small Particle Formation, Boston, MA.
June 12. A Practical Survey Course on Particle Characterization, Boston, MA.

U.S. Patent 5,336,446 (bubble bath formulation) available for licensing

POST DOCTORAL POSITIONS - 1) food microemulsions and phase behavior, and 2) wettability of contact lenses,
adsorption and desorption of surfactants and polymers. (jobs section)

borates as bleaches, stain removers and enzyme stabilizers (Borax)
STURM's FOAM TRUCK - Simulated Snow

Seven new hard surface cleaning and dishwasher formulations from Henkel (formulary site)
31 new cleaning formulations from Tiger Chemicals, Australia (formulary site)



April 1999 - 55 new sites!

Conferences
September 12-17. 13th European Colloid and Interface Society Conference, Dublin, Ireland
June 5-7. Cosmo Amman 1999, Amman, Jordan (cosmetics and hair care products trade fair/symposium) Contact Wadah Hammad at waddah@go.com.jo
May 3-5. Short Course in Applied Surfactant Science (Surfactant Associates, Inc.), Norman, Oklahoma
June 7-9. Short Course in Applied Surfactant Science (Surfactant Associates, Inc.), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
November 8-10. Short Course in Applied Surfactant Science (Surfactant Associates, Inc.), Norman, Oklahoma

Applications
Guide to Carpet Cleaning (ASCR)
Surfactants: General Information (from the Solvent Alternatives Guide)
Formulation Chemistry (David Young, Auburn U.)
Surfactant Enhancement and Cosolvent Information Available from GWRTAC
Remediation of Contaminated Aquifers with Surfactants: Effect of Surfactant Sorption and Desorption
Comparative Chain Length Distributions for Common Fats and Oils
Phase Behavior and Microstructure of Alkyl polyglucoside Microemulsions, Larry D. Ryan, U. of Delaware
KOSMET - an online database specialising in Cosmetic Science and Industry information
Analysis of Detergent Solution Properties using Dynamic Light Scattering (Protein Solutions Inc.)

Turbulence in Soap Films (Physics News graphics)
Brewster angle microscopy images (Marc de Mul)

What is sodium laureth sulfate...and why are people saying those awful things about it? (Urban Legends and Folklore)
The Laundry Product Showcase! (from the WorldWide Scam Network Home Page)
Too good to be true? The ABI Laundry Ball, the Laundry Solution, and the Laundry Clean Disk

Companies
Contensio (Huls)
Aussie Hair Care (Redmond Products, Inc.)
Revlon
Cahn - Surfactant Analysis, CMC Accessory
Protein Solutions, Inc. - dynamic light scattering equipment
The M.F. Cachat Company - chemical manufacturers' agent and distributor
Ellis & Everard - chemical distributors
Novo Pacific Corp. - specialty chemicals distributor
Pentagon Chemicals Ltd., UK - specialty chemicals manufacturer
NIPA Hardwicke, Inc. - specialty chemicals manufacturer (Personal Care and Cosmetics Preservatives)
Defoamer.com, Inc. - defoaming consultants

Journals and publications
Focus on Surfactants - An International Newsletter covering technical and commercial developments for all surface active agents (published by RSC)
Surfactants Europa - a printed directory of surface active agents manufactured and sold in Europe (published by RSC)
Reed Chemical Publications
   European Chemical News (Reed)
   Asian Chemical News (Reed)
   Asia-Pacific Chemicals (Reed)
   Performance Chemicals International (Reed)
SRI Surfactants and Cleaners: Representative Projects and Publications

Research centers, professional organizations, people
ASCR Association of Specialists in Cleaning and Restoration

Liquid Crystal Group Hamburg, U. Hamburg, Germany
CSIRO Molecular Science Research Program: Surfactants, Films and Coatings
SRI Molecular Physics Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA

Tim Davey, Institut Charles Sadron, Strasbourg, France
Marc N.G. de Mul, Gillette, Boston MA
Malin Bydén Sjöbom, Mid Sweden U., Sweden

Miscellaneous: software, web libraries, etc.
Paint Coatings Net
NMR Information Server (U. of Florida)
MolecularBiology.com
Periodic Table of the Elements (LANL)
Beauty: On the net - 1000 beauty, cosmetics, hair & skin care sites
Bubble-Mania! (Casey Carle - An Oscar Performer in a Soap Film Industry)
Ethylene Oxide User's Guide
GWRTAC Links to Environmental Web Sites

National Centre for Science Information (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India)

The IrYdium Project - Java enhanced chemical education project
Chemistry 102 (Washington State U.)
Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Systems (from Biology 315 course, Southern Illinois U.)



March 1999
Beiersdorf AG (Nivea)
HanNong Chemicals Inc. - Korea
DeForest Enterprises, Inc. - specialty surfactants
Procter & Gamble Chemicals
Creavita GmbH
Adco Inc.
Bioré

Surface Tensiometry, Inc.
First Ten Ångstroms - surface science instrumentation
Porous Materials, Inc. - BET surface area
Sensadyne Instruments - dynamic and static (equilibrium) fluid surface tension

CANMET Western Research Centre - bitumen extraction, demulsification, and petroleum related tailings effluent treatment
African Oil Chemists' Society
KNCV Koninklijke Nederlandse Chemische Vereniging (Netherlands Chemical Society)
    Surfactants section

POST DOCTORAL POSITION - Vesicles-nanoparticles interactions - phase behaviour of mixed polymer-colloid systems. (jobs section)
TECHNICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE (2 POSITIONS AVAILABLE) (jobs section)
Research Positions in the field of Chemistry and Physics of Colloids, Surfaces, and Complex Liquids (CSGI, Italy)
SURFACTANTS APPLICATIONS CHEMIST (jobs section)

Reflex Analytical Corporation
Database: FTIR spectra of 430 surfactants
Database: Hummel Surfactants - FTIR spectra of 1000 surfactants

May 29-June 2, 2000. 5th CESIO World Surfactant Congress and Exhibition, Florence, Italy
July 3-7. 4th Liquid Matter Conference, Granada, Spain



February 1999

Photon Technology International - photonics instrumentation, fluorescence

Protim Solignum Ltd. - wood preservatives

Dr. W. Kolb AG Chemie - paper processing chemicals and nonionic surfactants
MSDS Search "The First Place To Look For An MSDS"

Organizations
APERC - Alkylphenols & Ethoxylates Research Council
BACS - British Association for Chemical Specialities
Royal Society of Chemistry
    Colloid and Interface Science Group
    Formulation Science and Technology Group
    Lipid Chemistry Group

Conferences
April 29, 1999. "Colloidal Systems for Controlled Uptake & Release", London, England. Contact: Prof B Vincent, Bristol University for registration details.
September 6-8, 1999. "The role of surfactants in wetting behaviour", Hull University, East Yorkshire Contact: Dr B P Binks, Hull University for registration details.
December 14, 1999. "Optical & electronic properties of colloids", Science Societies Lecture Theatre, London Contact: Dr D K Rodham, Zeneca Ltd., Bracknell, Berkshire for registration details.
March 3, 1999. Surfactants at Expanding Liquid Surfaces, Belfast, Ireland
July 23-29, 2000. 10th International IACIS Conference on Surface and Colloid Science, Bristol, England
June 11-16, 2000. 13th International Symposium on Surfactants in Solution (SIS), Florida
May 24-28, 1999. Amphiphiles at Interfaces: From Structure Control to Properties, Beijing, China

May 20, 1999. Polymeric & Oligomeric Surfactants (BACS meeting), Brighouse, England
September 30, 1999. Detergent Additives and Ingredients Update (BACS meeting), Wakefield, England
December 9, 1999. A Celebration of Surfactants; Yesterday and Tomorrow (BACS meeting), University of Salford, Greater Manchester, England.



January 1999
The Surfactants Bookstore - (All new!) Buy books online! Completely revised. Many new book images, faster loading front page, book entries revised for better reading, 40 more books marked as 'in stock' for next day delivery! NEW SECTION

Surfactants Formulary - (All new!) 350 links to formulations of consumer products, detergents, cleaners and cosmetics. NEW SECTION

Conferences
March 9-10, 1999. Scattering Techniques in Colloid & Surface Science, London, UK
April 7-9, 1999. Personal Care Ingredients Asia conference and exhibition, Shanghai, China
May 23-26, 1999. IFSCC CONFERENCE 1999 "Effective Cosmetics - Challenge of the New Age", Santiago, Chile
June 6-11, 1999. Liquid Crystals (Gordon Conference), Tilton School, Tilton, NH
June 27-July 2, 1999. Lipids & Lipid Mediators (Gordon Conference), Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, NH
June 27-July 2, 1999. Polymer Colloids (Gordon Conference), Tilton School, Tilton, NH
July 4-9, 1999. Molecular Membrane Biology (Gordon Conference), Proctor Academy, Andover, NH
August 1-6, 1999. Chemistry of Supramolecules & Assemblies (Gordon Conference), New England College, Henniker, NH
August 8-13, 1999. Dynamics at Surfaces (Gordon Conference), Proctor Academy, Andover, NH
October 26-28, 1999. IFSCC CONFERENCE 1999 "The Changing Face of Cosmetics", Mid Rand, South Africa
November 23-24, 1999. Cosmetic & Household Ingredients Central Europe, Warsaw, Poland

Applications
Facts About Bleach (Clorox)
Food Safety - A Rising Concern (Clorox)
Environmental Impact of Household Bleach (Clorox)
Label Talk - a guide to the new FTC approved apparel care symbols
The Chemistry of Cleaning (Dawn Chemical)
Synthetic Surfactant or Soap? What's the difference?
The Aqueous Foam Technology (Web) Book

Companies
Clariant Corporation
    surfactants
    applications - oilfield, detergents, mining, metalworking, crop protection, personal care
Uniqema (formerly ICI Surfactants and Mona)
LG Chemicals - Korea
Casey Chemicals - discounted wide-spec and surplus surfactants
International Daleco Corp. (Neozyme)
Chemco Industries, Inc.
Reichhold Chemicals, Inc.
Henkel Corporation
    Agricultural Specialty Chemicals
    Coatings & Inks
    Cosmetics & Personal Care Ingredients
    Cleaners & Detergent Ingredients
    Textile Technology
    Oleochemicals
Jeneil Biosurfactant Company - rhamnolipid  biosurfactants

Sephy (France) - Zeta potential measurement
OLIS, Inc.
    rapid-scanning monochromator
    stopped flow

Dawn Chemical Corp. - janitorial and chemical specialties for I&I
TIORCO Inc. - improved oil recovery technologies

Research centers, professional organizations, people
RIKEN - The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (Japan)
The Complex Fluids Group at Brandeis University
Society of Chemical Industry (UK)
    Colloid and Surface Chemistry Group
The Paint Research Association (U.K.)

Employment
Working at Clorox
The Procter & Gamble Global Career Center
Classifieds2000 - The Internet Classifieds
Lycos Classifieds: Employment
POST-DOCTORAL POSITION AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY (jobs section)
POST-DOCTORAL POSITION - PROTEIN INTERACTIONS (jobs section)
INDUSTRIAL POSITION - Senior Staff Scientist/Project Leader (jobs section)

Miscellaneous: software, web libraries, etc.
Spreadsheet Environment Reflectivity Fitting (SERF) - SANS analysis software

Molecular Simulations Inc.
    Micro-phase separation of block copolymer surfactants

    Mesoscale Modeling of Oil/Water/Surfactant Systems
    Determining The Critical Micelle Concentration Of A Series Of Surfactants
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 1996 article titles
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 1997 article titles

NEE-HOW - Your Resource of Biology Webpages
Chemical Engineering Links (T. Neiens, U. Twente)
Great Web sites on manufacturing (Network for Excellence in Manufacturing Online)
UnCover - academic journal search
 



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