Date:  Friday, April 14, 2000

Location:	Holiday Inn North Shore 5300 W. Touhy Avenue Skokie, Illinois

Topical Group: 5:30 PM
Social Hour: 6:00 PM
Dinner: 7:00 PM
Meeting: 8:00 PM

Cost:  $23.00 for members of ACS/ $25.00 for non-members

Reservations:   (847) 647-8405
                    by noon, Tuesday, April 11.

or,   REGISTER ON LINE !

Topical Group Meeting

Fermentation and Flavor Chemistry as Applied to the Brewing of Beer

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Recent Advances in Clay/Plastic Nanocomposites

The fundamental bases of clay/polymer nanocomposites are the clay utilized and the surface modification, which renders that clay compatible with the polymer of interest. Nanocor's surface modified clays are sold under the trade name, Nanomer®. The selection of appropriate clay involves a number of variables including, among others, morphology, cation exchange capacity, cationic form, charge density, aspect ratio, color and degree of purity. The most critical of these are discussed in some detail as they relate to surface modification and ultimately the formation of nanocomposites. There are a number of surface modification options, including onium ion exchange, ion-dipole treatment and coupling agents. These chemistries are also briefly discussed. Performance properties for three clay/polymer nanocomposites, epoxy, nylon-6 and nylon MXD6 are presented.

Biography:

President and Vice President of AMCOL International

PETER L. MAUL, born April 2, 1950, in Alton, Ill., joined American Colloid Co. in 1976 as a product development specialist. He left the corporation and served as vice president and general manager of a California-based chemical firm from 1986 to September 1993, then rejoined AMCOL as vice president of corporate development. In August 1995, he became president of AMCOL's Nanocor business unit upon its formation. Maul has a degree in physiology from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, and a master's in business administration from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management in Evanston, Ill.

From the city:
Take I-94 (Edens Expressway) north to Touhy Avenue. Go west (left) on Touhy about three blocks to the hotel.

From the West:
Take 294 North to Touhy Avenue-East. Go east on Touhy to the hotel, which is on the left side on Touhy.

Parking:   Free Parking

Homemade Soup Du Jour
Caesar Salad
Chicken Breast Marsala in a Marsala wine
peas & pearl onions
rice pilaf
rolls and butter
lemon sunburst cake
beverage
Fish entrée: (broiled Lake Superior Whitefish)
  available upon request at the time of reservation.