Dr. F. Parodi - Industrial R&D Expert: Expertise & Know-How

*Polymer and Fine Organic Chemistry*
		*Custom-Designed & Proprietary Polymeric Materials*
		►	R&D of tailored polymers and polymeric compositions.
	!	►	Thermosetting resins: custom resin formulations and proprietary engineering resins.
		►	Specialty aqueous polymer & resin dispersions.
		►	Performance and specialty polymeric film-formers.
		►	High-performance thermoplastic rubbers.
	!	►	Novel & proprietary UV & EB-curable resins.

		*Fine Organic Chemicals*
		►	R&D of tailored,* specialty chemicals.*
	!	►	Proprietary, experimental non-ethylene oxide-derived, nonionic surfactants.
	!	►	Proprietary, experimental waterborne fluoro-resins, for super-hydrophobic coatings.

*Microwave & Radio Frequency Chemistry and Processing*
	!	►	Proprietary, novel & specialty microwave chemicals: microwave heating susceptors for accelerated UHF or HF vulcanization of rubbers, and fast UHF and HF processing of plastics.
	!	►	Proprietary, experimental smart microwave catalysts for strongly accelerated UHF vulcanization of rubbers, UHF curing of thermosetting resins, and other UHF-promoted polymerizations.
		►	Reaction redesign for microwave-enhanced chemistry. Co-design of advanced microwave power irradiation systems for enhanced chemical syntheses and processing of polymeric materials.

*Glass Fibers: coating, sizing & binding*
		►	Expert chemical analysis & physical characterization of glass fiber products. Design & development of glass fiber coating, sizing & binding chemicals, formulations and industrial treatments.
	!	►	Highest-standard or novel & proprietary coating & sizing compositions for manufacturing of glass fiber products, and other high-strength and high-modulus mineral fibers, as reinforcing agents for composite materials.
	!	►	Waterborne polymeric film-formers especially designed for glass fiber coating & sizing compositions: a) standard and specialty products; b) novel & proprietary products.

*Computational Chemistry & Modeling*
		►	Calculation of physical and chemical properties of original & novel organic compounds.
		►	Redesign & optimization of chemical reactions & reaction catalysts.
		►	Calculation of physical and chemical properties of original & novel polymeric substances.

*Chemical Analysis & QC*
		►	Analysis, deformulation and re-formulation of plastics, rubbers, resins, aqueous dispersions, and complex polymeric compositions.
		►	Analysis of additives and auxiliaries for plastics, resins and rubbers. Analysis and characterization of composite materials, glass fibers and other reinforcing fibers.

*Consulting and Advisory*
		►	Technical, scientific and marketing reporting
		►	Industrial process & plant design
		►	Patent assistance & technical advisory