FINAL PROGRAM



THIRD INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON

ACID-BASE INTERACTIONS:

RELEVANCE TO ADHESION

To be held June 13-14, 2001 at the

Robert Treat Hotel; Newark, NJ

This symposium is the third in a series which began with the first symposium held in June 1990 in honor of the renowned chemist Prof. F. M. Fowkes. There has been a considerable interest in the concept of Acid-Base interactions within the last 25 years or so due to the highly fundamental nature of this topic which touches on nearly all aspects of pure and applied chemistry. On the theoretical side, a number of investigators are employing the latest and most powerful methods of quantum mechanics to understand these interactions. On the practical side, applications abound ranging from adhesion of organic coatings to the proper formulation of pharmaceuticals. This symposium is organized to bring together scientists, technologists and engineers interested in all aspects of Acid-Base interactions, to review and assess the current state of knowledge, to provide a forum for exchange and cross-fertilization of ideas and to define problem areas which need intensified efforts.



SESSION I: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2001



8:30: OPENING REMARKS



8:35-9:05: Recent Theoretical and Experimental Advancements in the Application of Good-van Oss Acid-Base Theory to the Analysis of Polymer Surfaces.(I). General; C. Della Volpe 1, S. Siboni 1, D. Maniglio 1, M. Morra 2, C. Cassinelli 2, M. Anderle3 , G. Speranza3, R. Canteri3, C. Pederzolli3, G. Gottardi3 and S. Janikowska3; 1) University of Trento, Trento, ITALY; 2) NobilBio, VillaFranca d'Asti, ITALY; 3) ITC, Trento, ITALY



9:05-9:35: Recent Theoretical and Experimental Advancements in the Application of Good-van Oss Acid-Base Theory to the Analysis of Polymer Surfaces.(II) Some Peculiar Cases; C. Della Volpe 1, S. Siboni 1, D. Maniglio 1, M. Morra 2, C. Cassinelli 2, M. Anderle3 , G. Speranza3, R. Canteri3, C. Pederzolli3, G. Gottardi3 and S. Janikowska3; 1) University of Trento, Trento, ITALY; 2) NobilBio, VillaFranca d'Asti, ITALY; 3) ITC, Trento, ITALY



9:35-10:05: Determination of Total Surface Free Energy of a Solid From Contact Angle Hysteresis: A Comparison to The Components Approach; Emil Chibowski1, Rafael Perea-Carpio1 and Fernando González-Caballero2; 1) Department of Physics, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, SPAIN; 2) Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, SPAIN



10:05-10:30 COFFEE BREAK



10:30-11:00: Comparison of the Acid-base Components and Contact Angle Hysteresis Approaches to the Solid Surface Free Energy Determination; Henryk Radelczuk, Lucyna Holysz and Emil Chibowski; Department of Interfacial Phenomena, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, 20-031 Lublin, POLAND



11:00-11:30: Contact Angle and Film Pressure : The Influence of Adsorption on Characterisation of Solid Surfaces; Jean Marc Douillard; LAMMI-CC015 , Université Montpellier 2, Pl. E. Bataillon, Montpellier cedex 05, FRANCE



11:30-12:00: Modifications of the Hydrophilicity of Clay Minerals by Adsorption of Metals Ions and Humic Substances; F. González-Caballero1, M. L. Kerkeb2, M. M. Ramos-Tejada1, A. Khaldoun2 and J. D. G. Durán1; 1) Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Sciences. University of Granada, 18071 Granada. SPAIN; 2) Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, 95000 Tetouan, MOROCCO



12:00-1:30: LUNCH



SESSION II: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2001



1:30-2:00: Acid-Base and Lifshitz-van der Waals Interactions in the Hydration of Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Surfaces; C.J. van Oss; Department of Microbiology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214-3000



2:00-2:30: Drop Size Dependence of Contact Angle due to Acid-Base Reactions and its Application to Measurement of Acid-base Interactions; Hideki Sakai; Faculty of Human Life Science, Osaka City University, Sugimoto 3, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka 558-8585, JAPAN



2:30-3:00: Acid-Base Effects in Polymer Adhesion at Metal Surfaces; E. McCafferty; Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC 20375



3:00-3:30: COFFEE BREAK



3:30-4:00: Surface Energy Approach in Analyzing Resin Bleed Behavior; J. C. Hsiung1, T.B.Lloyd2 and R. A. Pearson1; 1) Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015; 2) Department of Chemistry, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015



4:00-4:30: Studies on Surface Characteristics of Modified Silica Fillers and

Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Fibers Evaluated by Means of Inverse Gas Chromatography; Masahiro Kimura1 and Kazuo Tsutsumi2; 1) Polymer Science & Engineering, Conte Polymer Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003; 2) Toyohashi University of Technology, Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi 441-8580, JAPAN



4:30-5:00: Determination of Thermodynamic Parameters of Solids by Frontal Inverse Gas Chromatography; Frank Thielmann; Surface Measurement Systems Ltd., 3 Warple Mews, Warple Way, W3 ORF London, UNITED KINGDOM



5:00-5:20: Interfcial Bonding Heterogeneity and Synergism in Polymer- Polymer Adhesion Strength; A. Sharif, N. Mohammadi, M.R. Moghbeli and E. Zangirian; Polymer Eng. Dept., Amirkabir University of Technology, P.O. Box 15875-4413, Tehran, IRAN



SESSION III: THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2001





8:30-9:00: Role of Acid-Base Interactions in the Kinetics and Energetics of Protein Adsorption onto Silica and Other Metal Oxide Surfaces; C. J. van Oss1,2, A. Docoslis 2 and R.F. Giese3; 1) Department of Microbiology, 2) Department of Chemical Engineering, and 3) Department of Geology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14214-300



9:00-9:30: Study of Acid-Base Properties of Wood by Contact Angle Analysis; Magnus E. P. Wålinder and Douglas J. Gardner; Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Center, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469



9:30-10:00: Young's Equation Revisited; Roger P. Woodward1, John B. Abbiss2 and Erwin A. Vogler3; 1) First Ten Angstroms, 465 Dinwiddie Street, Portsmouth, VA 23704; 2) Singular Systems, 19451 Sierra Raton Road,Irvine, CA 92612-3824; 3) Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802



10:00-10:30: COFFEE BREAK



10:30-11:00: World of Gamo Equation: Contact Angle (theta), Changeable from 0 to 90 at Optimum Adhesion; Hiroshi Tominaga; Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8509, JAPAN



11:00-11:30: Applicability Limitations of Different Methods of Interfacial Tension Determination; C.J. van Oss; Department of Microbiology, State University of New York at Buffalo, NY 14214-3000



11:30-11:50: Sulfuric Acid-Catalyzed Liquefied Wood Wastes and Production of Resol-Type Adhesives from Them; M. Hakk Alma , M. Altay Batürk and O. Erda1; Department of Industrial Engineering of Forestry, University of K.Mara Sütçü Imam, 46060 Kahramanmara-TURKEY; 1) Department of Wood Science & Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JAPAN