Programme for the workshop on

"Surfactants : Theory and Practice"
Venue : WelcomHotel, Baroda

Tuesday, 17^th Dec. 2002

9.00 – 9.30 a.m.

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Registration

9.30 – 10.00 a.m.

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Inauguration

10.00 – 10.30 a.m.

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Tea

10.30 – 11.45 a.m.

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Dr. S. Sivaram,

Director, NCL, Pune.
Tailormade Surfactants : Applications in Polymer Science

11.45 – 1.00 p.m.

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Prof. D.O. Shah,

University of Florida, USA
The evaporation of water from monolayer and duplex films of oil plus surfactants.

1.00 – 2.00 p.m.

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Lunch

2.00 – 3.15 p.m.

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Prof. Nissim Garti ,

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem,

Jerusalem.

Food grade nano emulsions for improved solubilization of nutraceuticals-structure-solubilisation relationship.

3.15 – 4.30 p.m.

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Prof. Kartic C. Khilar,

Department of Chemical Engineering,

I.I.T. Mumbai.

Preparation of nanoparticles in reverse micellar solutions : Effects of intermicellar exchange.

4.30 – 5.30 p.m.

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Dr. Pradip,

Tata Research Development and Design

Centre, Pune

Design of Tailormade surfactants based on modelling of molecular recognition phenomena at solid/solution interfaces.

*Wednesday, 18^th Dec. 2002*
9.30 – 10.45 a.m.	:	Dr. K.N. Ganesh, NCL, Pune. DNA Surfactant Interactions : From monolayers to nanoparticles.
10.45 – 11.00 a.m.	:	Tea
11.00 a.m. – 12.15 p.m.	:	Prof. D.O. Shah, University of Florida, USA Engineering the structure of surfactant film to control the stability of gas/liquid Oil/water and solid/water dispersions
12.15 – 1.30 p.m.	:	Dr. Ajay Ranka, Zydex Industries, Baroda. Soil Release polymers: Modifications of surface for the same.
1.30 – 2.15 p.m.	:	Lunch
2.15 – 3.00 p.m.	:	Reflections from Industry Participants.
3.00 – 3.45 p.m.	:	Reflections from student participants.
3.45 – 4.30 p.m.	:	Reflections from university & research institution participants.
4.30 – 4.45 p.m.	:	Concluding session.
4.45 – 5.15 p.m.	:	Tea

*Tuesday, 17^th Dec. 2002*
9.00 – 9.30 a.m.	:	Registration
9.30 – 10.00 a.m.	:	Inauguration
10.00 – 10.30 a.m.	:	Tea
10.30 – 11.45 a.m.	:	Dr. S. Sivaram, Director, NCL, Pune. Tailormade Surfactants : Applications in Polymer Science
11.45 – 1.00 p.m.	:	Prof. D.O. Shah, University of Florida, USA The evaporation of water from monolayer and duplex films of oil plus surfactants.
1.00 – 2.00 p.m.	:	Lunch
2.00 – 3.15 p.m.	:	Prof. Nissim Garti , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem. Food grade nano emulsions for improved solubilization of nutraceuticals-structure-solubilisation relationship.
3.15 – 4.30 p.m.	:	Prof. Kartic C. Khilar, Department of Chemical Engineering, I.I.T. Mumbai. Preparation of nanoparticles in reverse micellar solutions : Effects of intermicellar exchange.
4.30 – 5.30 p.m.	:	Dr. Pradip, Tata Research Development and Design Centre, Pune Design of Tailormade surfactants based on modelling of molecular recognition phenomena at solid/solution interfaces.