Chemical Consultant Portfolio

Project Overview

Joseph Sabol, PhD

Chemist, Chemical Engineer, Chemical Consultant.

Chemical research and business development services.

Portfolio includes semiconductors, metals and oxides, polymers, adhesives, solvents, acids/bases, contract R&D, chemical analysis, market research, regulatory guidance; for start-ups, small, and growing entities in the chemical and related sectors.

Analytical, physical, and environmental chemistry R&D. Chemical analysis and physical properties, thermodynamics, corrosion/etching, metals/oxides, semiconductors, polymers and adhesives, pulp and paper, food and pharmaceutical processing, chemical hygiene and safety, and regulatory compliance.

If you do not understand the chemistry of your processes, you cannot improve your position.. Joe Sabol can help you.

Confidential consulting services to the chemical and related sectors, educational and nonprofit organizations, and government agencies.

Are your molecules misbehaving?  

Joseph Sabol, Ph.D.  
Chemical Consultant
P. O. Box 85198
Racine, WI 53408-5198 USA
https://chem-consult.com
Providing chemical analysis and research and development services since 1999.

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Polymer Automobile Parts - North America

North American manufacturer of automobile parts sought help on mechanical bending and forming polymeric parts via methods other than thermal heating. Information was provided on the electromagnetic absorption cross sections (frequency and temperature dependence) and relevant molecular physical properties, polymer blends, co-polymers, cross-linking, and additives. ASTM test specifications were cited.

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3-D Printing Materials - Asia

Asian investor sought information on 2-D and/or 3-D advanced printing materials and specialty chemical technologies open and available for license, joint development, and/or investment. Information was provided on UV curable materials, high-performance ceramics, metal oxides and semiconductors, and multi-element/layer thin films.

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Spot Test Paper - Asia

Asian company desired entry into the aqueous ion spot-test market and sought help on the chemistry of dyes and suitable substances that would change color when exposed to the species of interest. Information was provided on the chemistry of ion-selective dyes, technology by which these dyes could be incorporated on to the surface of paper and other substrates, and papermaking and finishing into a marketable product.

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Consumer Products - North America

North American manufacturer of food and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals sought help during of licence negotiations of a veterinary formulation (composed of amino acids) to a multi-national consumer products company (with potential for human applications.) A review of the record, proposed marketing strategies, and lead presentation for the licencee discussion.

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Biochemicals - Europe

European manufacturer of specialty biochemical products sought help when establishing a North American warehouse and distribution/shipping facility. Information was provided on state and local regulatory compliance, including creating an LLC, tax collection, zoning, emergency management, and waste disposal.

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Silicon Purification - North America

North American manufacturer of semiconductor processing technology (purification of silicon for downstream semiconductor wafers) sought information on corrosion rate and reflectivity of various metal coatings when exposed to chlorosilane gas mixtures at 350 degrees Celsius. Information was provided on thermodynamics (free energy of reaction ΔG) for various gas mixtures. A European laboratory was subcontrator to perform chemical-physical testing on corrosion/passivation, results were interpreted, and recommendations were provided.  

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Semiconductor Capital Equipment - North America

North American manufacturer of capital equipment used in semiconductor wafer fabrication sought help on cleaning wafers during photoresist and etching. Sabol modeled the clean and etch bath (mixture of HF/NH3/HCl/H2O) chemistries with rigorous simultaneous equilibrium analysis (nine independent aqueous species, including activity coefficients.) Sabol also provided insight on the temperature dependence, application of Pourbaix diagrams, and use of non-aqueous solvent systems for wafer cleaning and etching. See, Proceedings of the Electrochemical Society (Cleaning Technology in Semiconductor Device Manufacturing VII) PV 2001-26, 164 (2001). Proceedings of the Electrochemical Society

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Metal Processing - North America

North American manufacturer of stainless steel products sought help on understanding the chemistry of mixtures of concentrated sulfuric and chromic acids, pH < −2. Sabol modeled the system with simultaneous equilibrium analysis (nine independent aqueous species, including activity coefficients) and recommended adjustment of acid input and waste output streams to produce more consistent metal product and technology for process monitoring. Also, installation of an acetylene flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometer and operator training.

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Cleaning Products - North America

North American manufacturer of cleaning products sought help on additives that would appear “invisible” to the naked eye, but that would leave a residue after a cleaning application and appear when exposed to light outside the visible spectrum (400-700 nm). Sabol provided information on dyes and dye photophysics, solubility, sourcing, and other relevant information in developing a cleaning product formulation.

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ResearchGate Profie

ResearchGate Profile/Joseph-Sabol

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Joseph Sabol, Ph.D.  
Chemical Consultant
P.O.Box 85198
Racine, WI 53408-5198 USA
https://chem-consult.com
Providing chemical analysis and research and development services since 1999.