The following list is a selection of literature and patents over the years since 1977. Co-authors are shown where applicable. It is intended to add links to the papers in the future.
University of Liverpool and Roche Pharmaceuticals - to 1977
- Abraham & Thomas. NMR investigation into complex formation between psychotropic drugs and aromatic solutes. J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 2, pp1964-71, 1977.
Esso Chemicals - to 1988
- Lit: Beiny & Mullin. Crystallization behaviour of nC32 from hydrocarbon solution with polymeric additives. J. Cryst. Growth, 102, 4, pp801-6, 1990.
- Lit: Bennema, Liu & Tack. Morphology of orthorhombic long chain normal alkanes: Theory and Experiment. J Cryst Growth, 121, 4, pp679-96, 1992.
- Patent: Tack & Brazier. Glycol ester flow improvers for distillate fuels. USP 4464182.
- Patent: Tack. Additive combinations and fuels containing them. USP 4261703.
- Patent: Specific crystallizable polymers for middle distillate compositions with improved low temperature properties. USP 4661121.
- Patent: Improved fuel additives (crystal fitting). WO88/02393.
- Patent: Rossi, Rehrer, Oswald, Tack. Additive combinations and fuels. USP4546137.
- Patent: Lehmann, Mears, Wiggins. Testing apparatus and method. USP5117679.
Exxon Chemical - to 1995
- Lit: Lewas plus: Roberts, Docherty, Clydesdale. Modelling the morphology of molecular crystals in the presence of tailor-made additives. J. Cryst. Growth, 141,3-4, pp443-50, 1994.
- Lit: Lehmann. Evolution of diesel cold flow - the next frontier. SAE, 890031, 1989.
- Lit: Book Chapter: Crystallization. Habit modification and Growth. In Advances in Industrial Crystallization, Garside, Davey & Jones, Eds., Butterworth-Heinemann, 1991.
- Patent: Block. Additives for oils (biofuels but more general). EP629231.
- Patent: Davies, Lombardi. Oil additives and compositions (biofuels). USP5743923.
- Patent: Bland. Novel styrene containing polymers. Oil and fuel oil compositions. EP0613493.
- Patent: Bland. Novel Comb-like polymers. Additives for distillate fuels and distillate fuels containing them. US Patent 5478368.
- Lit: Roberts & Clydesdale. Computational modelling study of the growth morphology of normal alkanes and its mediation by “tailor-made” additives. Mol Cryst Liq Cryst., 248, 1, pp243-76, 1994.
- Lit: Book Chapter: Schriver, Patil & Martella, A fullerene route to fuel additives. In Crystal Growth of Organic Materials. Myerson, Green & Meenan Eds. ACS, 1995.
- Patent: Schriver, Martella & Patil. Substituted fullerenes as flow improvers. USP5503643
- Patent: Patil, Francisco & Fang. Polymers having dihydroxy moieties. USP5712231.
- Patent: Peiffer, Lundberg & Wright. Copolymers of ethylene and α-olefin macromonomers useful as fuel and lube additives. USP 6100224.
ExxonMobil - to 2006
- Book: Creton & Shull. Molecular architecture…response and performance of pressure sensitive adhesives. Ch9 in Polymer Thin Films
- Patent: Clark, Shorrock, Garcia, Wilson. Petroleum resins and their production with a supported catalyst. EP1210382
- Patent: Bons & Stuyver. Adhesive compositions and selection thereof. USP7210339
- Patent: Lechat, Georjon, Marin, Delme, Myers, Gibert. Adhesives with improved die cutting performance. EP1299495
- Patent: Lohse, Karandinos, Datta, et al. Polypropylene based adhesive compositions. USP 6747114
- Patent: Schauder, Lierde, Schroeyers. Polymer compositions and manufacture thereof. USP8236878
- Patent: Van den Bosche. Heat sealable compositions and uses thereof. USP. 7495048.
- Patent: Vanderstappen, Van den Bosche. Protective films. WO2003/039860.
- Patent: Macedo, Van den Bosche, Schroeyers. Improved surface treatment of polymeric articles. EP1769027
- Patent: Kuo, Chien. Polypropylene films. USP7314901.
- Patent: Gallez, Jourdain, Reynolds, Stella. Elastomer containing aromatic resins. EP1259574.
- Patent: Macedo & Shutt. Adhesive components and process for manufacture. WO2003/025038.
- Patent: Lohse, Georjon, et al. Alpha-olefin inter-polymers. USP7067603.
- Patent: Abhari, Sims, Tse, et al. Polyolefin compositions and articles made therefrom. USP7700707.
Infineum - to 2014
- Lit: Camp, Farrow, Dowding. The effects of surface curvature on the adsorption of surfactants at the solid-liquid interface. Phys Chem. Chem Phys, Accepted for publication
- Patent: Waterson, Wright, Theaker, Scott, Kay. Additives for fuels and oils comprising functionalized di-block copolymers. EP12175622.5-2104.
- Patent: Georjon, et al. Polypropylene based compositions, U.S. Patent No.: 8,383,731
Lewtas science and technologies – to present
- Lit: Camacho Corzo, Borissova, Hammond, Kashchiev, Roberts, More. Nucleation mechanism and kinetics from the analysis of polythermal crystallisation data: methyl stearate from kerosene solutions. CrystEngComm, 2014,16, 974-991. https://doi.org/10.1039/C3CE41098F.
- Lit: Bradley-Shaw, Camp, Dowding. Glycerol monooleate reverse micelles in nonpolar solvents: Computer simulations and small-angle neutron scattering. J. Phys. Chem. B 2015, 119, 11, 4321–4331. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcb.5b00213.
- Lit: Bradley-Shaw, Camp, Dowding. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Glycerol Monooleate Confined between Mica Surfaces. Langmuir. 32, 31, p. 7707-7718, 2016. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b00091.
- Lit: Camacho, Roberts, Muller, Thomas, More. Morphology and Growth of Methyl Stearate as a Function of Crystallization Environment. Crystal Growth & Design 2017, 17, 2, 563-575. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.cgd.6b01436.
- Lit: Kay, Goring, Burnett, Hornby, Morris, Morton, McNally, Theaker, Waterson, Wright, Scott. Polyolefin–Polar Block Copolymers from Versatile New Macromonomers. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 42, 13921–13934. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jacs.8b09039.
- Lit: Bradley-Shaw, Camp, Dowding. Self-assembly and friction of glycerol monooleate and its hydrolysis products in bulk and confined non-aqueous solvents. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 17648-17657. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CP01785A.
- Lit: Camacho, Roberts, Muller, Thomas, More. Morphology and Growth of Methyl Stearate as a Function of Crystallization Environment. Energy & Fuels 2018, 32, 3, 3447-3459. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b03212.
- Lit: Liu, Bull, Kleppe, Dowding, Pulham. High-pressure crystallisation studies of biodiesel and methyl stearate. CrystEngComm, 2019, 21, 4427. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/CE/C9CE00393B.
- Lit: Bray , Anderson, Warren. Wax Formation in Linear and Branched Alkanes with Dissipative Particle Dynamics. J Chem Theory Comput. 2020 Nov 10;16(11):7109-7122. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jctc.0c00605.
- Patent: Jubb, Price. Improvements in or relating to energetic materials. WO2017/064102 A2
- Patent: Jubb, Price. Improvements in or relating to energetic materials. WO2018/189158 A1
- Patent: Povey. Use of ultrasound and acoustics to control crystallisation. WO2017/153423 A2
- Patent: Jubb, Price, Price. Acoustic mixers. WO2019/076661 A1
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