The expert in vinyl plastics.


Publications & Presentations
by Leonard G. Krauskopf



“Monomeric Plasticizers”; Handbook of Vinyl Formulating, Chapter 7; Coauthored with Dr. A. D. Godwin; R. F. Grossman, Ed.; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; Hoboken, N. J.; 2008

“PVC Formulating Fundamentals”; 3 hour seminar; Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference; Charlotte, NC; May 7, 2006.

“Plasticizers”; PVC Handbook; Chapter 5; Coauthored with Dr. A. D. Godwin; C. E. Wilkes,
J. W. Summers, C. A. Daniels, Eds.; Hanser Gardner Publications, Inc.; 2005.

“Plasticizers for PVC”; 2 hour seminar; Society of Plastics Engineers VINYLTEC 2004; Iselin, NJ; October 11, 2004.

“How About Alternatives to Phthalate Plasticizers?”; Journal of Vinyl & Additive Technology; Vol. 9, No. 4; Dec. 2003.

“How About Alternates to Phthalate Plasticizers?”; SPE VINYLTEC 2002; Chicago, IL; October 1, 2002.

“Vinyl Formulating Basics”; 4 hour seminar; SPE VINYLTEC 2002; Chicago, IL; September 30, 2002.

“Versatile Vinyl Plastic”; 16 hour seminar; Society of Plastics Engineers educational seminar series; San Francisco, CA.; May 6-7, 2002.

 “Plasticizer Factors Influencing Take-Up by PVC Resins”; Journal of Vinyl & Additive Technology; Vol. 5, No.2; June 1999. Same paper presented to SPE ANTEC, NY City;
May 4, 1999.

“Prediction of Plasticizer Solvency Using Hansen Solubility Parameters”; Journal of Vinyl & Additive Technology; Vol. 5, No. 2; June 1999. Same paper presented to SPE ANTEC, NY City; May 4, 1999.

“Vinyl -- The Versatile Plastic”; Seminar/Demonstration at Vinyl RETEC and Tutorial ‘96; “Optimize Production and Testing of Vinyl Products”; Cincinnati, OH; October 15-16, 1996.

USP 5,534,652; “Preparation of Plasticizer Esters from Phthalic Anhydride Residue”;
L. O. Jones, et al; July 9, 1996.

USP 5,430,108; “Polyol Ester PVC Plasticizers”; R. H. Schlosberg, et al; July 4, 1995.

“Plasticizers”; Paint and Coatings Testing Manual: 14th Edition of the Gardner-Sward Handbook; coauthored with P. Tan; 17; ASTM; November 15, 1994.

“Monomeric Plasticizers”; Chapter 5; Handbook of PVC Formulating; E. J. Wickson, Editor; John Wiley & Sons; 1993.

“Plasticizer Structure/Performance Relationships”; presented to SPE, Central Gulf States Section by E. J. Wickson (LGK was ill); October 12, 1993. Same paper published in Journal of Vinyl Technology; Vol. 15, no. 3; September 1993. Same paper presented to SPE Vinyl RETEC; October 1, 1992.

“Monomerics for Polyvinyl Chloride (Phthalates, Adipates, and Trimellitates)”; Section III, Plasticizers, Chapter 23; Plastics Additives and Modifiers Handbook; Jesse Edenbaum, Editor; Van Nostrand Reinhold; 1992.

“Petroleum Oils for Polyvinyl Chloride”; Section III Plasticizers, Chapter 30; Plastics Additives and Modifiers Handbook; Jesse Edenbaum, Editor; Van Nostrand Reinhold; 1992.

“Plasticizers”; presented to SPE, Akron Section Meeting; November 1991.

“Rheological Methods for Assessing the Processability of Plasticized PVC”; SPE ANTEC, 1989; coauthored with R. Ramanathan and D. G. Baird.

“Plasticizers”; presented to SPE, Palisades Section Meeting; January 1989.

“Computerized PVC Formulating for Optimized Cost/Performance”; Journal of Vinyl Technology; Sept. 1988, Vol. 10, No. 3; coauthored with C. M. Brofman, J. J. Caillault.

“Plasticizers: Types, Properties, and Performance”; Encyclopedia of PVC, Second Edition,
Vol. 2, Chapter 3; Marcel Dekker, Inc., NY (1988).

“The Workhorse Plasticizers”; Plastics Compounding; January/ February; 1983.

“Phthalates in Flexible Vinyl”; presented at Conference on Phthalates; sponsored by NTP (National Toxicology Program) and IRLG (Interagency Regulatory Liaison Group); Washington, D. C.; June 9. 1981.

“Plasticizers for Versatile Vinyl”; presented to SPE, South Central Section; Baton Rouge, LA; March 28, 1981.

“Plasticizers”; seminar presented to Stevens Institute of Technology; Hoboken, NJ; November 19, 1980.

“Organo Functional Silanes in Filled Thermoplastics”; seminar presented to Plastics Institute of America; Hoboken, NJ; November 28, 1979.

“Plasticizers” for Encyclopedia of PVC, Vol. 1, Chapter 11; Marcel Dekker: March, 1976.

“Phthalates in the Environment”; presented to SPE, Palisades Section; February 20, 1974.

“Studies on the Toxicity of Phthalates via Ingestion”; Environmental Health Perspectives, Experimental Issue No. 3; January 1973; and presented at NIEHS Conference on PAE’s; September 6, 1972.

“PVC-Viscosity Molecular Weight Conversions”; SPE 30th ANTEC; Chicago, IL; May 15, 1972; coauthored with R. P. Braddicks.

“Properties and Testing of Vinyls”, talk presented to SPE DIVTEC, Cleveland, OH; March 8, 1972.

“Plasticizers”; Modern Plastics Encyclopedia, Vol. 48, No. 10A; 1971-72; McGraw-Hill Co.; October 1971.

“Low Temperature Test Equipment”; Encyclopedia of Plastics Equipment; Edited by H. R. Simonds; Reinhold Publishing Corp.; NY; 1964; also served on the Technical Consultation Committee for this publication.


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