1. Dr. Allen M. Carrier
MB Consulting, LLC

2. Expertise
 Water soluble polymerization
 Water dispersible polymerization
 Process Development
 Product Development
 Mineral Scale Prevention
 Mineral Dispersion
 Intellectual Property
 Project/Pipeline Management
 Water Treatment
 Cleaning Applications
 Aqueous Rheology Modifiers
 Structure/Function Relationships

3. Experience
 Oil based pipeline drag reduction
 Ziegler-Natta Polymerizations
 Solvent Polymerizations
 Oil Field Scale and Corrosion
 Emulsion Breakers
 Water Clarifiers
 Carbon Disulfide chemistry
 Paper Coatings
 Pour Point Depressants
 TSCA, FIFRA, OSHA, ISO

4. Biography-Education
 BS in Chemistry-Georgia Institute of Technology
 PhD in Chemistry-Georgia Institute of Technology
 “Some Organometallic Chemistry of Iminium and
Nitrilium Salts
 Advisor-E. Kent Barefield

5. Biography-Milliken Research Corporation
 Fundamental research in textile and textile
processing
 Worked on new equipment to process textiles
 Conducted research to develop a functional
replacement for SBR latex utilizing starch, dextrin,
sodium silicate, lignin or other inexpensive
materials

6. Biography-Baker Performance Chemicals
 Company began as ChemLink (ARCO) and
ultimately became Baker
 Product and Process Development of new
demulsifiers, corrosion inhibitors, scale inhibitors,
water clarifiers and paraffin control compounds
 Chemistry is acrylic polymerization (aqueous and
non-aqueous), ethoxylation/propoxylation,
phosphonates, imidazolines, phenol-
formaldehyde condensates, quats

7. Biography-Baker Performance Chemicals
 Four years as Manager of Technology for FLO®
Pipeline Booster
 Chemistry is high MW poly(alpha-olefins) made
via Ziegler-Natta
 Most of the focus was on the application of the
product in refined petroleum products
 Getting refiners to accept this product required
significant customer interaction skills

8. Biography-Alco Chemical/AkzoNobel
Surface Chemistry
 Low MW water soluble polymers for use as
mineral dispersants, mineral scale inhibitors and
crystal modifiers
 Focus on conception, development and
commercialization of products
 Application areas include process water
treatment, laundry detergents, oil field, inorganic
mineral dispersant
 Significant development of hydrophobically
modified low MW polymers provided as water
based solutions

9. Biography-Alco Chemical/AkzoNobel
Surface Chemistry
 Global Technical Director for Alco Chemical
 Responsible for labs in US and Switzerland
 Focused on pipeline and portfolio management
for global business
 Continued significant customer contact with
global partners

10. Biography-Alco Chemical/AkzoNobel
Surface Chemistry
 ICI was purchased by AkzoNobel and Alco
Chemical was merged with Akzo surfactants
business
 Explored use of water based polymers in oil field
(polymer/surfactant interactions), agricultural
business (as dispersants), mining (as flotation or
setting agents), asphalt (as rheology modifiers),
and paints, inks and coatings (rheology modifiers
and dispersants)
 Technical contact for all Surface Chemistry
applications regarding polymers