Walter Brenner

For the Swiss academic, see Walter Brenner (computer scientist).
Walter Brenner

Walter Brenner in 2012
Born (1923-07-21) July 21, 1923
Vienna, Austria
Residence United States
Nationality American
Fields Chemical engineering
Institutions Polytechnic Institute, New York University, Master Bond Inc.
Alma mater Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Doctoral advisor Donald Othmer

Walter Brenner is a professor of chemical engineering, inventor, and (co-)author of patents, technical papers, magazine articles, and books. Brenner is recognized as having pioneered the development of high energy ionizing radiation for polymers to be used for industrial, aerospace, medical, and consumer applications.[1][2][3]

Early life and education

Brenner was born in Vienna, Austria on July 21, 1923. In 1938, the Brenner family was forced to leave Austria to escape the Nazi occupation. He attended James Madison High School in Brooklyn, NY, and in 1940 was admitted to the City University of New York where he graduated with a BA in chemical engineering. In 1943, Brenner served in the U.S. military, achieving the rank of technical sergeant and remained in the service until 1945. When he completed his service in the military, Brenner attended the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn where he earned his Master's degree (1949) and later his doctorate (1954) in chemical engineering studying under the renowned Donald Othmer.

Career

Brenner served as a full professor at New York University for over 25 years teaching chemical engineering. He taught in the uptown Bronx campus and later in the downtown Greenwich Village campus. Brenner’s expertise led him to become a consultant working for many different companies, institutions, branches of the government and military over his professional career.[4][5][6][7][8]

In 1976, Brenner and his son James co-founded a polymer formulation company called Master Bond Inc.[9] Brenner developed specialty systems including adhesives, sealants, coatings, and encapsulants that are primarily epoxy-based. Additionally, Master Bond produces silicone, polysulfide, polyurethane, and UV light curing systems.

Selected publications

Books

Articles

Patents

Patent Number Date of Patent Name of Patent Inventors
3,137,995 June 23, 1964 Ablation Resistant Reaction Profulsion Nozzle Donald F. Othmer & Walter Brenner
3,663,158 May 16, 1972 Method of Depositing an Oxymethylene Polymer from Formaldehyde in the Vapor Form on Cellulosic Textiles and the Resulting Product Walter Brenner, Jagadish Chanda Goswami & Barry A. Rugg
3,852,412 December 3, 1974 Nitric Acid Recovery System Walter Brenner
4,049,750 September 20, 1977 One Component Shelf Stable Low Shrinkage Structural Adhesive Systems Walter Brenner
4,216,134 August 5, 1980 Triallylcyanurate or Triallylisocyanurate Based Adhesive Sealant Systems Walter Brenner
4,316,747 February 23, 1982 Process for the Chemical Conversion of Cellulose Waste to Glucose Barry A. Rugg & Walter Brenner
4,319,942 March 16, 1982 Radiation Curing of Flocked Composite Structures Walter Brenner
4,334,477 June 15, 1982 Wear Reducer Sydney Axelrod, Walter Brenner & Barry A. Rugg
4,368,079 January 11, 1983 Apparatus for Chemical Conversion of Materials and Particularly the Conversion of Cellulose Waste to Glucose Barry A. Rugg & Walter Brenner
4,395,934 August 2, 1983 Wear Reducer Sydney Axelrod, Walter Brenner & Barry A. Rugg
4,413,019 November 1, 1983 Radiation Curable Adhesive Compositions and Composite Structures Walter Brenner
4,483,951 November 20, 1984 Radiation Curable Adhesive Compositions and Composite Structures Walter Brenner

References

  1. Walter Brenner, R. F. Shaffer, R. Vermes, Charles Marsel, William H. Kapfer. Nucleation Phenomena In Polymers Defense Technical Information Center, 1968, 216 p. Contributor: New York University, NY Research Division
  2. Patent 4,413,019; November 1, 1983 Radiation Curable Adhesive Compositions and Composite Structures by Walter Brenner
  3. Patent 4,483,951; November 20, 1984 Radiation Curable Adhesive Compositions and Composite Structures by Walter Brenner
  4. Rudolph Vermes, Walter Brenner. Radiation Crosslinking of some New Ethylene Copolymers. In: Irradiation of Polymers, edited by Robert F. Gould. Advances in Chemistry, Vol. 66. Chapter 11, pp 156–169. American Chemical Society, 1967. Central Research Laboratory, Allied Chemical Corp., Morristown, N. J. Research Division, New York University, Bronx, N. Y.
  5. Thomas Soules. Edge cladding gain media according to IL-11317, p.6. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  6. Investigation of Polymer Encapsulation of Cotton Fibers to Provide New and Useful Textile Products: Final Report, July 1966-July 1969. USDA Southern Utilization Research and Development Division, 1969. Contributor: United States Agricultural Research Service. Southern Utilization Research and Development Division
  7. Walter Brenner, Barry Rugg. High Temperature Dilute Acid Hydrolysis of Waste Cellulose: Batch and Continuous Processes. Hazardous Waste Engineering Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1986
  8. Walter Brenner. Exploratory Research on Novel Ambient Temperature Curing Techniques for Adhesives, Sealants and Laminates: Final Report. National Technical Information Service, 1979. Contributors: New York University. Dept. of Applied Science, United States Naval Air Systems Command.
  9. About Master Bond. Accessed October 26, 2012
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