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Wednesday 4 October the Chemie Historische Groep (CHG) and NPT will organise a symposium “A History of Soap and Detergents”. This symposium will take place in de Boothzaal (m.03) of the University Utrecht / Universitity Library Uithof, Heidelberglaan 3, 3584 CS Utrecht.

Please mention that you are member of NPT when you register to get the member discount price. You can register via link below.

Programme:

12.30h Reception (coffee)

12.55h Welcome by Rob van Veen

13.00h Paul Birker: Washing in a historic perspective

13.45h Jan Meijer: The development of modern detergents at Procter &
Gamble

14.30h Ton van Helvoort: Examples of product development at Unilever Research

15.15h Break (coffee/tea)

15.45h Ernst Homburg: The development of non-soapy detergents, and the
responses by Unilever and Shell

16.15h Joen Hermans: The role of metal soaps in the ageing of oil paintings

17.00h Rob van Veen: Final questions / the end

N.B. due to the expected presence of foreign students the symposium language will be as much as possible English.

Locatie

University Utrecht / University Library Uithof

Heidelberglaan 3, 3584 CS Utrecht

Organisator

Nederlandse Procestechnologen

Chemie Historische Groep (CHG)

Naam en contactgegevens voor informatie

Boelo Schuur

b.schuur@utwente.nl

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