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Dr. Allan Hedges Manager of Cyclodextrin Technology at Cerestar |
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Abstract:
Starch is one of the world's most useful and abundant raw materials. A natural plant extract, it is used in food manufacture, pharmaceutical preparations and paper making. Cyclodextrins are an extraordinary type of starch and have a structure allowing them to interact with and stabilize organic molecules to prevent oxidation, volatilization and other degradative effects. Although their chemistry and properties have been established for a long time, they continue to be the subject of interesting commercial applications. Their ability to encapsulate on a molecular scale to form inclusion compounds creates this continued interest. Because of this unique property, cyclodextrins can be used to carry all kinds of active ingredients such as drugs, fragrances, and industrial chemicals in a wide variety of formulations. Increased stability, water solubility, and controlled release are among the many application benefits. Dr. Hedges will discuss the physical and chemical properties of these compounds and how they are used in the food, pharmaceutical and other industries.
Speaker: Allan Hedges received a B.S. from Allegheny College and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. He has been involved with the cyclodextrin program at Cerestar since its inception, providing experience with the production process and expanding into applications and derivatives with improved properties.
Date:
Friday, April 20, 2001
Location:
Phil Smidt Restaurant
1205 N. Calumet Ave.
Hammond, IN
1-800-376-4534
Cerestar is a global producer of starch and starch derivatives and is the world's largest producer of cyclodextrins, a unique form of starch. Its activities are controlled from Paris, France, with production facilities located throughout the world. We will visit a part of Cerestar's 67-acre campus in Hammond. We will begin with a video presentation showing how various starch products are made via the corn wet milling process at Cerestar (plant is too noisy to walk through when production is going on). The Cerestar tour team will then give a tour of the new Food Applications Laboratory. There will be staff on hand to answer questions about the corn wet milling process and its starch products, including our after dinner speaker, Dr. Allan Hedges.
NOTE: EVERYONE INTERESTED IN COMING TO THE CERESTAR TOUR MUST REGISTER WITH THE SECTION OFFICE, GIVING YOUR NAME, COMPANY AFFILIATION AND PHONE NUMBER BY TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2001.
THIS LIST WILL BE SUBMITTED TO CERESTAR AND ONLY THOSE PERSONS ON THE LIST WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CERESTAR FACILITY. ANYONE WORKING FOR A COMPETITOR OF CERESTAR WILL NOT BE ADMITTED.
Cost:
$28.00 for members of ACS/ $30.00 for non-members
Reservations: (847) 647-8405
Please honor your reservations. We must pay for all dinners ordered. No-shows will be billed.
Take the Dan Ryan Expressway south to Chicago Skyway (I-90). There is a $2 toll charge -- exact change required. Exit at Indianapolis Blvd. and stay in left lane when getting off at that exit ramp. Continue straight (south) on Indianapolis Blvd. (you'll pass the entrance to Empress Casino). Cerestar will be on the right side, approximately 3/4 mile down the road from the skyway exit ramp. Turn right into main Cerestar entrance. Follow entrance road to the right and check in at guardhouse. Guard will advise you where to park.
DIRECTIONS TO PHIL SMIDT RESTAURANT
Turn right after leaving the main entrance at Cerestar and proceed on Indianapolis Ave. to Calumet Ave. (should be first stop light if you just left Cerestar).
For people coming straight from the skyway, Calumet Ave. is the 4th stop light (you should plan to follow the Cerestar directions above, since you must go past Cerestar to get to Calumet Ave.). The street sign for Calumet Ave. is not well marked, so watch for the intersection that has an Amoco gas station on the right side and American Savings Bank on the corner. The Lever Bros. plant is on the left side of Indianapolis Ave. and ends at Calumet Ave. Turn left and you should be able to see the restaurant on your right, about 1 ½ blocks down.
Tour: 5:15 PM (SHARP!) - 6:00 PM
Social Hour: 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM
Dinner: 7:00 PM
Meeting: 8:00 PM
by noon, Tuesday, April 17
or,
REGISTER ON LINE !
IF YOU ARE ALSO GOING ON THE TOUR AT CERESTAR, PLEASE INDICATE THIS AT THE TIME YOU MAKE YOUR DINNER RESERVATION AND BE SURE TO GIVE YOU NAME, COMPANY, AND PHONE NUMBER. A check-box will be provided on the on-line registration form to indicate your desire to take the tour.
Map and Directions:
DIRECTIONS TO CERESTAR TOUR
1100 Indianapolis Blvd.
Hammond, Indiana
219-659-2000
Dinner:
Updated 3/12/01