The chemistry we use for turf - a visual demonstration!

Paul will talk about the chemical elements used by plants and some of the products that are applied to maintain sports turf. As he does, he will dose a large vessel with different products and explain what they do. There will be lots of insights into products and some interesting chemical reactions to see. The visual display will culminate in a spectacular (but safe) chemical reaction!

Learning outcomes:

• Understand the role that various chemical elements have on the maintenance of sports turf
• Learn about what types of products we use to give the different inputs
• Visually see the effects of various chemistries as they are dosed into a display tank

Presented by:

Paul Morris

Managing Director GBR Technology Limited

Paul Morris is Managing Director at GBR Technology Ltd. Paul studied Chemistry at Oriel College, Oxford, where he obtained a Masters degree. He started his career at Burmah Castrol as a Product Development Chemist, where he developed surfactant-based products, working at sites across the UK, Europe and South East Asia, over an 11 year period. Paul then spent 7 years in sales at BASF where he sold surfactants into various chemical-technical industries and the agrochemical industry. Paul has been at GBR Technology now for 17 years and diversified their product range, taking them into the sports amenity market.