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Expert was responsible for the introduction of activated carbon fiber adsorption systems into the U.S. as a licensee of the Japanese firm that developed them. This involved technical liaison with the Japanese as well as sales/marketing to customers. He was also responsible for the process and mechanical design of these fiber systems, cost estimation, supervision of their construction, installation at the customer site and compliance testing. These systems were to either recover (by steam desorption) valuable chlorinated solvents for reuse or to concentrate (by hot air desorption) dilute VOC streams to allow more cost-effective incineration of the unusable mixed solvents.

Expert has been responsible for the design of air odor control systems for wastewater treatment facilities, flavor/fragrance manufacturing, auto assembly plants, railway equipment repair shops, asphalt coating facilities, wood product manufacturing and pharmaceutical plants. The odor control equipment selected in these facilities has included biofiltration, carbon adsorption, wet scrubbing, incineration and improved dispersion of the odors. He was responsible for evaluation of the cost-effectiveness of the above-mentioned control alternatives and recommendation to the client. Field studies of the odor problem included odor measurement and odor impact modeling.

Expert was responsible for the selection, cost estimation and design of air pollution control equipment for gaseous air emission control. These duties also included the supervision of fabrication, installation and startup of the systems. Air pollution technologies included were carbon adsorbers, rotary concentrators, catalytic oxidizers, thermal oxidizers and wet scrubbers. These were for the control of H2S, odors, VOCs, HAPs, carbon monoxide, NOx and SOx emissions. Industries which Expert has applied his air pollution expertise include aerospace, auto, chemicals, electronics, non-ferrous metals, pharmaceuticals, petroleum refining, semiconductors and wood products, as well as power/steam generation.

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Expert assisted a New York state pipe coating plant that had odor complaints from a galvanized pipe coating operation. His testing and investigation determined that a tall stack to disperse the odorous fumes would solve the problem at a lower cost than the thermal oxidizer that the regulatory agency suggested.Expert assisted a Taiwanese polymer manufacturer in finding a more cost-effective way to reduce their VOC and odor emissions to below local standards. He recommended, designed and installed a regenerative catalytic oxidizer which had a much lower operating cost than a thermal oxidizer being considered for this VOC and odor emission problem.Expert assisted a large lead smelter to reduce their sulfur dioxide emissions by over 100,000 tons/year by recommending a state-of-the-art sintering machine exhaust gas cleaning system. This system consisted of multiple wet scrubbers and a wet electrostatic precipitator so that the exhaust gas was sufficiently cleaned, allowing it to be the inlet gas to a new sulfuric acid plant on-site.Expert developed a compact design for systems to control air pollution from steam boilers and electrical generation plants in Asian countries such as China, Korea and India. The system design minimized space utility and waste treatment/storage requirements as compared to conventional air pollution control systems.Expert developed accurate VOC emission data, designed, cost-estimated, fabricated and installed the first rotary concentrator and oxidizer system in the United States. This was done for a Big Three auto firm and required helicopter lift of the system to the roof of the facility.