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All Refinery Catalytic Units; Reforming (Fixed Bed and CCR); Isomerization; Hydrogenation; and FCC
Expert possesses more than 30 years of executive level experience working directly with the world’s largest petroleum and petrochemical companies, specifically in catalyst manufacturers and end users. As the head of global business development for this critical component of their…
Biofuels, Advanced Hydrocarbon Fuels, Refining, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Carbon Capture
Expert has over 30 years of experience with ConocoPhillips (COP)--all in downstream research and development. He began his career in fundamental catalysis and surface science. Later he managed a group applying molecular scale simulation to problems in refining. The last…
Catalyst Development, Molybdenum Chemistry, Process Development
Expert (prefers "Expert") worked for Climax Molydbenum company where R&D work involved the preparation and testing of many molybdenum-based catalysts. The catalyst supports included alumina, silica, charcoal, titania, and zirconia. Model processes involved reforming, HDS, and syngas conversion to hydrocarbons.…
Energy Conservation; Application of Pinch Technology; Process Engineering; Distillation; Ethylene
PINCH TECHNOLOGY is the state of the art technique for design of energy efficient processing plants. Expert has been an active Pinch Technologist right since its inception. He has carried out Pinch Studies of many processing plants in a variety…
Industrial Chemical Production, Natural Gas Conversion to Liquid Fuels, Fine Chemicals, and Energy e
In general, chemical compounds that have multiple bonds (Double or Triple), they can accept addition reactions. The reaction could proceed either by nucleophilic, or electrophillic addition reactions. In some special cases, it can be controlled either thermodynamically, or kinetically. Activation…
Chemical Reactors
ExpertT. Expert (T.) is an expert in the various aspects of chemical reaction engineering, especially reactor technology, analysis of reactions, reactor design, optimization, and scale-up. ExpertT. is knowledgeable of all aspects of fossil fuel energy, including petroleum, coal, shale refining,…
Fossil Fuel Hydroprocessing
Expert has devoted his research career to catalysis, especially in the areas of fossil fuel hydroprocessing and solid acid catalysis. He has done research on polymer supported catalysts, supported metal catalysts, especially novel catalysts made from metal clusters and other…
Petroleum Refining and Optimization
Expert sold and provided technical service for hydrotreating of naphtha, distillate, gas, oil, and residium feedstocks. He is knowledgeable of new diesel specifications (1990 CAA) and unit optimization. Expert's FCCU experience includes the reactor (riser and bed cracking), regenerator (coke…
Chemical Engineering
Expert has taught a course in air pollution control at BYU about a dozen times in the past 22 years, a course which he organized. He has general experience in the design of air pollution control systems and has specific…