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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…
Refining and Petrochemical Processes, Including Safety and Energy Conservation Audits
Expert has over 32 years' experience in Engineering Management at senior level in Process Engineering, Technology, Operations and Project Management, Licensing, Acquisitions, Alliances and Business Development. Provided proven leadership and vision with broader perspectives and able to manage multiple tasks…
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…
Chemical Engineering, Process Plant Design, Biofuels, Economic Feasibility
Interests in adsorption go back to his PhD when he studied adsorption of proteins to polymers. He did an extensive surface chemistry course at the time and did a lot of work on zeta potential of particles. Since then he…
Catalytic Organic Chemistry
Expert has over 30 years of experience in catalytic organic chemistry. His exceptional skills encompass basic research, product development, scale-up, manufacturing, sales and marketing, joint venture, and contract negotiating on catalytic-related issues important to the chemical, pharmaceutical, and petroleum industries.…
Bionewable Conversion Processes, Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis, Adsorbents
The catalyst synthesis technology developed by expert and his associates is directly applied to the catalysis of petroleum and chemical reactions. Therefore, the insight that he has in the catalyst technology allows him to solve many problems relating to the…
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…