Ph.D. Metallurgical Engineer Specializing in Energy Generation and Hazardous Waste RecyclingNonferrous Metal Refining;(Cu, Mg, PM, Zn, Pb, Ni, Co)Inorganic specialty and bulk chemicals;(carbamates, AHF, sulfates, ammonium sulfate, chlorides, acid, bases).Energy generation; (coal hydrogenation, coal gasification, hydrogen generation).Ceramics; (Ni3Al, SiC whiskers, sol gel reactions).Hazardous waste recycling;(K061, F006, SPL, copper chemicals).Industrial waste treatment;(heavy metals, coagulants, polymers).Electrochemical systems; (Cu and Zn electrolysis, solid electrolytes, Mg cells.)Process flow diagrams, (concept to reality) and equip...

Air, Water and Solid Waste Control System Consultant and Expert WitnessResearch, marketing and engineering group management and organization development.Project management experience in the U.S. and internationally: Canada, Italy, Taiwan, Philippines and Malaysia.Technical marketing experience in the U.S., Latin America, China, Japan, India and Thailand.Air, solid waste and water pollution control system development, design and training.Energy and environment interface, including greenhouse gases and climate change.Technical seminar - training sessions for engineers (air pollution measurement, emission control technologies and identificati...

Chemical Engineer for Plant Design: Fluorocarbons, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Aspen Plus Simulation.Fluoropolymer process design, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and fluoro copolymers such as FEP and Viton fluoroelastomer.Chemical engineering design, simulation and chemical process modeling software such as Aspen Plus, Simmsci, Hysis, HTRI, Chemcad and Questimate.Chemical engineering design of distillation columns, mixing system, centrifuging and heat exchangers.Design of process relief systems and pressure safety valves for runaway reactions, singel and two-phase reactors and vapor flow.Air and water pollution control.Waste...

Chemical engineer with global experience specializing in petro chemical facilitiesTechnology Licensing (Chemical Processes)Plant Scale up and Process CommercializationProcess Design & SimulationProcess Evaluation & Technical StudiesPlant Startup, Commissioning, Process AnalysisTraining Programs for Plant OperationHeat TransferHazardous Waste Treatment & Wastewater Recycle2004 - Present Engineering Consultant1994 - 2004 BE& K Engineering, Delaware, Principal EngineerProject include:Simulated polymerization and phosphorylation reactors and piping system for p...

Consulting chemical engineer with expertise in PVC, productivity improvement, reactor design and chemical process engineering.PVC Polymerization (SPVC and EPVC)Plant Debottlenecking and Productivity ImprovementPilot Plant and Bench Scale Reactor Design (R&D)Chemical Process Engineering2003 - Present Independent Consultant1991 - 2003 Saudi Basic Industries Corp, Group Leader PVC Research & DevelopmentLed a team of 19 people with responsibility to PVC plant improvement, product development, and customer service. Wo...

Consultant chemical engineer for industrial chemical processes, product development, economic analysis, industrial chemical products, oxidizers, hydrogen peroxide, phosphorus, particle handling.H2O2 oxidizers, phosphorus compounds and sodium carbonate.New industrial chemical process conceptualization, process economics and competitive evaluation.New process and product design and development chemical engineer consultant.Process equipment operation and specialization: Solids handling, kiln, crystallizer, spray dryer electrostatic precipitator, electrochemical cells, and microreactor technology.Skilled at process mathematical simulation, hea...

Chemical process modeling for oxidation, amination, dehydrogenation including ethylene glycol amd ethanol amines.Catalytic processes for oxidation, amination and hydrogenation.Ethylene glycol and ethanol amine manufacture, process engineering and chemical plant design.Economic evaluation and financial analysis of chemical processes.Computer automation of chemical processes including sensors, feedback loops and computer control.Chemical reaction systems design and control.Fluid dynamics.Computer networking, modeling, process simulation and control systems.

Expert for manufacture of glycolic acid and esters and handling of hazardous chemicals such as phosgene, anhydrous ammonia, methylamines, sulfur trioxide and dimethylsulfate.Registered Professional Engineer in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.High pressure chemical processes (over 500 atmospheres) for both glycolic acid gaseous and liquid applications.Use of exotic materials of construction in difficult process conditions, e.g. titanium and silver.Glycolic acid production and the esterification of glycolic acid.Decolorization and ion exchange for chemical processing.Handling of highly hazardous chemicals, e.g. phosgene, anhydrous ammon...

Organic chemist expert on polycarbonate resin manufacture, quality, formulation, blending, compounding, grades and applications.Polycarbonate product developments for specific application needs.Troubleshooting on polycarbonate production problems.Knowledge of the plastics additive suppliers and polycarbonate raw material suppliers.Polycarbonate manufacturing from pilot scale to plant scale.Recovery of catalysts for better economics and to comply with EPA regulations.Developed polycarbonate blends, PC/ABS, PC/polyester, to suit market needs.Led global team to harmonize the additives for the polycarbonate product line.Polypropylene products,...

Polyurethane formulation and production expert witness for polyurethanes in electronics, automotive, space, medical, construction, agricultural applicationsFormulation development of polyurethane products for automotive, space, medical, agricultural, construction, and other applications.Scale-up of polyurethane formulations and products.Synthesis of NCO-prepolymers and quasi-prepolymers for elastomers, binders, sealants.Polyurethane elastomers: Cast elastomers, one-shot elastomers, spray elastomers, clear elastomers.Evaluation of new and novel polyurethane raw material in polyurethane applications.Synthesis of polyether polyols for rigi...