August 2020

Estimating the Boiling Point Elevation of Kraft Black Liquor Solutions

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

August 20, 2020

Black liquor solutions from the kraft paper pulping process are comprised of an intricate mixture of both organic and inorganic salts, have a complex...

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Computational Tools for Physical Property Estimation and Solvent Selection

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

August 20, 2020

We will present the details of a computational, physical property-based solvent selection methodology that we have used in numerous process...

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Application of Natural Zeolites As Support in Low-Temperature Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

August 20, 2020

In the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis, CO and H2 (synthesis gas) are converted into plethora of hydrocarbons mainly paraffins and olefins and these...

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A Human's Perspective on Human Factors in Bowtie Modeling

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

August 20, 2020

Both the bowtie method as well as human factors have become increasingly popular topics in risk management. The challenge remains, however, to...

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A Chemical Engineer Among the Robots

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

August 20, 2020

From my first role as an Improvement Engineer to my current role leading a global robotics development program â I am often asked...

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On-Line Monitoring of the Effectiveness of Chemical Treatment to Abate Fouling in Film Fill Counter-Flow Cooling Towers Utilizing Gamma Scans

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

August 20, 2020

Chemical treatment is widely used to remove or reduce fouling in counter-flow cooling towers using film fill as the cooling medium. Effectiveness...

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A Real-World Case Study: Distillation Tower Constraint Control

Conference Presentation

AIChE Spring Meeting and Global Congress on Process Safety

August 20, 2020

Distillation operations constitute a significant portion of energy usage and unit operations of every Hydrocarbon Processing Industry (HPI) facility...