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Johnson Matthey Catalyst
Americas Refining Business Manager, (2005 2007)
Global Technology Manager, Refining, (2003 2005)
ICI Synetix
Commercial Technology Manager
Refining Industry, (Jan 2001 2003)
Business Development Manager
Refinery PURASPEC, (2000 2001)
Refining Industry, Technical Manager - Global
PURASPEC Market Development Manager -
Petrochemical Industry & Industrial Gases, (1996 2000)
Market Development Manager,
Growth & Specialty Businesses, (1992 - 1996 )
Senior Sales and Service Representative
Canadian Refining & Petrochemical Market, (1986 - 1992)
Sales and Service Representative
Canadian Refining & Petrochemical Market, (1984 - 1986)
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tube wall temperature measurement
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foundational technology: distillation
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choice of solvent
liquid-liquid extraction equipment
process flowsheet
process pressure drop
base catalyzed esterification of oils
conventional biodiesel fractionation technologies
canola and mustard oil seed crops
biofuels reaction mechanism
biofuels production
foundational technology
process physical properties
fouling resistances for cooling water
biofuels: production methods
biodiesel fractionation processes
biodiesel feedstock
metallurgy
design considerations
principles of extraction
design ambient conditions
methan
initial catalyst reduction
activating (reducing)
nickel oxide to nickel
methane steam ref
design and rating of packed distillation columns
air steam regeneration on start-up
air steam regeneration on shut down
methane
second-generation biofuels for aviation
public policy-driven demand for biofuels
thermal duty and design margins
key advantages of second-generation biofuels for a
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global biofuels mandates
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jp-5
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petroleum industry
schematic of petroleum refining
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cubic block exchangers
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modelling and analysis
tube pitch
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tube design
tube design principles
inspection techniques
tube manufacture
larsen miller plot
pass partition lane widths
stress data
shell and tube
design margins
material types
tube life
max allowable temperature
mechanical constraints on thermal design of shell
heat transfer coefficients for non-newtonian and
hp modified: 25 cr / 35 ni + nb
design temperature
effect of temperature on tube life
hk40: 25 cr / 20 ni
liquid liquid extraction
reformer tube metallurgy
non destructive testing
inspection methods
larson - miller curve
temperature measurement
background radiation
tube-to-baffle clearance
reformer survey inputs
optimization of primary reformer operation
ir pyrometer
emissivity
optical pyrometer
stefan-bolzman equation
bundle-to-shell clearance
minimum 'u' bend clearance
air cooled heat exchanger design
heating and cooling of batch processes
aspen hysys v8
cylindrical graphite block exchangers
heat and mass balance
preparation
onsite data collection
twt survey
observation
microalloy: 25 cr / 35 ni + nb + ti
environment responsibility
analysis of tray vibration and action to be taken
sustainability
effect of low steam ratio on h t shift & psa
effect of low steam ratio on the steam reformer
unstable flow
tray vibration
effect of low steam ratio on gross efficiency
effect of low steam ratio on net efficiency
removable bundles
vapor feeds
alternative schemes for improving heat recovery
kinetic model
methanol formation
liquid feeds
fertilizers
gasifier designs
sludge blowdown
horizontal or vertical shell orientation
two phase or flashing feeds
liquid drawoffs
reboiler circuits
vapor drawoffs
reboiler returns
design and rating of trayed distillation columns
manganese sulfur guard
nickel sulfur guard
reduced metals
sulfiding mechanisms
copper oxide
bubble cap detail
dualflow trays
effect of heat transfer on liquid film stability
selection of internals for distillation columns
non-ideal equilibrium curve
sizing of main plant items
impingement plates
baffle spacing
worldwide gasification database
prediction of overall plate efficiency
estimationof plateage and reflux requirements
sellers
tactics and strategies
buyers
portfolio analysis
generation of supplier positioning model
free-lance tools
shortcut methods of distillation design
oscillation frequencies
corporate social responsibility
liquid draw-offs
liquid distributor or redistributor
sour gas shift catalyst
substitute natural gas (sng)
power
conventional combustion
ft liquids
baffle cut orientation
liquid collector
peripheral irrigation - the wall zone
pour point density
maximum bed height and liquid redistribution
distributor levelness
shell and tube heat exchangers using cooling water
economic factors in design
liquid distribution and redistribution
mechanical design constraints
carbon deposition
potash in steam reforming
thermodynamics
products of catalytic cracking
hydrocarbon cracking
polymeric carbon
methanation catal
reduction procedure
packing
syn gas production
production of chemicals
vapor draw-offs
reboil return pipe
carbon capture
biomass gasification
biomass-to-chemicals
biomass-to-methanol
green petrochemicals
integrated bio-refining
biomass-to-olefins
mto
propylene
mtp
biofuels;integrated solutions
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biomass-to-pvc
biomass to-aromatics
biomass-to-ammonia
biomass-to-urea
partial oxidation
support grid
packing hold-down grid
sasol
air side fouling
repairs
pressure pulsation
frictional head
acceleration head
design methods
pumps for hydrocarbon service
toxicology
associated compounds
cavitation
velocity of sound
pure hydrocarbons
safety and reliability
flammability hazards
shaft seals
engineering of seals
mechanical engineering
lubrication basics
hydrostatic fluid film lubrication
hydrodynamic fluid film lubrication
boundary lubrication
mixed lubrication
type of duty
hydrogen compressors
hydrogen from electrolytic cells
temperatures and pressures
compressibility chart
multistage centrifugal type
furane resin impregnation
inlet booster pumps
electric motors
dual drivers
drivers
steam turbines
boiler water circulation pumps
pump reliability
choice of driver
need for continuous flow
duty calculations
choice of seal
design and layout of vertical thermosyphon reboile
soft-packed glands
construction features
centrifugal pump operation and maintenance
graphite heat exchangers
materials of construction
dimensions and weight
bearings
mechanical breakdown
multiple spring or bellows breakages
reciprocating metering pumps
pumping pressure
selection and design of condensers
distillation columns
water cooled condensers
heat transfer and pressure drop in wavy passages
refrigerant condensers
direct contact condensers
hot block heaters
shell and tube exchangers
air cooled heat exchangers
spiral plate heat exchangers
internal condensers
plate heat exchangers
plate-fin heat exchangers
electric process heaters
types of process electric heaters
control
location of equipment
low temperature applications
cross contamination
environment
tank heaters and boilers
chromate systems
indirect (fluid bath) heaters
radiant furnaces
induction heaters
pipeline immersion heaters
pump flowrate and capacity
high shear' mixers
the shrouded turbine
turbine mixers
unshrouded agitators
in-line mixers
ultrasonic homogenizers
thermal design margins for heat exchangers
physical properties for heat exchanger design
immiscible condensates
reboilers for distillation columns
direct vapor injection
separation efficiency
thermosyphon reboilers
external generation of vapor
suppressed vaporization boiler
forced circulation boiler
internal boiler
compressible flow in pipes of constant cross-sect
bayonet tube vaporizer
selection of heat exchanger types
cooling water fouling
non-chromate systems
estimation of pressure drop for adiabatic figure
distillation column condensers
chemical technologies
co reduction
boudouard carbon formation
carbon cracking
vanadium
phosphates
alkali metals
the integration of the energy equation
organo-metalics
halides
common poisons
potassium
reformer best practices
sock loading
unidense loading
turbulent heat transfer to non newtonian fluids in
pressure drop measurement
reformer troubleshooting
amdea
sulfinol
gensorb
selexol
rectisol
solid fixed-bed absorbents
vulcan catalytic absorbents
sng
alloy developments
comparison of alloys
manufacturing technology
flue gas mal-distribution
tunnel problems
the eddy viscosity for non-newtonian and drag red
air leaks
tunnel port effect
tube failures
carbon impregnation
methane steam
relationship of kp to temperature
relationship of wgs kp to temperature
effect of temperature on methane slip
feed rate
steam to carbon
pressure increase
operating parameters
reaction path and equilibrium effect
effect of exit temperature spread
calculating atm
useful tools
conversion in biorefineries
biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass
thermochemical conversion
estimation of pressure drop
bed sizing adjustment based upon reaction kinetics
bed sizing adjustment based upon pressure drop cri
bed sizing based upon adsorbent loading
adsorbent selection criteria
pressure drop characteristics
refluxing condensation systems (dephlegmators)
adsorbent bed profile
adsorbents
adsorption units
laminar heat transfer to non newtonian fluids in c
vessel inspection
loading of sieve
loading of bottom support material
loading of top support material
process start-up
special precautions
psa
psa applications
regeneration procedure
boiler feedwater pumps
barske type
fouling resistance
peripheral type
heating medium temperature
heat transfer and pressure drop
production of biofuels via gasification
electricity or direct reduction gas (dri)mdea
size of catalyst
estimation of thermal performance
es determining pressure drop active surface area s
catalyst mechanical strength
production of heterogeneous catalysts
catalyst design
flooding
size of catalyst
phenolic resin impregnation
catalyst mechanical strength
production of heterogeneous catalysts
catalyst design
active surface area
ptfe impregnation
non-condensing gases
determining pressure drop
metal oxides of lower valency
dissociative adsorption of carbon monoxide
fischer-tropsch synthesis
catalytic partial oxidation
dissociative adsorption of methane
reducibility of metal oxides
surface oxidation
supported catalysts
homogeneous nanocatalyst preparation methods
chemical reduction method
photochemical and sonochemical reduction method
thermal
ligand displacement method
condensation of metal vapor method
electrochemical reduction method
reactor temperature profile
feed-stocks
flow-schemes
catalyst handling
benefits of a pre-reformer
process effects of pre-reforming
process benefits of pre-reforming
effect of pre-reformer inlet temp
primary reformer efficiency
services for pre-reforming
pre-reforming problems
impact of sulfur
high temperature operation
catalyst drying
pre reformer loading
pre-reformer startup
catalyst heating
pre-reformer installation
reduction
wgs
unloading
distillation problems
refining column details
topping column details
distillation control
start up
methanol loop
shut down
use of cracked ammonia
use of hydrogen
inert carrier poisons
acetylene hydrogenation
ethylene plant flowsheets
placement of acetylene hydrogenation reactor
cracker feedstock
product variability
reactor operation
reacting components
selectivity vs. temperature and ethane formation
reacting components and conditions
acetylene reactor feeds
reasons for acetylene removal
h/d ratio
thermocouple placement
effect of co
green oil
petroleum refining
nanotechnology
surface chemistry of aluminas
chemisorption vs chemical reaction
r-cl formation mechanism
key operational and design considerations
voida fraction
foulant removal
magnaforming
chloride remova
manganese chemistry
vent gas abatement
dioxin monitoring & analysis
dioxin control processes
dioxin emissions abatement
dioxin contamination
dioxin waste handling
dioxin waste disposal
catalyst benefits
process benefits
catalyst properties
vulcan series xc 300
principal applications
kerosene sweetening chemistry
bender catalyst replacement
lead health hazard information process objectives
bender history
feedstock sources
feedstock impurities
cracker feeds
petrochemicals
loading
fixed beds
performance guarantees
off gas processing
impurities effect
impurities removal
rsh removal
cyanides
oxygen converter
process objectives
phosphine
h2s absorption
nitrogen oxides
cos removal
nitriles
fccu offgas
arsine
chloride related problems
scholl reaction
chloride guard options
activated aluminas
undesirable side reactions
friedel-crafts alkylation
hcl removal mechanisms
chloride related problems caused by alumina
green oil formation
organic chloride formation
methanation operations
naphtha characterization
uhde (uhde/jm partnership)
ammonia casale.
topsoe
kbr. linde (lac)
steam reformer
prediction of remaining catalyst life
controlled variables
practical operations
steaming reforming catalysts
monitoring reforming catalysts
reformer configurations
carbon formation and prevention
catalyst design criteria
catalyst reduction
site safety
acci
reduction of steam reforming catalyst
start-up of steam reforming catalyst
ammonia synthesis catalyst
catalyst parameters
bed and system design
derect reduction iron
methanol plants
secondary reformers
secondary reformer flowsheets
equilibrium considerations
modern ammonia plant's
basic flowsheet elements
plant mal-operation
plant outages
reforming
chemical reactions
catalyst chemistry
catalyst shape
control entry
confined spaces
accident prevention
braun purifier process
secondary reformer
ammonia synthesis loop
purification system start-up
purification system shut-down
conventional reforming
fired-box reformer
fabrication
combined tubesheet assembly
dri processes
hyl type flowsheets
midrex type flowsheets
syngas
direct reduction iron (dri) hyl type processes
midrex type processes
hyco
mechanical troubleshooting guide
shut-down
reformer tubes
catalyst breakage
carbon formation/removal
steam condensation
hot bands
catalyst settling.
giraffe necking
speckling
hydrogen plant
steam/carbon ratio
toyo mrf-z
arc converter
methanol converter types
tube cooled
adiabatic beds
quench converter
methanol synthesis
flowsheets
methanol synthesis chemistry
byproducts
methanol reformer designs
flowsheet description
principles of distillation
distillation theory
topping column operation
refining column operation
towns gas
pre-and post-reforming
steam reforming reactions
steam reformer modelling
plant data
catalyst characterization
catalyst selectoin
key performance criteria
laboratory reactor data
hydrogen purification
ageing methanol plants
ageing ammonia plants
ageing hydrogen plants
modern hydrogen plants
plant safety
reliability
methanol fire
methanation
safe systems
hydrogen fires
ammonia formation
hydrocarbon purification
pre-reformers
primary reformers
synthesis catalyst
effects of water
hydrogen plant monitoring
fatty oh polishing
slurry phase hydrogenolysis
fatty ester hydrogenolysis
fme - biodiesel
alky unit pre-treatment
olefin feedstocks
catalyst morphology
alkenes
alkylation reaction chemistry
acetylenes
fixed bed processes
relative reactivities
hds reactions
mechanisms for dbt desulfurization
ultrapurification
sulfur in feed
benzothiophene
reduction of pre-reforming catalysts
startup of pre-reforming catalysts
sulfiding
hydrogenation catalyst
hydrodesulfurization catalysts
approach
pigtail nippers
ghr
carbon laydown
potash doping
capital projects assessment
amine distribution
fatty amine types
fatty amines uses
selectivity
nh3 pressure
reaction conditions
raney ni
catalyst choice
fatty amines production
supported ni powders
fatty amines processes
fatty amines reaction pathways
dissolved nickel
hydrogenation process
ni soap decomposition
nickel dissolution in the presence of hydrogen
formation of nickel soaps
dynamic state of dissolved nickel soaps
dynamic state
brush hydrogenation
oleochemicals
fatty methyl esters
glycerine
fatty alcohols
organic functional groups
ni catalyst for fa hydrogenation
splitting
technical service
berl saddles
saddles
raschig rings
honeycombs
structured packings
alumina balls
cross- partition rings
super saddles
pall rings
high purity alumina
refinery hydrogen
support balls
synthesis gas
hold-down balls
hold-down screens
meshes over exit collector
high surface area dust collectors
composition
exit screen
effects of sulfur in catalytic reforming
sulfur related problems
reactions in catalytic reforming
isomerization catalysts
gas phase
active metal
liquid phase
thiophenes
fixed bed hydrogenolysis
natural gas liquids
condensate
heavy oil
tight shale oil
oil shale
oil sands
bitumen
gas-to-liquids
ultra-deep oil
carbon footprint
polyolefins catalyst
ziegler natta
metallocene
purification technology
pyrolysis gasoiline
sulfur extraction
fixed-bed reactors
fluidized-bed reactors
entrained-flow reactors
biodiese
steam-cracker effluents
cracked hydrocarbons
diolefins
benzene
aromatichydrogenation
teg
mdea
nht response to reformer upsets
revamp objectives
revamp to hybrid operation
semi-regenerative reforming unit
continuous reforming unit
changes required for full conversion
typical benefits of full conversion. revamping of
revamp philosophy
revamp options
fired heaters revamp
typical flow scheme
typical c5+ yield at decreasing pressure
reactor options
regeneration section
stabilizer chloride management problems
what causes nh4cl salts?
mitigating system fouling
problems with water injection
operating practices
design to mitigate salt formation
remove chloride from stabilizer feed
remove nitrogen from the feed
prevention
water wash
chloride guard bed
caustic injection
best practice
minimum critical variables
methane steam reformer troubleshooting
chemistry of cracking
cracking furnaces
absorbents
flow sheet
front end systems
processes
steam cracker
c4 fractions
reactor configuration
lead
iron oxide
carbon
boiler feed water impurities
permanent poisons
temporary poisons
poisons in hydrocarbon processing
cadmium
silica
foulants
heavy metals
carbon deposits formed on catalysts
feedstock composition effects
carbon burning in air
carbon deposits
reformer problems
purpose of nht stripper
discharging
reduction and start-up of low temperature shift ca
low temperature shift catalysts
reduction and start-up of high temperature shift c
operation of high temperature shift catalysts
high temperature shift catalysts
operation of low temperature shift catalysts
other reactor types
hydrogenation reactors
loop reactors
oils
edible oils
fats
triglycerides
hydrogen concentration
selectivity effects of changing temperature
flammability
leak prevention & detection
proper maintenance and inspection
elimination of ignition sources
directional influence of h2
reaction pathways of fatty amines
tertiary amines
hetero-alkyl amines
directional influence of nh3
quaternary amine salts
directional influence of h2o
amines conversion
design instrumentation of nht stripper
critical variables for catalytic reforming
debris
inlet distributor design
fixed bed reactor internals
inert balls
collector design
catalyst bed supports
catalyst un-loading connections
outlet collector
void space
catalyst separation screens
liquid re-distributor
temperature excursions in hydrogenation reactors
operational problems
catalytic reactor process - prompt list
feed issues
vessel loading
vessel designs
wider process issues
pipe work
operational issues
discharge issues
material issues
things to look at
things to consider trying
polymeric materials
condensation of gums and diolefins
temperature extremes: minimum
deterministic versus empirical modeling
steady state versus dynamic model
scale of modeling for multiphase reactors
multiple regressions
anova table
regression coefficients table
confidence intervals for slope coefficients
test hypothesis of zero slope coefficients
test of statistical significance
test hypothesis on a regression parameter
using the p-value approach
using the critical value approach
overall test of significance of the regression par
predicted value of y given regressors
the element potential method for chemical equilibr
stanjan
gas turbine engine
calculation of the enthalpy of the reactants
calculation of the adiabatic flame temperature
calculation of the nozzle exit state
pressure systems
pressure protective devices
pressure relief streams
large water pumps
properties of fluid
calculation of duty
axially split casing pumps
horizontal
vertical pumps
electric motor drives
fugitive emissions
machine seals
remakable joints
pressure relief devices
monitoring of fugitive emissions
specification of function
line reference
nozzle size
minimum design pressure
reynolds number
line size
required temperature range
equipment reference
normal operating temperature
alarm settings
corresponding temperature
maximum design pressure
trip settings
fluid velocity
occupational exposure limits
inhalation of vapors on chemical plants
hygiene
temperature extremes: maximum
upstream pressure
orifice restrictor
upstream compressibility factor
inlet fluid phase(s)
flowrate
upstream density
downstream pressure
operating temperature
n-butane oxidation
hazard study
hazop reporting
hazop process glossary
haldor tops淡e combined reforming
mgc combined reforming
mgc conventional reforming
lurgi combined reforming
mw kellogg conventional reforming
haldor tops淡e conventional reforming
uhde conventional reforming
uhde combined reforming
synetix lcm
inlet baffle design
pre-reformer design
pre-reforming technology
outlet collector design
catalyst drop out nozzle
hold down grating
floating hold down screen
pre-reformer isolation
thermowell design
dewatering column
aa grade methanol
topping column
refining column
recovery column
mechanisms
space velocity
hydrogen / hydrocarbon ratio
reactor pressure
feedstock yield
heat and mass transfer parameters
non-adiabatic reactor modeling
non-isothermal
shaft couplings for special purpose rotary machine
gear tooth couplings
diaphragm couplings
elastomeric element couplings
quill shaft couplings
critical speeds
limited end float
coupling hub attachment
h - acid caustic fusion stage
reactor
continuous vapor phase chlorination
chemical system
process chemistry
kinetics experiments and modeling
hazard studies
concept hazard review
feed
project definition
construction
design verification
pre-commissioning
safety review
project close-out
post start-up review
hazard review
risk matrix
hazdem
hazcon
structure of flocculated suspensions
dilute suspensions
concentrated suspensions
structure of stable suspensions of monodisperse p
rheological concepts
rheology
particle packing
very concentrated systems
submicron particles
dilute flocculated systems
effect of particle shape
rheology of flocculated / aggregated systems
effect of particle size distribution
spherical particles of around 1 袖m
colloidally stable suspensions
low temperature shift catalyst reduction procedure
high temperature shift catalyst reduction procedur
low temperature shift catalyst reduction
high and low temperature shift catalysts
in-situ oxidation
air-steam regeneration procedure
oxygen in anhydrous ammonia
anions
ion chromatography
ethane
carbon dioxide
gas chromatography
nitrogen in natural gas
determination of residue on evaporation in anhydro
determination of diethanolamine;auto titrator
centrifugal separation
argon
gc method
hydrocarbons in anhydrous ammonia by gas chromatog
residue and oil
analytic chemistry
plant analytical techniques
gas analysis: determination of hydrogen sulfide b
scale
crossflow filtration
constant pressure filtration
constant rate filtration
multiphase theory of filtration
the range and selection of filtration equipment te
the rate of consolidation
degree of dewatering
semi-empirical relations for constant pressure and
the compression or consolidation of filter cakes
cake filtration models and mechanisms
the rate of filtration through a compressible cake
intermediate blocking
classical theory for the permeability of porous ca
cake filtration
standard blocking
the mechanism of simple filtration systems
complete blocking
the theory underlying filtration processes
carbon formation in mixed feed preheat coils
dispersion's
surface forces
stability and the state of dispersion of suspended
mechanisms of flocculation
centrifuge types
tube wall temperature measurement on steam reforme
tube temperature measurement
best practices temperature measurement
background temperature measurement
top fired reformer
reformers
side fired and terrace wall reformer
safety considerations
coagulants
flocculants
surfactants
dispersants
inorganic salt coagulants
basic principles
suspensions processing
test methods
compressive yield stress
the network modulus
biological separation
whole-organism case
part-cell separations
isolation of individual molecular species
effective design and operation of a process for ha
harvesting of mycoprotein for human consumption
electrodewatering
electrodecantation
electro-dialysis
harvesting and thickening of single cell protein
dewatering of a specialty latex
protein organism flocculation
protein bacterial harvesting system
nozzle characteristics
theory of separation
projet management
epc
catalyst reduction with methanol
catalyst reduction by nh3 cracking
reduction with lpg feed
turbo blowers
cost estimating
determination of iron
determination of argon in ammonia plant process ga
the importance of sedimentation to suspension proc
combustible mixture
minimum ignition energy of gases
premixed and diffusion flames
flammability limits
laminar and turbulent flames
selfignition
flammability limits: definition
deflagration
combustion of gaseous fuels
flammability limits: examples
flame structure
glow
explosion limit
minimum energy of ignition
detonation
ignition phenomena
types of combustible mixtures
lean and rich flammability limits
propagation of combustion
amine gas treating
inlet gas knockout
absorber
three phase flash tank
lean/rich heat exchanger
regenerator
amine reclaimer
degradation of amines and alkanolamines during sou
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