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Expert in Catalytic Organic Chemistry
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Summary of Expertise:
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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. He provides his clients advice on optimized manufacturing procedures and on equipment selection, installation, and operation. He has worked with issues on material balances, analytical determinations, impurities control, and environmental concerns.
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Expert has extensive expertise with the development, manufacture, and supply of precious metal catalysts. He has selected reagents, raw materials, and supports and has prepared precious metal salts and solutions for use as starting materials. He is familiar with the purchase, installation, and debugging of pilot plant and commercial plant manufacturing equipment.
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Expert provides his clients with technical advice on the development of precious metal catalysis processes such as hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, oxidation, isomerization, reductive alkylation, dehydrohalogenation, and decarbonylation. Experienced with catalyst selection, Expert is familiar with the nature of precious metals and catalyst supports including the aspects of chemical composition, geometry, and physical and chemical properties. He can answer questions on process development starting with laboratory set-up and testing, scale-up to pilot plant and commercial plant, and slurry phase versus fixed bed operation of commercial reactors.
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Well versed in purchasing virgin catalysts from vendors, Expert can provide advice on sampling, analysis, and reproducibility studies. He is knowledgeable of loading and unloading techniques at the plant level. He has worked with separation (both filtration and centrifugation), cleaning, homogenization, and preparation for the precious metal recovery (refining) cycle. He has monitored and collaborated with the spent precious metal catalyst refiners on the optimization of precious metal returns.
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Expert uses state-of-the-art analytical techniques for determining precious metal content in virgin and spent catalysts, liquid and solid by-products, and process effluents as part of plant quality control efforts. He provides advice on establishing routine and non-routine instrumental characterization techniques for the structure of supports, virgin catalysts, and spent or deactivated products. He has recommended and established evaluation procedures and methods for powdered and particulate catalysts.
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Having worked extensively with the deactivation of supported precious metal catalysts, Expert can answer in-depth questions on regeneration processes. He has provided services and studies on the prevention of catalyst deactivation via sintering, fouling, and poisoning.
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: New York, New York;
Yonkers, New York;
Newark, New Jersey;
Jersey City, New Jersey;
Paterson, New Jersey;
Elizabeth, New Jersey;
Bridgeport, Connecticut;
New Haven, Connecticut;
Hartford, Connecticut;
and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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1970
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PhD
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Organic Chemistry
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Loyola University
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1968
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MS
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Organic Chemistry/Catalysis
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Northwestern University
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1960
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BS
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Chemistry
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Sao Paulo University, Brazil
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1994 to
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INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT
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1991 to 1994
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Johnson Matthey
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Manager, Catalyst Commercial Development
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1988 to 1991
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PMC (Precious Metals Corporation)
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Technical and Marketing Director
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1970 to 1988
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Engelhard Corporation
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1984 to 1988
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Research Associate
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1982 to 1984
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Latin American Operations
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Director,
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1978 to 1982
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ChemCatalysts Department
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Technical Manager, Technical Director
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1970 to 1978
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Research Chemist Supervisor, Senior Research Chemist
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Associations/Societies
Expert is a member of the North American Catalysis Society, the Organic Reactions Catalysis Society, the American Chemical Society, and the Commercial Development Association.
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Licenses/Certifications
He is the author of several publications and patents in the field of catalytic organic chemistry.
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Professional Appointments
He was Chairman of the Catalysis Society of New York from 1977 to 1978.
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This expert is open to serving as an expert witness in lawsuits.
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Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico
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As Director for Latin American Operations for Engelhard Industries, Expert promoted chemical, electronic, and precious metal products throughout much of Latin America. He established extensive technical and commercial contacts at the government and industrial levels in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.
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He is proficient in Portuguese, Spanish, and Romanian languages.
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| Additional Skills and Services: |
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert has experience locating vendors of: heterogeneous precious metal catalysts, catalyst supports, and precious metals (including salts and solutions).
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