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Expert in Catalysts and Reactor Technology
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CATALYSIS; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS. Expert has focused most of his research and consulting efforts on catalyst selection, evaluating performance (including deactivation), and troubleshooting operating catalytic reactors of all types. His special emphasis has been on heterogeneous catalysts for chemicals, specialty chemicals, petrochemicals, and refinery products. He has considerable experience in planning experiments for evaluating catalysts and obtaining valid kinetic data for use in design. He also has introduced a number of experimental and process innovations, including new catalysts, among the first encapsulated enzyme systems, and a redispersion technique for the ethylbenzene dehydrogenation catalyst. COMMERCIAL CATALYSTS AND CATALYTIC PROCESSES. Expert has done extensive research and consulting on hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, cracking, hydrotreating, hydrodesulfurization, and oxidation catalysts and processes. CHEMICAL REACTOR DESIGN; CHEMICAL REACTOR APPLICATIONS. Expert is familiar with all types of chemical reactors, especially those using solid (heterogenous) catalysts. He has extensive experience in design, operation, and troubleshooting, along with bench-scale and pilot-plant studies. He has worked both in industry (a design firm) and as a consultant in the design of reactors based on rate data obtained from bench scale and pilot-plant data or based on direct scale-up of pilot-plant data. REACTION RATE EQUATIONS; REACTOR MODELS; BATCH REACTOR; CONTINUOUS REACTOR. Expert is well-versed in the planning and execution of experimental programs for obtaining valid rate data, both by bench-scale and pilot-plant reactors. These studies were followed by the development of mathematical models for design and operation of batch reactors, plug-flow reactors, and continuous stirred-tank reactors.
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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: San Antonio, Texas;
Austin, Texas;
Waco, Texas;
Killeen, Texas;
College Station, Texas;
Bryan, Texas;
Round Rock, Texas;
and Temple, Texas.
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1952
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PhD
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Chemical Engineering
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University of Wisconsin
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1950
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MS
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Chemical Engineering
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University of Wisconsin
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1942
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BS
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Chemical Engineering
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University of Texas
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1942 to 1944
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Dow Chemical Company
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Chemical Engineer
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Monitoring and trouble shooting magnesium plant units.
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1944 to
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(Undisclosed)
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Process Engineer
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Fluid catalytic cracking unit and separations.
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1944 to 1949
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Foster Wheeler Corp.
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Process & Project Engineer
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Design of petroleum and chemical plant units.
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1952 to 1955
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The University of Texas
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Assistant Professor, of Chemical Engineering
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Taught courses in applied kinetics,thermodynamics,plant design, and heat transfer. Supervised graduate research. Consultant to chemical and petroleum industry.
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1956 to 1961
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The University of Texas
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Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
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Taught courses in reactor design and catalysis, plant design, and thernodynamics. Supervised graduate research in catalysis. Consultant to chemical and petroleum industry.
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1961 to 1974
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The University of Texas
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Professor of Chemical Engineering
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Taught courses in plant design, reactor design and operation. Supervised graduate research in catalysis. Introduced consumer product engineering course. Served as Department Chairman from 1963-1968. Consultant to industry.
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1974 to 1992
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The University of Texas
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The W.A. Cunningham Professor in Engineering
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Continued active research in catalysis, including supported enzymes. Developed Department Honors Program. Plant design and reactor design and catalysis and also consumer product engineering. Retired in 1992 and assumed emeritus status.
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Licenses/Certifications
He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas.
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Awards/Recognition
Expert has won the General Dynamics and Graduate Teaching Award, and was among the early developers of automated micro reactors.
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Publications and Patents Summary
He wrote the first book on project engineering and the first practical book on reactor design.
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Selected Publications and Publishers
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- John Wiley & Sons
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- Butterworths
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- CRC Press
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He has had long term consulting assignments with Exxon USA, Exxon Research & Development Laboratories,and Exxon Chemical over a period of 35 years. Areas of consulting included research and plant operations focusing of catalyst development and deactivation,and catalytic reactor trouble shooting and design.
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Over the years he has consulted for a variety of other companies on catalysts, reactor operation and product development. These include Cities Service R&D, Standard Brands, Proctor & Gamble, Kalmath Chemical, and Jefferson Chemical.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Expert in hydrogenation catalysts for consulting on hydrogenation of low % styrene in ethyl benzene.
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Expert in hydrogenation reaction catalyst poisoning for consultation in this field.
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Expert in intota for consulting on Reactor design.
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Fixed bed catalyst expert for consulting on Fixed Bed Reactor Troubleshooting.
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Expert in trickle bed reactor design for consulting on hydrodesulphurization diesel fuel.
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Expert in hydrogen cyanide process for consulting on platinum rhodium catalyst poisoning.
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Expert in reactor engineering for consulting on reactor design, kinetics and scale up.
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Expert in hydrotreating or hydrogenation for consulting on chemical engineering troubleshooting.
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Expert in installed catalytic oxidizers for consulting on catalyst recycling.
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Expert in fluid catalytic cracking for consulting on a feasibility study that includes debottlenecking an FCC unit.
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Tire recycling expert for consulting on Canadian carbon converters test bed.
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Expert for consulting on Patent dispute.
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Expert in industrial power generation facilities for consulting on the design and performance of SCR and DeNox units.
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German
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Expert reads German.
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| Additional Skills and Services: |
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert has experience locating the vendors of catalysts, pumps and compressors, tower internals, reactor vessels and internals. He has access to the databases and vendor contacts to aid in vendor selection.
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