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Expert in Salt Processing, Minerals Extraction from Brine, Solar Pond Design and Operation
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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brine mineral recovery expert |
Expert has 40 years of experience with solar ponds and evaporators used to concentrate brine and remove chemicals such as salt, potash and metal compounds, specifically NaCl, MgCl2, KCl, K2SO4, LiCO3, Na2SO4. He was the expert selected to write "Chemicals from Brine" in the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. |
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solar pond expert |
Expert is experienced in the design, construction, and operation of solar ponds, from simple to complex. He is also knowledgeable in the optimization of old solar pond complexes in order to bring them up to date. |
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brine expert |
Expert is experienced in brine manipulation, handling, chemistry, density gradients, evaporation, and underground and surface recovery. |
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evaporite salt expert |
Expert's background includes the creation and handling of all salts, including halite, epsomite, sylvinite, silvite, kainite, carnallite, schoenite, bischofite, mirabilite, and others. |
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chemical plant operation expert |
Expert worked as a plant manager at Great Salt Lake Minerals and Chemicals Corporation and has consulted at more than 35 plant operations sites around the world. |
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magnesium chloride expert |
Great Salt Lake Minerals and Chemicals Corporation is the largest producer of magnesium chloride hexahydrate in the United States. Expert helped design its processing plant and aided in its operation. |
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salt water expert |
He is knowledgeable in many types of brines, primarily those containing NaCl, MgCl2, MgSO4, KCl, K2SO4, Na2SO4, and salts of lithium and sodium. This includes sea brine, terminal lakes, and underground brine. |
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sodium chloride expert |
Expert is an expert in extracting sodium chloride from seawater, terminal lakes such as the Dead Sea and Great Salt Lake, and from underground brine, salt domes, and salt salars. This experience was gained from 35 years of experience working with and consulting with over 35 salt operations all over the world. |
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sodium sulfate expert |
Expert wrote the article on sodium sulfate for the Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. He has worked with the production of anhydrous sodium sulfate from the Great Salt Lake, and at many other sites around the world during the last 40 years. |
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salt processing expert |
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Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Salt Lake City, Utah; Provo, Utah; Sandy, Utah; Orem, Utah; Ogden, Utah; West Jordan, Utah; and Layton, Utah.
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Additional course work:
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Reliability and Statistics; Brine Biological Systems; Strategy of Experimentation; Business Administration courses
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1960
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B.S.
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Chemical Engineering
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University of Utah
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1998 to
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(Undisclosed)
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President
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Expert is a consulting engineer and President of the corporation.
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1980 to 1998
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GSL Solar Consultants and Advisors
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Vice President
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He was in charge of world wide consulting contracts for Great Salt Lake Chemicals Corporation.
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1965 to 1980
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GSL Minerals & Chemicals Corp.
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Manager
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Expert managed the world's most complicated array of solar ponds including operations, harvesting, expansion design, and maintenance.
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1960 to 1965
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Hercules Powder
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Technical Director
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Associations/Societies
Expert is a member of AIC and AIChE.
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Licenses/Certifications
Expert is a Certified Chemical Engineer.
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Professional Appointments
Expert serves on the Advisory Committee to Weber State College.
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Awards/Recognition
He received the "George Harris Chairman Award" for engineering excellence in 1997.
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Publications and Patents
Expert is the author of a book, "The Theory and Practice of Extracting Minerals from Brine." He has over 25 publications.
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As a member of the Intota consultant network,
Expert is a specialist who provides technical consulting to corporate, legal and government clients. Expert provides professional consulting as a Salt Processing Consultant, Minerals Extraction from Brine Consultant, Solar Pond Design Consultant and Operation Consultant. Expert may consult as an independent consultant or as a member of a consultancy, consulting company,
or consulting firm. Consultants service will be covered by a consulting contract.
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Intota experts can serve as expert witnesses or litigation consultants offering expert testimony, expert advice, litigation support,
forensic services, and related expert witness services. Expert can serve as an expert witness or litigation consultant in intellectual property (patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright),
product liability, and insurance matters. Expert may provide forensic expert witness testimony, litigation consulting services, forensic investigation,
and forensic testing if appropriate in litigation areas as a Salt Processing Expert Witness, Minerals Extraction from Brine Expert Witness, Solar Pond Design Expert Witness and Operation Expert Witness.
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South America
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Expert has worked in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia and Venezuela on mineral extration projects.
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Middle East
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He has worked in Jordan, Israel, Egypt, Turkey, and Iran with solar ponds and evaporite related projects.
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Far East
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Expert has worked in Japan, China, and Russia.
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Western Australia
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He worked all along western Australia: Shark Bay, Dampier, Lake McCloud, etc.
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India
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Expert worked on salt projects, industrial chemicals, and solar ponds in northern regions.
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Spanish
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Expert is fluent in Spanish.
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Expert serves as a resource to
Intota Market Research Services
for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to
Salt Processing, Minerals Extraction from Brine, Solar Pond Design and Operation.
Experts are an invaluable source of overall industry insight as well as insight into specific companies and firms for
custom business to business (b2b) and industrial market research. Intota uses analyst and
consultant resources from Guideline whose Research Directors manage the research and analysis of the qualitative
and quantitative data as well as report writing for the custom studies. The methods and tools
used by Intota market research combine the insights of technical experts and industry insiders with secondary
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert has experience locating vendors in the following areas: custom made earth moving equipment, canal making, and lining; pond liners and design; salt harvest equipment; process equipment; and solar pond design. He has access to the following resources: personal contacts and printed materials.
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