Black Mass and Battery Materials Need Industrywide Testing Standards
In February, I had the opportunity to share my perspective on battery material testing standards in Avicenne Energy's Expert Corner. This is an abbreviated version of the article:
Right now, the lithium battery value chain has a blind spot: there’s no consistent, industrywide way to measure what’s…
Trekking with Gorillas and Solid-Liquid Separation Testing
Whoa, here we go. This is a blog on seemingly unrelated topics. Searching for gorillas in the jungles of Rwanda and solid-liquid filtration testing.
This past summer, my wife and I had the unique opportunity to go Trekking with the Gorillas in Rwanda. We hiked about 2.5 miles…
Environmental Controls for Lithium-ion Battery Recycling from Black Mass to Downstream Hydromet Processes
Lithium-ion battery recyclers and Hydromet processors can think like recyclers but must act like chemical plants. This is especially true for environmental emissions.
The lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) value chain a complex process from recycling to the…
Strategic Project Management for Complex Process Systems
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In capital-intensive process projects, delays rarely come from one bad decision. More often, they stem from a series of early assumptions made under pressure. By the time the system-level risks surface, schedules slip, costs rise, and options narrow.…
Curiosity Drives Innovation in 2025
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In reviewing an interesting year for P&ID — with many new projects, process applications and conferences — I tried to determine the best way to summarize how P&ID helps our clients. It occurred to me that we stay curious. We…