The Art of Brainstorming
It’s summertime. For many of us, that means time spent staring out at the ocean. A lot of brainstorming happens while that’s happening. I also tend to think of a good friend of mine, Henri Gerhard Willem (Wim) Pierson, who perfected the art of brainstorming. Wim, who unfortunately passed away in…
Chemical Engineering Mysteries
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Sometimes chemical engineering can be a mystery; sometimes a process can be a mystery, and sometimes your colleagues and clients can be mysteries as well as your family and friends. However, the inspiration for this blog is a real mystery, Phosphate Rocks: A…
Decision Matrix in Action: Food-Additive Specialty Chemical Application
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I recently shared with you P&ID’s Solid-liquid Separation Decision Matrix to help guide your decision-making process. Let me demonstrate how this this process development matrix benefited a recent specialty chemical…
Revex Technologies and P&ID Partner for Battery Recycling
My interest and expertise in lithium-ion batteries and battery recycling continues to grow. Earlier this year, P&ID partnered with Revex Technologies to engineer a full-scale lithium-ion battery recycling facility for production scrap, end-of-life (EOL) batteries and small-format…
Houston: We Have a Short Course on Process Solutions
Planning to attend the Powder & Bulk Solids Conference in Houston next month? It's a great opportunity to connect with technical experts and engineers in the bulk materials and processing industry. I'll be presenting a short course on selecting process solutions. I hope…