Barry on Batteries: The Chemical Engineer's Guide to Battery Recycling Innovation
November 8, 2024On Lithium: Insights
From direct recycling to novel leaching agents, metallurgical processes are evolving to better recover valuable materials from spent lithium-ion batteries — creating new opportunities for process optimization. Read More
Chemical Engineering Mysteries
October 29, 2024Miscellany,Technical Expertise & Testing
Photo by 𝓴𝓘𝓡𝓚 𝕝𝔸𝕀 on Unsplash
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
Photo by Jan Genge on Unsplash
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
September 17, 2024Technical Expertise & Testing,Lithium
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
August 27, 2024Industry Focus,Technical Expertise & Testing
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…


