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…
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…
Decision Matrix for Solid-Liquid Separation Selection
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In solid-liquid separation selection there is no “one size fits all” process solution. I began this blog back in 2015 saying, with a nod to Sherlock Holmes, we have to avoid “jumping to conclusions.” That’s because…
Selecting and Troubleshooting Dryers for Solids Process Engineering
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The drying process is fundamental in solids process engineering. The term “drying” usually refers to the thermal removal of a liquid from a solid product. The mechanical solid-liquid separation process is not considered as “drying,”…