Using the Solid-Liquid Separation Decision Matrix for a Specialty Water Chemical Application

light paintingPhoto by MARIOLA GROBELSKA on Unsplash Perhaps you remember the Keanu Reeves movies about choosing between living in a real world versus an artificial one. The Matrix franchise was a blockbuster. Perlmutter & Idea Development’s own solid-liquid separation decision…


Chemical Engineering Mysteries   

  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…


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

        Photo by Maayan Nemanov on Unsplash 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…