PROCESS ENGINEERING PROJECTS

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Perform process safety and risk management Process Hazards Analysis (PHA) meetings to mitigate the possibility of accidents or releases.

PSM/RMP assistance which included identifying the extent of regulatory coverage, hazard assessment of selected process areas and preparation Risk Management Plan.
Feasibility study to identify a commercially-viable method for regenerating sodium hydroxide and sulfuric acid raw materials from sodium sulfate byproduct.

Alternatives evaluation for replacement of a fume incinerator thermal oxidizer.

Perform detailed capacity evaluations for existing pressure relief devices for a batch specialty chemical production facility.
Evaluation of tank vent systems and tank inerting practices.
Capacity evaluation of critical batch reactor rupture disk systems in a photographic specialty chemicals manufacturing plant.

Technical and economic evaluations for vent stream emissions control systems involving hydrogen sulfide, organics, chlorides, and phosphorus compounds.

Process engineering due diligence prior to completion of a plant acquisition.
Investigate reasons for air pollution control (APC) system anomalies causing severe corrosion of components, instrumentation and other problems. Recommend, design and assist in implementing effective solutions.
Scrubber system design, process simulation and air permitting assistance.
Develop a detailed process design package for a new batch chemical plant for the production of oil field chemicals.
Perform a technical and regulatory evaluation of the facility thermal oxidizer and flare units, i.e. evaluate current operation of the units versus regulatory guidelines for operations and performance.
Comprehensive evaluation of a gas scrubbing system relative to Lower Explosive Limit (LEL) excursions. System design and controls modifications to mitigate LEL concerns.
Provided technical assistance in the operation of a diphenyl ethane (DPE) production unit and helped identify process improvement upgrades for three independent solvent recovery units to meet production throughput needs.
Technical and economic evaluation of technology alternatives for upgrading plant emissions controls to reduce organic compound emission levels.
Process designs for process vent and emissions control systems for a batch chemical production plant.
Perform process evaluations to improve HCl byproduct quality and increase throughput. Evaluate operation of co-current, falling film, graphite HCl absorbers and mist eliminators. Characterize heat exchanger capacity.
Evaluation of batch reactor heating and cooling systems to determine the systems’ ability to meet required batch cycle time requirements of a new product formulation.
Detailed process design for a batch production area solvent (ethanol) recovery system.
Provide a process feasibility evaluation of a used equipment batch reactor for the production of potassium phosphite (K3PO3), and provide additional engineering process design support.