About JCHEM Design
Areas of Expertise
- Feasibility studies
- Process technology evaluation, process and reactor modelling
- Process development and optimization
- Energy efficiency, heat and power integration
- Reactor design, specializing in heterogeneous catalysis
- Process design method development
- Analysis of research and plant operating data
- Development of process engineering models
- Process engineering design and modelling software
- Preliminary process engineering packages and equipment design
- Selection & application of effluent treatment technologies
Examples of Projects
- Modelling of hydrogen fuel cell system
- Evaluation of low carbon routes to key chemical intermediates
- Modification of ammonia storage and scrubbing system
- Techno-commercial model of biodiesel production from microalgae
- Development and evaluation of CO2 sequestration process, based on mineralization
- Process development and evaluation based on catalyst research development for a UK university
- Dynamic model of reactor temperature control system, including reaction kinetics and modeeling of catalyst bed heat transfer
- Investigation of reactor operating incidents and process design issues in an overseas large scale petrochemicals plant
- Development of reactor heat transfer model for major catalyst company
- DEFRA project on Assessment of Biomass to Chemicals - specification and evaluation of technology routes for biomass gasification to chemicals
- Design of Organic Rankine Cycle demonstration unit for power recovery from low grade heat
- Report on chemicals production routes from natural gas for major process contracting company
- Application of Organic Rankine Cycle to large scale chemicals manufacture
- Options evaluation for debottlenecking of effluent treatment system for overseas petrochemicals company
- Process investigation of plant corrosion problem
- Options evaluation for gas scrubbing of distillery kiln exhaust gases
- Energy audit of gas processing plant for major oil and gas company
Qualifications and Registrations
- Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
- Chartered Engineer
- Chartered Scientist
- Honours degree, B.Sc.(Eng) in Chemical Engineering, Imperial College, London
Brief Career Details
Independent process and chemical engineering consultant since 2005, and previously over 30 years process design and R&D experience in the chemical industry working for ICI, DuPont and INVISTA. Extensive experience in process modelling and process evaluation, including reactor design and kinetic modelling, and experience with a wide range of process technologies, including synthesis gas production, methanol and ammonia synthesis, PTA, heat and power systems and effluent and water treatment.