CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
CO2OL – CATALYST, REACTOR AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENT FOR DIRECT SYNTHESIS OF LINEAR ALPHA-OLEFINS FROM CO2, BMWi PROGRAM, GERMANY; 2020-2023
- German research project with strategical importance
- Reactor design, reaction kinetics and optimization
- Process simulation
- Economic assessment
- Engineering of pilot production unit
POPDESTR – DESIGN OF CATALYTIC REACTOR AND PROCESS FOR DESTRUCTION OF PERSISTENS ORGANIC POLUTANTS; BERLIN/PRAGUE/OSTRAVA; 2017-2020
- International EU-supported project
- Reaction kinetics POP-destruction, design of the process
- Scale up of the reaction system to pilot plant, optimization of destruction conditions
OPTIMIZATION OF 2-ETHYL-HEXYLACRYLATE PURIFICATION; SYNTHOMER LTD SOKOLOV, CZECH REPUBLIC; 2018-2019
- Full process balance of the technology from reaction till finalization column
- Process scenarios for improved final product quality
- Reconstruction of finalization column, basic design
- Engineering support by investment cost calculation, machinery equipment
LONG-TERM CONSULTANCY; HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORP.; USA/CZ; SINCE 2014, 8th PROJECT
- Technology balancing sheets for entire production, consisting of 4 production lines
- Detailed overview of AEM, AEE, AEB and 2EHA technologies
- In depth cooperation with strong German investor, new technologies worldwide
DESIGN OF NEW SCRUBBER AND QUENCH; HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORP.; USA/CZ; 2014
- integration of new scrubber and partial condensation of product
- overall process balance after technology modification
- dimension of scrubber, costs
EXTRACTION & QUENCHING IN ACRYLIC ACID PROCESS; EASTMAN USA CORP., USA/CZ; 2006-2010
- detailed study for acrylic acid separation, aimed on extraction design (efficiency, capacity, setup)
- lab-scale to pilot-scale experimental verification of achieved results
- technological benefits/disadvantages compared to standard extraction technique
- comparison of different technology solutions
REACTIVE DISTILLATION; HEXION CORP., USA/CZ; 2008-2010
- new approach by esterification of acrylic acid
- introducing design and process layout
- experimental verification of process simulation data
REVAMP of ACRYLIC ACID PROCESS – dDESIGN OF DOWNSTREAM IMPROVMENTS; EASTMAN CORP., USA/CZ; 2006-2007
- basic engineering study for leading CZ acrylic acid producer
- overall balancing and design of downstream, focused on rectification efficiency
- short term and mid-term investment proposal
- very basic design of chosen process improvements
NEW TECHNOLOGY OF LOW-ALKANES ESTERS PRODUCTION VIA REACTIVE DISTILLATION; CHEMOPETROL CORP., CZ; 1995-2002
- BUTYL-ACETATE
- 2-METHYL-PROPYL-ACETATE
- ETHYL-ACETATE
- detailed study, basic engineering – lab scale project, pilot plant realisation
- process scale up, process simulation
- conomical evaluation, patented technology,
- mid scale reference unit realised
REPPECAT – DESIGN OF NOVEL PROCESS FOR BYD PRODUCTION BASED ON REPPE SYNTHESIS; BERLIN/PRAGUE; 2016-2018
- International EU-supported project
- Reaction kinetics and modelling of new process, based on own design
- Optimization of process conditions
REGENERATION OF SOLVENTS BY PIGMENT/DYES PRODUCTION; SYNTHESIA AS PARDUBICE, CZECH REPUBLIC; 2018-2020
- Design of continual rectification process for DMF regeneration including very basic engineering and equipment selection
- Optimization of ethanol recovery from pigment production process
- Energy audit and measures for the reduction of steam consumption
DESIGN of STRIPPER and RECTIFICATION COLUMN; DEZA corp., Czech Republic; since 2013
- integration of new stripper for heavy oil stripping
- process intensification, balances of crude benzene feedstock
- separation efficiency versus fixed costs
- design of new rectification column for side stream separation info fractions
- dimensions of columns, separation internals, costs
COMMERCIALISATION OF CO2 AND BIOMASS-BASED FUAL PRODUCTION; RSSD-Group, Germany/UK; since 2014
- real technology flowsheet assesment, process simulation
- recycle and re-utilisation of feedstock
- tailoring of separation steps
- detailed engineering documentation
- business-oriented economy calculations
DOWNSTREAM OF CO2-BASED FUEL PRODUCTION; GIANT AG, Germany/Switzerland/Portugal; 2011-2013
- modelling of downstream separation process
- flowsheet and major equippment description
- economy calculation, investment cost prediction
- ROI, tax-related calculation of production losses
DESIGN of RECTIFICATION COLUMN; DEZA corp., Czech Republic; 2009-2010
- integration of new rectification column for heavy oil stripping
- process intensification, yield & selectivity of key products
- separation efficiency versus fixed costs
- scale issues – column parameters
DESALTING of heavy oil – EXTRACTION PROCESS; DEZA corp., Czech Rep.; 2008-2009
- balancing study for heavy oil refinery
- design of desalting vessel
- process integration and balance
GLYCERINE CONVERSION to more valuable products; Unipetrol/Orlen group, CZ/Poland; 2006-2007
- technology-oriented engineering study for glycerine conversion to chemical specialities
- overview of different production pathways in glycerine chemistry
PROCESS INTENSIFICATOIN – desalination; DEZA corp.; 2006-2007
- advanced study for CZ petrochemical company
- scale up and extraction design study with cost-reduction feedback
- technological benefits/disadvantages by proposed reconstruction
- plant-scale experimental verification