Wiped Film Distillation Consulting
I have a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry.
I worked for 16 years in chemical and pharmaceutical production in many roles. I worked as an operator, chemist and production manager. I used reactors, filters, oven dryers, rotovaps and many other standard pieces of chemical production equipment.
After that, I worked for a leading wiped film still manufacturer, running their distillation plant for six years. In this role, I learned how to run lab trials, pilot equipment, and production scale stills. We processed more than a million pounds of material a year on seven different wiped film still systems of all sizes.
I had the opportunity to work with materials from a diverse range of applications. Some included citrus oils, liquid polymers, silicone polymers, vegetable poly-glycerides, waxes, natural oils, cannabinoids, synthetic oils, cosmetic oils, polyols and many others. Many of the materials handled were difficult to handle, difficult to purify, or both.
Expertise and Qualifications
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Remote Wiped Film Distillation Consultation
Remote review of your project
Conference call and email assessment, provide recommendations based on experience
Can suggest alternative approaches and ideas to challenging problems
Process Improvement and Optimization - Cost savings due to increased throughput, yield and purity
On-call capability to support live processing
On-Site Wiped Film Distillation Consulting
In person troubleshooting of problem distillations
Optimization and advice on efficient operation
Hands-on evaluation of equipment, trouble-shooting equipment problems
Assistance in obtaining the desired purities while maximizing yield
Training of operators in start-up, shut-down, and operation of still
On-site Wiped Film Distillation Seminar
1 day seminar teaching how to run wiped film still
Concepts include theory of wiped film evaporation/distillation, mechanics of the equipment, degassing, interaction of the three big control levers (Temperature, Vacuum and Feed Rate), parameter selection, difficult materials, lab and production scale, and many more
Seminar includes sharing knowledge gained while running greater than one million pounds of materials annually
Will provide a deeper understanding of wiped film distillation, including understanding the approach taken to maximize yield and purity.
