Chemical Process Engineering

Dr Gert E Goltz MSc PhD DIC CEng FIChemE MCMI
Chemical Process Development and Engineering Consultant
Batch and Continuous Chemical Process Research, Development and Engineering Consultancy with experience in speciality, small-scale organics as well as large scale organic and inorganic chemicals production.

Member of the Chemical & Industrial Consultants Association

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CONSULTANCY OFFERED
All aspects of process engineering from feasibility studies and process development through to the deisgn of process equipment for small batch or large continuous processes.
Flowsheet and P&ID audits, trouble shooting, technology transfer.

CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Process Development:
Feasibility studies
Project planning
Technical evaluation
Preliminary process design
Resource planning
Process audits
Debottlenecking

Process Design:
Front-end design
Advice on design methods and techniques
Specification of equipment
Liaison with suppliers and/or contractors
Evaluation of tenders
Audits for operability, control, safety and environment

Transfer of Technology:
Identification of sources of know-how
Preparation of process design packages using appropriate technology
Liaison with suppliers or recipients of technology

Trouble-shooting:
Identification of problems and solutions

Training:
Working with staff to increase their competencies

EXPERIENCE
Process development, both new and evolutionary;
Design of chemical plants ranging from batch processes for sophisticated organic products at a rate of a few hundred tonnes per year to large-scale continuous production processes for organic and inorganic products;
Trouble-shooting and process improvements, including the practical application of theoretical models to improve productivity and the identification of bottlenecks;
Identification and practical solution of process faults in design, operation or control;
Preparation of project plans for research & development projects.

CAREER
Started industrial career with Distillers Chemicals & Plastics at their Epsom Research & Development Centre before joining ICI Mond Division where my responsibilities included the management of process design function, the transfer of process technology to both developed and less developed countries, the integration of chemists and chemical engineers to create effective project teams and the management of Explosion Hazard and High Pressure specialists.

Independent process engineering consultant since 1984.

Current Professional activities include:

Committee Member of IChemE Computer-Aided Process Engineering Group,
Hon Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at the University of Leeds,
Committee Member of the Liverpool Section of the Society of Chemical Industry.

QUALIFICATIONS
MSc(Chem Tech) PhD DIC CEng FIChemE MCMI

CONTACT DETAILS
Dr Gert E Goltz, 79 Lache Lane, CHESTER CH4 7LT

Telephone :(44) (0)1244 677017
E_mail : gertgoltz@googlemail.com

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