Presentations:
Sustainable Energy
“Hydrogen as a sustainable fuel source” SWE Sustainability meeting, June 2022.
“A Novel Biochemical-Based Paraffin Wax Removal Program Providing Revenue Generation and Asset Enhancement,” presented at SPE International Conference on Oilfield Chemistry, Galveston, April 2019.
“Characteristics and Performance of an Environmentally-Friendly Microbial-Based Paraffin Dispersal Treatment,” presented at International Petroleum Environmental Conference 24, San Antonio, October 2017.
Sustainable Consumer Products
“High-active alcohol ethoxysulfate/alcohol ethoxylate blends: Cost-effective alternatives for formulation of concentrated liquid and pod detergents,” AOCS Annual Meeting, Atlanta, May 2022.
“Surfactant Properties and Applications,” presented at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, December 2019.
“Career Opportunities for Chemical Engineers in the Consumer Products Industry,” seminar at University of Nevada – Reno Chemical Engineering Department, March 2000.
Publications:
Sustainable Energy
“Ammonia as Alkali for Alkaline/Surfactant/Polymer Floods” with J. Southwick, E. van den Pol, C. van Rijn, D. van Batenburg, D. Boersma, Y. Svec, A. Mastan, and G. Shahin, SPE Journal, SPE-169057, 2016.
“Enhanced Oil Recovery & Household Laundry – More Alike Than You Might Think,” INFORM (International News on Fats, Oils, and Related Materials, pp. 614-620, November/December 2013.
“Surface and Subsurface Requirements for Successful Implementation of Offshore Chemical Enhanced Oil Recovery, “ with S. Ayirala, R. Chin, and P. Verbeek, SPE Production and Operations, pp. 294-305, August 2012.
Sustainable Consumer Products
“Reconstitutable Liquid Laundry Detergents for Reduced Environmental Impact,” with J.R. Barnes and P.G. Shpakoff, Household and Personal Care Today, No. 4, pp. 30-36, 2008.
Industrial Home Laundry Closed Loop Cleaning Process,” with J.F. Scamehorn, E.E Tucker, H. Gecol, N. Komesvarakul, L.K. Serventi, and S.F. Capps, Journal of Surfactants and Detergents, Volume 10, No. 4, pp. 287-299, 2007.
“Microfiltration System for Sustainable Central Processing of Home Laundry,“ with M. Doll, P. Tortorici, and S. Capps, Proceedings of 6th World Surfactant Congress, Berlin, 2004.
“High Active Alcohol Ethoxysulfate/Alcohol Ethoxylate Blends,” with P.G. Shpakoff, Proceedings of 6th World Surfactant Congress, Berlin, 2004.
“Impact of Phase Behavior on Aquatic Toxicity of Alcohol Ethoxylates,” Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Vol. 167, pp. 151-164, 2000.
“Domestic Cleaning Applications,” in Surfactants – A Practical Handbook, Edited by K. Robert Lange, Hanser Publishers, 1999.
Patents:
Sustainable Energy
US Patent 10000688, Composition and method for enhanced hydrocarbon recovery, with Barnes, et al., June 19, 2018.
US Patent 8911615, Recovery and separation of crude oil and water from emulsions, with Hirasaki, et al., December 16, 2016.
Sustainable Consumer Products
US Patent 7148375, Branched primary alcohol compositions and derivatives thereof, with Edwards, et al., December 12, 2006.
US Patent 7000437, System and method for economically viable and environmentally friendly central processing of home laundry, February 21, 2006. US Patent 6705358, System and method for diluting a super-concentrated detergent in situ at customer locations, with Tortorici, et al., March 16, 2004.
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