What is a Surfactant? The term “Surfactant” is a contraction of the term surface-active agent. A Surfactant is a substance that, when present even at very low levels in a system, has the property of absorbing onto the surfaces or interfaces in the system and altering their interfacial free energies in dramatic ways. Surfactants help…
What does a renewable diesel consultant do? Let’s start at the beginning. Renewable diesel is a premium-quality diesel produced from renewable and sustainable feedstocks such as waste animal fats, waste vegetable oils, and greases. It allows a significant reduction in the carbon footprint compared to petroleum diesel without sacrificing diesel engine performance. It has the same chemical composition as…
This is a good PowerPoint about Biobased Activated Carbon by Lee Enterprises Expert, William F. Naylor, who has over 25 years of experience working with environmental protection technologies with established expertise in activated carbon in all water and wastewater treatment technologies and gas phase systems. It talks about what activated carbon is and how it…
What is a wastewater treatment expert? Quite simply, it is a trained professional that works with wastewater projects. Wastewater refers to any non-potable aqueous effluent from sources including industrial (process water), municipal, landfill leachates, and contaminated groundwater (Superfund Sites, etc.). The constant variability of contaminants necessitates robust and reactive treatment processes involving both aerobic and…
What does an Activated Carbon Expert do? Generally, the starting place is the definition of performance goals for an existing or proposed system that uses activated carbon as the core technology for cleaning air or water. The expert then evaluates if the activated carbon system can meet those goals as designed and when operated correctly.…