Expertise
Pulping modeling, In-situ measurements, Kraft pulping liquor regeneration, Browstock washing, Paper recycling- Contaminant removal, Wash water clarification and Deinking, Alternative raw materials for pulp and paper manufacture

Deinking old newsprint containing substantial quantities of flexo printed news, ultrafiltration for water clarification in wash deinking and for stickies removal, Kraft process liquor component measurement for pulping and causticizing control applications, process model development using in-situ liquor analysis.

Paper Recycling- Contaminant removal, Wash water clarification and Deinking, Pulping modeling, In-situ measurements, Kraft pulping liquor regeneration, Brown-stock washing, Alternative Raw Materials for Pulp and Paper Manufacture

  • Paper Recycling:

    Deinking old newsprint containing substantial quantities of flexo printed news. Use of ultrafiltration for water clarification in wash deinking and for stickies removal.

  • Kraft Pulping:

    Kraft process liquor component measurement for pulping and causticizing control applications. Process model development using in-situ liquor analysis.

  • Alternative Raw Materials:

    Studies to evaluate fast growing fiber sources as substitute for hardwood fibers in fine papers.

Biorefining, Paper Recycling, Pulping
In-situ measurements, Biorefining, Paper Recycling- Contaminant removal, Deinking, Alternative Raw Materials for Pulp and Paper Manufacture
Degrees
PhD, University of Maine, Chemical Engineering, 1976
MS, University of Maine, Pulp and Paper Technology, 1973
BS, University of Bombay, Chemical Engineering, 1963
BS, University of Madras, Chemistry, 1959
BS
PhD
MS
Keywords
chemical engineering
Honors

Tappi Fellow, Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, 2002

Associations
Paper Industry Management Association
Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry