Binkley, M. J.
GTC Process Equipment Technology, Euless, Texas
Michael J. Binkley is a consultant for the GTC Process Equipment Technology (PET) group. He is a registered professional engineer in Texas. Mr. Binkley has focused his 45 years of experience in mass transfer/separations equipment development and applications with Glitsch Inc. (1969–2001) and GTC (2002–2016). His first seven years of process engineering were with the PPG Chemicals Division in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Mr. Binkley is an inventor of several separations equipment advancement-related patents, as well as numerous product trademarks. With several GTC co-inventors, he has seven patent applications pending review by the US Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Binkley earned his BS degree in chemical engineering from Texas Tech University.
Distillation is the most often used means to separate two or more components, exploiting the physical properties of different boiling points.