Distillation—Then and now

Joseph C. Gentry, is vice president of technology, R&D and engineering, for GTC Technology US LLC. He previously worked for ARCO Chemical Co. and Lyondell Petrochemical Co. in the olefins and aromatics areas. Mr. Gentry earned a BS degree in chemical engineering from Auburn University and an MBA from the University of Houston. He is the inventor of several patented separations technologies and has specialized in their applications for the petrochemical industry.

Manish Bhargava is licensing manager for advanced distillation systems for GTC Technology US LLC. Mr. Bhargava has over 15 years of industry experience in the process industry. Prior to joining GTC, he worked at KBR as the principal technical professional, and with DCM Shriram Consolidated Ltd. as a process engineer. He graduated with an MS degree in chemical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

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.