Aqueous chemistry principles applied to refinery processes

In the petroleum refining industry, pH measurement and adjustment are extremely important.

Phillips 66: Cardoso, R.

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Cardoso, R. - Phillips 66, Westlake, Louisiana

is a lead process engineer for the Phillips 66 Westlake Refinery. He has 10 years of experience as a process engineer and has worked as a chemical expert for the federal police in Brazil. Mr. Cardoso holds a BS degree in chemical engineering from Rio de Janeiro Federal University in Brazil and an MS degree from the French Institute of Petroleum in France.

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