Best practices for pygas-based styrene extraction

Zhepeng Liu is Director of Global Engineering for Sulzer GTC Technology, based in Houston, Texas. With more than 25 yr of experience in the refining and petrochemical industries, his background covers catalyst and process development, process design, technical services and business management. He studied chemical engineering at Tianjin University, the National University of Singapore and Delft University of Technology. He also holds an MBA degree from the University of Houston-Victoria.

Sachin Joshi is the Business Segment Leader (GT-Styrene, pygas and solvents) at Sulzer GTC Technology’s Houston headquarters. He earned an MS degree in chemical engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology, University of Mumbai in India. He has more than 18 yr of experience in the refining and petrochemical industries, with expertise in technology and process development, process engineering and process simulations. While at Sulzer GTC, Mr. Joshi has helped develop new patented technologies in aromatics production. Previously, he worked with Lummus Technology, Ingenious Inc., Reliance Industries Ltd. (Jamnagar Refinery) and Gharda Chemicals Ltd.

Haiyan MA is a Senior Process Engineer for Sulzer GTC Technology based in Beijing, China. She received her MS degree in chemical engineering from Beijing University of Chemical Technology. Ms. Ma has more than 8 yr of experience in process engineering design in the petrochemical industry.

Rongrong Zhang is a Principal Engineer for Sulzer GTC Technology based in Beijing, China. He received his MS degree in chemical engineering from Beijing University of Chemical Technology. Mr. Zhang has more than 10 yr of experience in product manufacturing and process engineering design in the refining and petrochemical industries.