An advanced extractive distillation process for aromatics recovery

Fu-Ming Lee is the Senior Consultant at Shin Chuang Technology, pioneering in developing ED technology developments. He has more than 40 yr of experience in the refining and petrochemicals industries. Dr. Lee holds 68 U.S. patents (39 in ED) and has written 43 articles in technical publications (26 in ED). He earned BS and MS degrees, as well as a PhD, in chemical engineering (fmlee1227@gmail.com).

Mark Zih-Yao Shen is a Senior Research Scientist at Shin Chuang Technology. His experience includes the desulfurization of diesel. Dr. Shin earned BS and MS degrees, as well as a PhD, in chemistry from National Chiayi University, Taiwan.

Chi Yao-Chen is a Senior Research Scientist at Shin Chuang Technology, where he has experience in developing advanced building and construction materials, along with waterproof cement additives for concrete, using waste rubber tires and asphaltenes. Dr. Chin earned BS and MS degrees, as well as a PhD, in applied chemistry from National Chiayi University, Taiwan.

Yin-Hsien Chen is the Director of the Crackless Monomer Company and Cartell Chemical. He is experienced in cyanoacrylate adhesive manufacturing, achieving a JV between French Arkema group and Cartell Chemical Taiwan. He earned a BS degree in chemical and material engineering from the University of Auckland, along with an MS degree in management from Imperial College London.

Kao-Chih "Ricky" Hsu is the Founder and President of International Innotech Inc., based in Houston, Texas. Previously, he worked for ExxonMobil for 18 yr. Hsu brings technologies and software from North America and Europe to Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and ASEAN countries. He earned an MS degree in chemical engineering and an MS degree in computer sciences from the University of Missouri at Rolla. (E-mail: ricky_hsu@msn.com)