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- 1. Rong Dong, Ph.D., P.E. (Chemical, 111373) Green Card 2806 Plantation Trail, Sugar Land, TX 77478, Cellular 217-840-0088 • rong.dong@gmail.com Highlights • Engineering Design – 3 years of engineering design experience with Fluor. Key duties and responsibilities include PFD, PI&D, MSD, H&MB, Equipment Datasheet, and Design Basis. • Biofuels – 3 years of extensive research and industrial experience with Algenol in bio-ethanol process. Areas of primary focus include bio-ethanol separation and biofuel production via thermo- chemical conversion of agricultural biomass and biowaste. • Petrochemical – 4 years of industrial experience as an R&D process engineer with SINOPEC, one of China’s largest petroleum companies. Key duties and responsibilities include R&D in catalytic reforming and hydrotreating process, process simulation, design & optimization, and on-site services. • Environmental – Exploratory research in health and environmental impacts of air contaminants with a focus on nanoparticle characterization using different analytical techniques. Education Ph.D., Agricultural and Biological Engineering 2009 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, U.S. Dissertation Title: Hydrothermal Process for Bioenergy Production from Corn Fiber and Swine Manure M.S., Chemical and Environmental Engineering 2003 National University of Singapore, Singapore B.S., Chemical Engineering 1996 Dalian University of Technology, China Work Experience Fluor, Sugar Land, Texas June 2012 – Present Process Engineer • Development of PFD, PI&D, MSD, H&MB, Equipment Datasheet, and Design Basis etc. for o 2 LNG Trains in Mozambique including storage, marine terminal, and other utilities o 120 MMPPY Polyisobutylene Unit o Sulfuric Acid and Methanol Storage System o UOP DETAL Plus Process for linear alkylbenzene o Chlorination of propylene dichloride for Perchloroethylene (Tetrachloroethene, PCE, C2C14) Algenol Biofuels, Inc., Ft. Myers, Florida 2009 – 2012 Senior Chemical Engineer • Bio-ethanol Production via Photosynthesis with Presence of Algae, CO2 and H2O o Contributed to win $25M from DOE and $90M from Reliance Industries Limited investment by providing ChemCAD/ASPEN+ simulation, PFD, PI&D, Mass & Energy balance of bio-ethanol production process o Designed and built a prototype process for ethanol-water separation to prove the concept and demonstrate energy efficiency o Developed model for CAPEX, OPEX, and LCA (Life Cycle Analysis) of the commercial bio-ethanol process o Patented the ethanol-water separation processes
- 2. Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, SINOPEC, Beijing 1996 – 2000 Chemical Engineer • Research and Development in Catalytic Reforming and Hydrotreating Process o Researched and developed combined-bed catalytic reforming process on a continuous pilot unit to improve the productivity and energy efficiency o Developed a new Ni/W catalyst, good for use at low temperature and high space velocity, and effectively reduced production cost o Provided various onsite services to the petrochemical industry, including troubleshooting, repair, calibration, start-up & commissioning Research Experience University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 2004 – 2009 Research Assistant • Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Liquid Biofuel o Collaborated with a wide range of federal and state agencies, including Consortium for Plant Biotechnology Research (CPBR), Inc., USDA, DOE, EPA, Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research (C-FAR), National Pork Board (NPB), and Worldwide BioEnergy o Investigated the liquefaction mechanism of biomass, such as animal wastes, sawdust, miscanthus, corncob, human wastes, and sewage sludge. Research efforts include design of a non-continuous high-pressure reactor, completion of experimental testing, and interpretation of results o Successfully demonstrated continuous oil production on a pilot-scale unit with swine manure as feedstock • Production of Ethanol from Corn Fiber, Collaborator: Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) o Optimized conversion and sugar yield for ethanol fermentation by measuring the kinetics in a batch reactor and researching the mechanism of biomass hydrolysis o Built a continuous process for corn fiber pretreatment in laboratory o Demonstrated the performance of the continuous pretreatment process on a pilot unit National University of Singapore 2000 – 2003 Research Assistant • Effects of Organic Compounds on Hygroscopic Behaviors of Inorganic Aerosols o Colleted aerosol samples, identified pollutant sources, and prepared pollutant emission inventory o Analyzed the elemental and chemical composition of aerosols with SEM/EDS, GC/MS, IC, and FTIR o Characterized deliquescence and crystallization of aerosols in-situ with an AFM Selected Publications "Vapor Compression Steam Stripping." US Patent (Application No. 61/305530). Moll, B., E. Malkiel, R. Dong, 2014, US Patent: US 8,628,604 B2 "Product distribution and implication of hydrothermal conversion of swine manure at low temperature." Transactions of the ASABE. Dong, R., Y. Zhang, L.L. Christianson, T.L. Funk, X. Wang, Z. Wang, M. Minarick and G. Yu, 2009,1239-1248 "Historical emissions of black and organic carbon aerosol from energy-related combustion, 1850-2000." Global Biogeochemical Cycles. Bond, T.C., E. Bhardwaj, R. Dong, R. Jogani, S. Jung, C. Roden, D.G. Streets, and N.M. Trautmann, 2007, Global Biogeochemical Cycles GB2018, doi:10.1029/2006GB002840 "Investigation of surface changes of nanoparticles using TM-AFM phase imaging." Environ. Sci. Technol. Dong, R., and L.E. Yu , 2003, 2813-2819
- 3. Award American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) Honorable Mention Paper Award, June 2010, “Product Distribution and Implication of Hydrothermal Conversion of Swine Manure at Low Temperatures,” Transactions of the ASAE Vol. 52, No.4, 2009.