A novel polymerization retarder with boosted performance and improved handling characteristics

Bryan Crom joined SUEZ-Water Technologies & Solutions’ Oil and Gas Process Additives Technology team in 2010 and now leads product development and application testing efforts for petrochemical applications. He earned a BS degree in chemistry from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas and holds one U.S. Patent and multiple pending patent applications.

David Hood is a Senior Engineer within the Customer Application Engineering group of SUEZ-Water Technologies & Solutions. In this role, he provides technical support for process treatment applications in North American petrochemical industries. With more than 33 yr of industry experience, Mr. Hood has held a variety of positions in production, technical support, process design and R&D within an array of petrochemical processes including ethylene, butadiene, aromatics, styrene and acrylonitrile. He graduated from Rice University with a BS degree in chemical engineering.

Nimesh Patel is the Global Technology and Innovation Leader for SUEZ-Water Technologies & Solutions’ Oil and Gas Process Additives Technology team, and has expertise in flow assurance, phase separation and asset integrity. He holds an MS degree in chemical engineering from IIT Bombay and holds more than 10 global patents and applications.

Mike Hong joined SUEZ-Water Technologies & Solutions in 1986 and now serves as the subject expert leader for North Asia. In his role, he leads product and application development for hydrocarbon processing and petrochemical applications. He received a BS degree in industrial chemistry from National Tsing Hwa University in Taiwan, and holds a U.S. Patent on SM polymer inhibitors and several pending patent applications for the MTO/ethylene industry.