Sam Portillo Email & Phone Number

Chapel Hill, Nc, Us

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Research Group of Dr. Fanxing LiMy research encompasses the development of novel heterogeneous catalysts for turquoise hydrogen production via. catalytic decomposition of methane.

During my time at Dow, I was a part of the Hydrocarbons Research & Development organization. My roles were aligned with Dow's Fluidized Catalytic Dehydrogenation (FCDh) technology platform.___During this phase of my career with Dow, I was responsible for the commissioning and start-up of a new >$10MM Pilot Plant in alignment with Dow's FCDh technology for light olefin production. I worked as a project leader for the plant operations team. Milestones: •Oversaw… Show more During my time at Dow, I was a part of the Hydrocarbons Research & Development organization. My roles were aligned with Dow's Fluidized Catalytic Dehydrogenation (FCDh) technology platform.___During this phase of my career with Dow, I was responsible for the commissioning and start-up of a new >$10MM Pilot Plant in alignment with Dow's FCDh technology for light olefin production. I worked as a project leader for the plant operations team. Milestones: •Oversaw the development of all operations, safety, maintenance, and training procedures. •Led the implementation and validation of process control logic and interlocks for the plant. •Designed and executed initial validation campaigns to prove unit performed as intended. Show less

Freeport, Texas

I was the primary pilot plant engineer for a fluidized bed unit used to qualify heterogenous catalysts for commercial scale use in alignment with Dow's FCDh technology. I collaborated with technology experts, research scientists, and operations personnel to design and carry out experiments to validate the performance of novel catalyst formulations for propane dehydrogenation.During this time, I was heavily involved in streamlining plant operations to increase research throughput and… Show more I was the primary pilot plant engineer for a fluidized bed unit used to qualify heterogenous catalysts for commercial scale use in alignment with Dow's FCDh technology. I collaborated with technology experts, research scientists, and operations personnel to design and carry out experiments to validate the performance of novel catalyst formulations for propane dehydrogenation.During this time, I was heavily involved in streamlining plant operations to increase research throughput and reproducibility; this involved developing trial procedures to standardize process parameters, creating and managing campaign sample plans, and developing data processing macros. I was also heavily involved in process safety work which encompassed the implementation and validation of new safety control logic for the fluidized bed unit. Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Engineering

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering