Jan Harmsen for Sustainable Industrial Process Innovation

You can appoint me for courses and independent advice in Product and Process Innovation and Scale-up in relation to Sustainable Development.

For 33 years I have worked in Research, Development, Design and Operation as a Process Engineer at Shell. Until December 2013 I was also a part-time Professor of Sustainable Chemical Technology at Groningen University. Since 2010 you can request advice and courses. Clients come from a variety of industries, such as:

 

• Food
• Ceramics
• Fine / bulk chemicals
• Life sciences
• Biotechnology
• Biofuels and chemicals
• Minerals processing

My expertise topics: chemical engineering, chemical reaction engineering, biotechnology, sustainable development, process innovation, process concept design, process development, pilot plant design, process intensification, process scale-up, process start-up, chemicals, biofuels, biochemicals, dairy, ceramics, catalyst, fertilizer, oil and gas, technology providers, contract research organizations, university.

Innovative start-ups now also ask me for advice.
Courses on Scale-up, Sustainable Design, and Process Intensification are given each year to industrial practitioners.
Take a look at the courses and workshops the Process Technology Academy can offer your company’s sustainable goals and needs.
Recently I have provided a risk assessment and risk mitigation advice for a large process development project. Something of interest to your project?

Latest publications

Multiphase Reactors, Reaction Engineering Concepts, Selection, and Industrial Applications – Jan Harmsen and René Bos	Product and Process Design,  Driving Sustainable Innovation (2nd Edition) – Jan Harmsen, et.al.	Industrial Process Scale-up, A practical Innovation Guide from Idea to Commercial Implementation (2nd Edition) – Jan Harmsen

 

Last update: Jan 20, 2025