Coffee residue converted to ink
Maayke Damen of Excess Materials Exchange presented converting coffee drab into ink as a result of their dating site for secondary materials. She presented this at the MVO Summer Event in Bussum, on the...
Harmsen Consultancy Sustainable Process Innovation
Industrial Process Scale-up 2nd Edition
A Practical Innovation Guide from Idea to Commercial Implementation My latest book has been published: Industrial Process Scale-up: A Practical Innovation Guide from Idea to Commercial Implementation, Second Edition. This second edition helps industrial...
Lignin for aromatic platform chemicals and fuels
Lignin can be depolymerised by Laccace enzyme catalysis and oxygen from air, resulting in aromatic components. Dr. Tim Devlamynck of BBEU (Bio Base Europe Pilot plant), Belgium, reported the latest results at the workshop...
Latest Battery Technology Innovations
These presentations were made in a well-attended mini-symposium, The latest in Battery Technology, at TU Delft, May 9, 2019, organised by KIVI section Dutch Process Technologists and Technologisch Gezelschap, student study association of TU...
Quickscan Duurzame Energie
Met de QuickScan Duurzame Energie voor de Industrie kun je snel een eerste indruk krijgen welke van de duurzame energieopties geschikt zijn voor je eigen bedrijf. De technieken die meegenomen worden zijn onder andere:...
Advantages of pricing carbon dioxide emissions
Many large enterprises use internal pricing of carbon dioxide emissions for investment decisions. Two important advantages of pricing carbon dioxide emission are: Pricing carbon dioxide emissions makes investments robust to future government taxation on...
Accomplishments Jan Harmsen in Sustainable Process Innovation in 2018
2018 has been a great year for Harmsen Consultancy. These are some of my accomplishments: In-house Process Scale-up Innovation Course I provided twice an in-house course: Industrial Process Scale-up Innovation, for researchers, developers, designers...
3D printing Micro Reactors
Carlos Grande of SINTEF made a presentation involving 3D printing of micro reactors and Metal Organic Frameworks at the Process Intensification Network Netherlands (PIN NL) meeting on November 21. Any reactor shape can now be...
Waste-to-Value; Circular Economy in practice
Waste-to-Value; Circular Economy in practice John Vernooij, CEO of OMRIN, presented his process of converting domestic waste into valuable products at the KIVI annual symposium (November 19th, 2018). The first step is collecting selectively...
Highlight from the Food & Nutrition Event
I attended the Food & Nutrition Event in Utrecht on the 6th of november. Here is my highlight: Future Food Systems Amelie Riedesel, from Higher Agricultural School (HAS), presented Future Food Systems. The changes in...