Freelance chemical consulting: planning, research and project support for plant engineering, chemical industry and purchasing
Dr. Arnold Chemie-Beratung
88481 BalzheimNew on Amplifa
About us
Dr. Arnold Chemie-Beratung is a freelance chemical consultancy run by Dr. biol. hum. Dipl. Chem. Claudia Arnold, based in Balzheim. For more than 20 years, the owner and her cooperation partners have been supporting companies in carrying out chemical projects. The offering is aimed at planners, plant engineers and plant operators, purchasers, financiers as well as advertising agencies and publishers. Services include fundamental analysis, planning and project support in plant engineering, information and patent research, cost estimation and scale-up for chemical production, procurement of material data, safety assessments for pilot plant planning, and the valuation of chemical companies for the financial sector. A focus lies on zeolites, adsorption and ion exchange: this includes the design of adsorbers, incoming goods inspection as well as the identification and characterization of zeolites. Further project examples are the decolorization of wastewater from an ink manufacturer with adsorbent selection and the feasibility study of an oxidation scrubber for styrene-laden exhaust air. In addition, supplier research, sourcing of chemicals and laboratory services, technical texts, scientific editing and scientific illustrations are offered.
- Site
- Balzheim
- Processes
- Chemical consulting, Fundamental analysis, planning, project support plant engineering, Information and patent research, Cost estimation and scale-up for plant engineering and chemical production, Consulting and sourcing of chemicals and functional materials, Technical research into technical information, Preliminary work for pilot plant planning (material data calculation, safety assessment), Decolorization of wastewater (adsorbent selection, adsorption processes)
- Materials
- Zeolites 3A, Silica gel, Bleaching earths/alumina, Styrene, Ethyl acetate, Thionyl chloride, Pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid, Methanol
- Certificates
- Regular further training (conferences, courses), Documented material data sources (Barin, safety data sheets, etc.)
- Employees
- 1
- Industries
- Plant engineering, Chemical industry, Financial sector/management consulting, Purchasing/procurement, Advertising agencies and publishers, Pharmaceuticals
- 01
Clarification of the problem statement
- 02
Compilation of existing data
- 03
Research strategy
- 04
Execution of the research or calculations
- 05
Evaluation, compilation and preparation
- 06
Structuring conclusions for the customer
Substances, Adsorbents and Processes
Zeolites 3A
Adsorbents for adsorption and ion exchange; identification, characterization and incoming goods inspection.
Silica gel
Commercially available adsorbent, tested for the decolorization of wastewater.
Bleaching earths/Alumina
Adsorbents for bleaching processes and wastewater treatment.
Styrene
Poorly soluble pollutant in exhaust air whose oxidative scrubbing was evaluated from a process engineering standpoint.
Ethyl acetate
Component mixed into styrene-laden exhaust air.
Thionyl chloride
Chlorinating reagent in the pilot-scale synthesis considered.
Pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid
Starting material of a two-step esterification at pilot-plant scale.
Methanol
Reactant of the alcoholysis to the dimethyl ester.
Hydrogen peroxide solution 30 %
Oxidizing agent for the styrene scrubbing; consumption was estimated.
Sodium hydroxide
Chemical added to maintain the scrubber solution.
Locations
Balzheim
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- Materials
- Zeolites, silica gel, bleaching earths/alumina
Services and Project Examples
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical consultingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fundamental analysis, planning, project support plant engineeringEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Information and patent researchEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cost estimation and scale-up for plant engineering and chemical productionEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Consulting and sourcing of chemicals and functional materialsEngineering | – | – | – | – | Chemicals, functional materials |
| Technical research into technical informationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Preliminary work for pilot plant planning (material data calculation, safety assessment)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Decolorization of wastewater (adsorbent selection, adsorption processes)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Silica gel, Bleaching earths, Alumina |
| Feasibility study oxidation scrubber (exhaust air scrubbing)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Styrene, Ethyl acetate |
| Design of adsorbersEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Valuation of chemical companiesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Technical texts and scientific editingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scientific illustrationsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Review of invention disclosuresEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Incoming goods inspection of zeolitesTesting | – | – | – | – | Zeolites |
| Identification and characterization of zeolitesTesting | – | – | – | – | Zeolites |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The owner regularly attends conferences and courses for further training, so that questions are answered according to the state of the art and science. Calculations and research are carried out with documented sources (literature data, safety data sheets, thermodynamic calculation methods) and prepared in a structured manner.
| Evidence | Balzheim |
|---|---|
| Regular further training (conferences, courses) | |
| Documented material data sources (Barin, safety data sheets, etc.) |
History
Start of consulting activity; for more than 20 years the owner and her cooperation partners have been helping companies carry out chemical projects.