Eloy Flores, III

Presentation Title:

Scale-up and Demonstration of Waste Conversion Technologies

Eloy Flores, III, Director Research & Development, Southwest Research Institute

Abstract:

SwRI has prior experience in producing chemicals from feedstocks like biomass, municipal solid waste and plastics as well as upgrading from petroleum sources through process improvements in areas like solids feeding and pumping, energy savings and associated engineering solutions. Through numerous and diverse projects completed over decades SwRI promotes an achievable and sustainable energy and material economy. This presentation will cover the different facets of scaling-up and upgrading different feedstocks to renewable fuels chemicals while competing with fossil-based petrochemicals.

Bio:

Mr. Flores is Director R&D in the Chemical Engineering Department at Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Tx. Mr. Flores leads the Chemical Engineering Department where they design, scale-up, fabricate and operate pilot plants for the chemical and petroleum industries with a current focus on decarbonation and sustainability. Mr. Flores has worked at SwRI for 23 years on process development in many different technical areas including: fluidized beds, FCC, heavy oil upgrading, carbon capture and sequestration, carbon utilization, pyrolysis, dehydrogentation technologies to olefins, waste plastics, and electrolysis to name a few. Mr. Flores has conducted and overseen 100s of millions of dollars in research.

Mr. Flores holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Master of Science degree in Environmental Science from the University of Texas San Antonio and B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of North Dakota. Mr. Flores has published one book chapter, has one patent, and in 2016 was recognized as one of San Antonio’s 40 under 40.