Thanasis Triantafyllou

Experience

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  Titan Cement Company SA

  Jul 2018 - Aug 2018

  Quality Control Engineer

  Chemical analysis and tests in the raw materials, the intermediate and the final products of the factory

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  Wageningen University & Research

  Oct 2021 - Jan 2022

  Teaching Assistant

  Teaching assistant during the course Transfer Processes for the MSc Biotechnology: • Gas-Liquid, Liquid-Liquid and Solid-Liquid equilibria • Equilibrium based design of production processes • Transfer based design of production processes (Evaporation, drying, extraction, membrane separation) • Basics of dialysis, pervaporation, reverse-osmosis, nanofiltration, ultrafiltration and electrodialysis • The Maxwell-Stefan equation in process engineering

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  ChainCraft

  Mar 2022 - Jul 2022

  Process Engineer

  • Engineering of a novel separation unit increasing circularity and minimizing energy and material usage valorising the fermentation brine • Design and simulation of a bipolar membrane electrodialysis system tailored to protonate fatty acid salts to fatty acids, focused on fluid mechanics and mass transfer by solving the Maxwell-Stefan equation• Utilization of bipolar membrane water electrolysis substituting a sulfuric acid protonation reactor• Simulation of transient and 2D mass transfer of diffusing ions in electrolytic solution and membranes using high accuracy forward and backward differences• Development of a thermodynamic model for electrolytes to describe the equilibrium between solution and membrane interface• Parametric analysis, OPEX and CAPEX calculation, process optimization and integration to the existing production line suggesting alternative configurations• Outcome: A sophisticated model capable of describing a complex physicochemical process with only 10% difference from experimental results Show less

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  Hellenic Navy

  Sept 2022 - Jun 2023

  Marine engine mechanic | Petty officer (3CL-SO)

  HS NESTOS A-463

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  Archipetrol S.A.

  Jun 2023 - now

  Process Engineer

  Project title: '' Detailed Engineering Design for revamping of caustic MEROX for LPG of Motor Oil Corinth Refineries S.A.''• Sizing of lines, PSVs, pumps and control valves• Calculation of process hydraulics of the unit• Thermal rating of Shell & Tube heat exchangers• Modification of process vessels to meet revamping requirements• Preparation of process equipment datasheets and equipment summary• Editing of Cause & Effect diagram, Interlock description and Process control philosophyProject title: ''Proposal for bio-oil pre-treatment unit in Hellenic Petroleum Thessaloniki refinery''• Strategic technology selection for a pre-treatment unit converting used cooking oils to low carbon fuels• Evaluation based on OPEX, H&M Balances, unit yield, waste management, EPC time schedule, product specifications and required unit area• PFDs to BFDs conversion for efficient technology transfer to the client• Collaborating with cross-functional teams (electrical, piping, mechanical, instrumentation departments)Project title: ''DED for Flare Area Odour Elimination in Hellenic Petroleum Thessaloniki refinery''• P&IDs drafting for the Flare unit facilities • Pressure Equipment Directive (PED) 97/23/CE classification of vessels and piping• Preparation of equipment datasheets and mechanical line list Project title: ''Cost estimation for HVO unit peripherals of Motor Oil Group''• PFDs drafting for the storage units of the feedstock and product of the HVO unit Show less