About Us
John B. Durkee, Ph.D., P.E.
Career Summary
Industry leader and professional consultant in developing and implementing
new technology in the critical, precision, and industrial cleaning sectors.
Educator in cleaning science. Solver of client's problems and communicator of
solutions. Co-recipient of the prestigious R&D Magazine Top 100 Award
for the year 2000.
Experienced chemical and engineering professional with Du Pont/Conoco for
more than 25 years of increasing responsibility and achievements in polymer,
chemical, petrochemical, and technical instrumentation businesses. Registered
Professional Engineer, Texas, 1981.
Innovator with patents and corporate recognition. Strengths are problem
solving skills, the ability to simplify, and being an excellent communicator.
Project leader of teams in process and product development.
Specific areas of technical experience include: measurement and validation of
cleaning performance, control of particles via hydrodynamic means, ultrasonic
cleaning/rinsing, water purification, clean manufacture, dynamic simulation of
rinsing systems, parts drying, and solvent substitution.
Education
B.S., M.S., & Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Lehigh University.
Dr. Durkee has written more than 300 technical articles in the areas of cleaning materials and process management, solvent substitution, and the marketing of technical products. He is the author of the recently published Management of Industrial Cleaning Technologies and Processes (Elsevier, ISBN 0-080-44888-7, 2006)(Available at Amazon) and the landmark volume, The Parts Cleaning Handbook Without CFCs: How To Manage The Change (Hanser-Gardner Publications, ISBN 1-56990-143-0, 1994)(Available at Amazon). He has taught cleaning science by invitation to firms as
well at technical seminars such as Clean-Tech, NEPCON West, APEX, the Phoenix
Solvent Substitution Workshop, the NASA Aerospace Conference on Environmental
Affairs, the International Conference on Elimination of CFCs, and others.
Dr. Durkee is the sole author of a monthly column called "C4" about
critical cleaning for contamination control in Controlled Environments Magazine (formerly A2C2), The Journal of Advancing Applications in Contamination Control.
Dr. Durkee is the sole author of a column on cleaning science and
applications for Metal Finishing Magazine.
Dr. Durkee is the sole author of a monthly column in Galvanotechnik.
Dr. Durkee served on the consulting faculty at the University of Tennessee as a thesis advisor, served on the advisory board of Precision Cleaning Magazine, wrote a monthly column for Products Finishing Magazine, and is an advisor to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Toxic Use Reduction Institute (TURI).
With a past client, Dr. Durkee received the prestigious R&D Magazine “Top 100” Award for the year 2000. This recognition was for the development of a new cleaning system that cleans without cleaning chemistry.
Dr. Durkee has provided technical and marketing
consulting services to:
Manufacturers of Cleaning Equipment
Abar-Ipsen
(vacuum dryers & integrated
cleaning machines)
Branson
(aqueous, ultrasonic machines)
Crest
(aqueous, ultrasonic machines)
D.C.
Cooper (immersion cleaning machines)
Detrex
(industrial aqueous cleaning
machines)
Flo-Matic
(continuous aqueous cleaning
machines using no chemistry)
Hyperflo
(integrated cleaning machines,
cleanroom-specialized)
Kleer-Flo
(immersion cleaning machines &
dryers)
Micell
(liquid CO2-based cleaning machines)
Nobles
Manufacturing and Ford New Holland (centrifugal
dryers)
Separation Technologists
(membrane separation equipment)
Serec (vacuum vapor degreasing
equipment)
Thierica
(high soil spray-cleaning machines)
ULTRONIX
(specialty cleaning machines)
Unique
Equipment (vacuum vapor degreasers)
Manufacturers of Chemical Products
Albemarle Chemical
Ashland
Chemical
Ashai Glass (AGA)
Ecolink
Du Pont
Enviro-Tech
Great
Lakes Chemical
ISP
Petroferm
PURAC
America
Tulstar
End-Users
American Airlines
Andersen
Rack Systems
APTEK
Boeing
Boston Scimed
Briggs & Stratton
Donnelly Corporation
Cargill
Emerson Electric
Leonard's Metal
Loral Space Systems
Long's Manufacturing
Lucas Microsensor
Metabolics
NASA
Plymouth Tube
Recyco
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Syntroleum
United Airlines
US Department of Justice
US Environmental Protection Agency
US Air Force (multiple sites)
US Army
Dr. Durkee is a member of ASTM, AICHE, ACS, and IEST. He participates in the Intota consulting network, a technical expert referral program formerly known as Sopheon/Tel-Tec.
With INTERTECH, John B. Durkee has organized and hosted a technical
conference regarding management of hazardous solvents in the workplace. We have
been asked to repeat it at other sites.
John B. Durkee are founding members of the Alternate Solvents
Management Association.
John B. Durkee has excellent contacts within industry, government, trade associations, academia, and various international centers. He has provided, and continues to provide, input to Congress and the US EPA on future environmental regulations.
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