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Jon Buzzard

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Buzzard,JonJonathon Buzzard
MSc. (Chem Eng), MSc. (Cantab).SEP, (Stanford Business School), Fellow of the South African Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Jon was a founding member of DalinYebo Investments CC, was a founding director of International Furan Technology (Pty) Ltd ("IFT") and retired in March 2006. As IFT's Technical Director he was responsible for all aspects of the development of the SupraYield technology from the pilot plant testing to the scaled-up process designs.

Specialties
: Furfural, furfuryl alcohol and xylose production technology·Sugar by-product technology · Effluent treatment· Food technology · Nematicides and agrochemicals · The optimisation of underperfoming plants · The financial evaluation of projects, processes and plants · The technical investigation and auditing of plants and projects. · He has published widely in technical journals and developed numerous patents.

Some major projects: The design, installation, commissioning and ongoing technical control of the Beechnut bottled baby food and Heinz Ketchup plants - Isando (1973) · The Food Corporation coffee spray drying and agglomeration plants - Johannesburg (1975) · The long term expansion of the Illovo Sugar furfural complex. This included: · The installation of a bagasse classification plant ·Major furfural plant expansions · The development and installation of two furfuryl alcohol plants · The development and installation of a diketone recovery plant.

2001 - 2006: Member of DalinYebo CC, Director of International Furan Technology (Pty) Ltd


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