This document contains the curriculum vitae of Frans Van Dijen, a senior expert in power plant chemistry, flue gas cleaning, and energy conversion technologies. He has over 30 years of experience in fields including coal-fired power plants, gasification systems, flue gas treatment equipment and processes, and waste incineration. He has worked on numerous projects around the world, published several articles, and is a member of several professional associations related to chemistry and engineering.

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Curriculum Vitae
Frans VAN DIJEN
Position title : Senior expert , power plant chemistryand flue gas cleaning,energy
conversion technologies, inorganic chemistry,process technology
Sustainable Process Technologies department
Name of expert : Frans van Dijen
Date of birth : 08/10/1956
Country of citizenship / Country of residence : Belgium
Short resume
Frans van Dijen is a senior expert in several fields,amongstothers power stations and co-generation units. He has experience
with design, efficiency, flue gas cleaning, combustion, special materials, fuels and trouble shooting . He is also experienced
with waste incineration and fuel conversion technologies.
Key qualifications
 Engineering for Coal Fired Power Plants Systems
 Engineering for Gasification Systems
 Engineering,Procurementand Contractfollow-up of Flue Gas Treatmentsystems:desulfurization,denitrification,
dedusting
 Engineering,Procurementand Contractfollow-up of Main Cooling Water Equipment
 Engineering,Procurementand Contractfollow-up of demineralisation and waste water treatmentplants
 Equipment - Demineralisation Plants
 Equipment - Flue Gas Desulfurization
 Equipment– Flue Gas Denitrification
 Equipment – Flue Gas Dedusting
 Equipment – Trace elements,like mercury
 Equipment - Main Cooling Water Pumps and Screening Systems
 Equipment – Pulverised and circulated fluidized bed boilers
 Equipment - Gasifier
 Process – Coal-Fired Power Plants
 Process – Combustion
 Process – Gasification
 Process - Cooling Water Systems
 Process - Flue Gas Treatment
 Process - Steam and Water Conditioning,Demineralisation,Remineralisation,Potable Water,Waste Water Treatment,
Overall Plant Water Balance Management
 Process – Waste incineration
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 Process – Biomass and secondaryfuels
 Process – CO2 capture
 Process – Advanced Ceramics Materials
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Experience as senior expert
2014
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
2015
Belgium / Germany - CFBC
CFD modelling ofa CFBC, firing wood and coal.
Luxemburg – corrosion of a HRSG
Root cause analysis and preventive measures.
SCR Management
For many power stations,all wood-fired,coal-fired and gas-fired
Belgium / Germany / Asia - Coal
Coal upgrading technologies
Belgium – Start-ups
Evaluation of start-ups
Belgium – CO2
Studies on capture and utilization.
Saudi Arabia – CCGT
CFD modeling of the HRSG, especially duct burners, combined with lowering CO emissions.
2016 Netherlands and Germany – 2 power stations
Sampling raw coal, pulverised coal and fly ash. Root cause analyses of popcorn ash and coarse fly ash.
2016 Belgium – Thermal cement plant
Limiting Hg emissions with the flue gases.
2015 / 2016
2016
France – District heating
Converting boilers from coal- to wood-firing and from firing HFO to firing bio-LFO
Netherlands – Power station
Analysis and improvement of the wastewater treatment plant.

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Publications & memberships inprofessionalassociations
Memberships
 Dutch Ceramic Society
 Institution of Chemical Engineers (UK)
 American Chemical Society
 VGB workgroups flue gas cleaning and fluidized bed combustion
Articles or conference contributions
 van Dijen F.K., Metselaar R., Siskens C.A.M., Large scale production offine non-oxide ceramic powders,Sprechsaal,
117 (1984) 627
 van Dijen F.K., Metselaar R., Siskens C.A.M., Reaction rate limiting steps ofcarbotherm al reduction processes,J. Am.
Ceram.Soc., 68 (1985) 16
 van Dijen F.K., Metselaar R., Siskens C.A.M., Carbothermische Produktion von nicht-oxidischen Pulvern,
Fortschrittsberichte der Deutschen Keramischen Gesellschaft,1 (1985) 113
 van Dijen F.K., Metselaar R., Siskens C.A.M., Sintering and microstructure ofaluminium silicon nitride oxide
(Si3Al3O3N5) produced from kaolin,Sci. Ceram.13,(1986) 261
 van Dijen F.K., Van koffiekop tot cylinderkop,I²-Procestechnologie,7-8 (1986) 35
 Hartman W.J.A.M., van Dijen F.K., Metselaar R., Siskens C.A.M., Slipcasting parameters for commercial silicon nitride
powders,Sci. Ceram.13, (1986) 79
 van Dijen F.K., Metselaar R., HelmholdtR.B.,Neutron diffraction study of beta’-sialon,J. Mat. Sci. Lett., 6 (1987) 1101
 Bolech M., Metselaar R., van Dijen F.K., Blöhmer F., de With G., Ramaekers P.P.J., Carbothermal preparation of
Si2N2Opowder,Mater. Sci. Monogr., 38A (1987) 527
 van Dijen F.K., Metselaar R., The oxidation of beta’-sialon,Sci.Ceram.14, (1988) 327
 van Dijen F.K., Metselaar R., Chemical reaction engineering aspects ofa rotary reactor for carbothermal synthesis of
SiC, J. Eur. Ceram.Soc., 1 (1989) 55
 van Dijen F.K., The production of ceramics and the gasification ofcarbon,Euro-Ceramics 1,G. de With, A. Terpstra,R.
Metselaar,eds., Elsevier Applied Science, London (1989) 356
 van Dijen F.K., Pluymakers J., The removal of carbon or carbon residue from ceramic powders or greenware with
ammonia,J. Eur. Ceram.Soc., 5 (1989) 385
 van Dijen F.K., Metselaar R., The chemistryof the carbothermal synthesis ofbeta-SiC:reaction mechanism,reaction
rate and grain growth, J. Eur. Ceram.Soc., 7 (1991) 177
 Hofmann H., van Dijen F., Hochleistungskeramik,Einflüße aufdie Marktentwicklung,Metall 45 (1991) 822
 van Dijen F.K., Vogt U., The chemistryof the carbothermal synthesis ofalpha-Si3N4:reaction mechanism,reaction rate
and grain growth, J. Eur. Ceram.Soc., 10 (1992) 273
 van Dijen F.K., Vogt U., Overturf D., A comparative studyof the sintering ofalpha and beta silicon carbide,Euro-
Ceramics 2,G. Ziegler, H. Hausner,eds.,Deutsche Keramische Gesellschafte.V., Köln (1993) V.2, 781
 van Dijen F.K., Kerber A., Siliciumnitridpulver hoher Reinheitfür kostengünstige Bauteile in
Hochtemperaturanwendungen,2.Symposium Materialforschung 1991,26-29 August1991 Dresden,Vorträge und
Poster Band III, 2153
 van Dijen F.K., Kerber A., Vogt U., Special aspects ofthe sintering ofcarbothermallysynthesized Si3N4 powder,Silicon
Nitride 93, M.J. Hoffmann,P.F. Becher, G. Petzow, eds.,Trans Tech Publications Ltd,Switzerland (1993) 203-211
 van Dijen F.K., Kerber A., Vogt U., Pfeiffer W., Schulze M., A comparative study of three silicon nitride powders,obtained
by three differentsyntheses,Silicon Nitride 93,M.J. Hoffmann,P.F. Becher, G. Petzow, eds.,Trans Tech Publications
Ltd, Switzerland (1993) 19-27
 van Dijen F.K., Ibendahl R., The chemical analysis ofsinterable SiC powder,Interceram 2 (1993) 92-94

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 van Dijen F.K., Seiffert C., The phase transformation to alpha alumina during calcination ofdifferent raw materials mixed
with seeds,Third Euro-Ceramics,P.Duran, J.F. Fernandez, eds., Faenza Editrice Iberica, S.I., San Vincente (1993)
V.1., 999
 van Dijen F.K., Kampfer K., Hofmann H., The determination ofthe crystallite size in alumina with submicron sized
crytallites, J. Eur. Ceram.Soc., 13 (1994) 449
 van Dijen F.K., The design ofa circulating fluid bed reactor for the carbothermal synthesis ofsilicon nitride,J.Eur.
Ceram.Soc., 14 (1994) 397
 van Dijen F.K., Mayer E., Liquid phase sintering ofsilicon carbide,J. Eur. Ceram.Soc., 16 (1996) 413-420
 van Dijen F.K., Grondziel K-P., Ein Vergleich dreier thermischen Anlagen zur Restmüllentsorgung,Berg- und
Hüttenmännischer Tag,Technische UniversitätBergakademie Freiberg,20 und 21 Juni 1996, Thermische
Abfallbehandlung in dezentralen Anlagen,Tagungsband-Kolloquium 5
 van Dijen F.K., Afval is big business,De Ingenieur nr.3, 18 februari 1998,40-42
 van Dijen F.K., The gasification ofmunicipal solid waste from the pointof view
 of a potential operator,VGB PowerTech, Mai 1999, 76-78
 van Dijen F.K., Leentjes B., The design ofa syngas cooler,not published.
 van Dijen F.K., Hoofdstuk Afvalverbrandingsinstallaties,opleiding PBNA, Werktuigkundige in Centrales B (1999)
 van Dijen F.K., Feenstra J., Cogeneration in the Netherlands,Effizientes Energiemanagement - Dezentrale
Energieversorgung mitKWK-BHKW Technik, VDI Bildungswerk,22 und 23 November 1999,Düsseldorf
 van Dijen F.K., Several options of gasification with differenttypes of gas purification combined with coal and natural gas
fired power plants;state of the art of environmental impactstudies and permits,VDI-Bildungswerk,Ersatzbrennstoffe für
Industrieanlagen,October 2000,Würzburg, BAT der Pyrolyse und Vergasung von Abfällen - Altholz, March 2000,
Freiberg,Ersatzbrennstoffe für Industrieanlagen,March 2000, Düsseldorf
 van Dijen F.K., Experiences gained with directand indirectco-combustion,1stWorld conference on biomass for energy
and industry, June 2000, Sevilla
 van Dijen F.K., Im- en export van biomassa en afval,Euroform,November 2000,Geertruidenberg
 van Dijen F., Oude Alink A.J.W., Gescheiden opwekking loont,beeld rendementwarmtekrachtte rooskleurig,
Energietechniek 2,February 2000, 88-93
 van Dijen F., Goede wkk, Utilities,December 2000,36-37
 van Dijen F., Penninks F., A comparison between gasification according to the Lahti-conceptand pulverisation according
to the Electrabel/EPON-concept,VDI-Bildungswerk,Ersatzbrennstoffe für Industrieanlagen,Osnabrück,September 2001
 van Dijen F.K., Penninks F., The developmentof the technologyfor the pulverisation ofwood chips atElectrabel/EPON,
VDI-Bildungswerk,Ersatzbrennstoffe für Industrieanlagen,Osnabrück, September 2001
 van Dijen F.K., Keramiek en de thermische verwerking van brandbaar afval, Klei,glas,keramiek,nummer 12,december
2001,16-18
 van Dijen F.K., New initiatives on municipal solid waste incineration (MSWI) in the Netherlands,VGB PowerTech,
83/2003,57-59
 van Dijen F., Waste incineration,50% reduction of costs and more,VGB PowerTech,10/2003,77-80
 van Dijen F.K., Optimum co-grinding,World Coal,December 2004
 van Dijen F., Savat P., Jansen H., Better legislation - A burning need,Modern Power Systems,May 2005, 21-22
 van Dijen F., Jansen H.,Reality of licensing ofco-combustion plants in the Netherlands.Problems and their solutions,
Power-Gen Europe,Milan, June 2005
 Van Dijen F., Savat P., Vanormelingen J.,Sablon H., Ultra supercritical pulverised fuel combustion versus ultra
supercritical circulating fluidised bed combustion:is ultra supercritical circulating fluidised bed combustion on top?,VGB
PowerTech 11/2005,64-66
 Van Dijen F., Overview of the European regulatory framework / The regulatoryenvironment,an operators perspective,
Expperts 2006 conference,Krakow 2006

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 Van Dijen F., Corbisier D.,Kooistra M., Van Dijk E., A nitrogen balance over the flue gas desulphurisation plus
wastewater treatment,VGB Chemie im Kraftwerk 2006,Bad Neuenahr
 Van Dijen F., Savat P., (I)GCC meets the competition for power production – Adapting to the future, 2nd International
Freiberg Conference on IGCC & XtL Technologies,2007
 Van Dijen F., Wet limestone-gypsum FGD as complexchemical plant,Expperts 2008,Brussels 2008
 Van Dijen F., Quecksilber? Kein Problem bei Kohlekraftwerken!,VDI Wissensforum,REA-, SCR- und
Entstaubungsanlagen in Grosskraftwerken,Düsseldorf2008
 Van Dijen F., Mercier F., Katalysator Erosion,VDI Wissensforum,REA-, SCR- und Entstaubungsanlagen in
Grosskraftwerken,Düsseldorf2009
 Van Dijen F., Aktuelle Ergebnisse zur Hg-Messung und –Minderung in Kohlekraftwerken,VDI Wissensforum,Messung
und Minderung von Quecksilber-Emissionen,Düsseldorf2010
 Van Dijen F., Adamczyk F., The low temperature heatexchanger, especiallyregarding flue gas cleaning,VGB Workshop
Flue Gas Cleaning 2010,Prague 2010
 Van Dijen F., USC CFBC, Adapting to its future – An operators view, 5th International VGB Workshop,Operating
experience with fluidised bed firing systems 2010,Wuppertal 2010
 Van Dijen F., Fortschrittliche Abwasserreinigung,VDI Wissensforum,REA-, SCR- und Entstaubungsanlagen in
Grosskraftwerken,Düsseldorf2010
 Van Dijen F., Te Winkel H., EPRTR and its implications regarding coal-fired and natural gas-fired power stations,VGB
Workshop Flue Gas Cleaning 2011,Helsinki 2011
 Van Dijen F., Modellierung der Massenbilanzen von Spurenelementen in modernen Grosskraftwerken,7. VDI-
Fachkonferenz REA-, SCR- und Entstaubungsanlagen in Grosskraftwerken,Düsseldorf2011
 Van Dijen F., Bacteria found in FGD scrubbers and the treatmentplantof FGD effluent, VGB Workshop Flue Gas
Cleaning 2012,Cracow
 van Dijen F., The EPRTR and possible implications regarding coal-fired and natural gas-fired power stations,VGB
PowerTech,3, 2012,51-53
 van Dijen F., Laborelec /GDF SUEZ and Kraftwerksschule,Course on CFBC,2012
 van Dijen F., VDI Wissensforum,Neue Kraftwerke auf der Basis fester Brennstoffe mitweniger Emissionen,inclusiv
weniger Spurelemente und -Komponente,REA-, SCR- und Entstaubungsanlagen in Grosskraftwerken,Düsseldorf2012
 Van Dijen F., Quecksilberbilanzen in Kalkstein-Entschwefelungsanlagen von Kraftwerken – Möglichkeiten zur
Beeinflussung der Stoffströme,VDI Wissensforum,Messung und Minderung von Quecksilber-Emissionen,Düsseldorf
2013
 Van Dijen F., Extending and Improving trace models – especiallyregarding limestone,gypsum,wastewater,VGB
Workshop Flue Gas Cleaning 2013,Rotterdam 2013
 C. Koczab, F. van Dijen,SO3 measurements in flue gases – difficulties and solutions,VGB Conference Chemistryin
Power Plants 2013,Leipzig, and VGB POWERTECH, 3/2014,52-56
 F. van Dijen,J. Mayer, H. Köser,Dealing with mercuryfrom fos sil-fired plants:whatdoes European R&D tell us?,
Modern Power Systems,October 2013, 30-31
 J. Mayer, S. Hopf, F. van Dijen,A. Baldini,S. Gasperetti,Messen geringer Quecksilberkonzentrationen in Abgasen von
Feuerungsanlagen,VGB Conference Chemistryin Power Plants 2013,Leipzig, and VGB POWERTECH, 3/2014,64-68
 F. van Dijen,H. Gennart, The new 200MWe wood-fired CFBC at Polaniec/Poland,VGB Conference Steam generators,
fluidized bed firing systems,industrial and cogeneration plants 2014,Weimar,and VGB POWERTECH, 1/2/2015,48-51
 F. van Dijen,The wet limestone-gypsum FGD and the value of the ORP, VGB Conference Flue Gas Cleaning 2014,
Marseille,and VGB POWERTECH, 11/2014, 79-81
 F. van Dijen,Gesetzgebung hinsichtlich Quecksilber-Emissionen in Kraftwerken und Abfallbehandlungsanlagen,VDI
Wissensforum,Conference Messung und Minderung von Quecksilber-Emissionen,Düsseldorf,Germany, 2015
 F. van Dijen,Recycling of used SCR catalysts,VGB Workshop Flue Gas Cleaning,2015,Istanbul,Turkey
 F. van Dijen,Y. Nagai,Recycling of used SCR catalysts, VGB POWERTECH, 6/2016, 71-77

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 F. van Dijen,Producing FGD gypsum with low Hg content, VGB Workshop Flue Gas Cleaning 2015,Istanbul,Turkey
and VGB POWERTECH, 5/2016,74-78
 F. van Dijen,J. Blondeau,A. Omer, S. Tschunko,CFD modeling ofthe Polaniec CFBC, The 22nd international
conference of fluidized bed conversion,Turku, Finland,2015
 F. van Dijen,A. Omer, CFD modelling as a valuable tool for the solid fuels -fired power plants ofthe future, VGB
POWERTECH, 10/2015,68-72
 C. Koczab, F. van Dijen,C. Chothani,M. Lauwers,Sulphuric acid measurements atppb levels at a natural gas -fired
CCGT, VGB POWERTECH, 3/2016,78-80
 F. van Dijen,Coarse fly ash from pulverised coal combustion,VGB workshop Flue Gas Cleaning 2016,Copenhagen,
Denmark,May 2016
 F. van Dijen,Wood-firing (in Belgium),ENGIE Lab – Laborelec,June 2016
 Pluymakers H.J.M., Weterings G.A.M., van Dijen F.K., Werkwijze voor het verwijderen van vrije koolstofen/of
metaaloxide uitkeramisch materiaal,Octrooiaanvrage 8802116 (1988)
 van Dijen F.K., Vogt U., LP 1487 Schweiz Patentgesuch 3097/90,Verfahren zur Herstellung von alpha -Siliciumnitrid-
Pulver
 van Dijen F.K., Vogt U., LP 1482 Schweiz Patentgesuch 2919/90, Verfahren zur Herstellung von beta-Siliciumcarbid-
Pulver
 van Dijen F.K., LP 1518 Schweiz Patentgesuch 1844/91,Verfahren zur Herstellung von gesintertem Material aufBasis
von Alpha-Aluminiumoxid,insbesondere für Schleifmittel
 van Dijen F.K., LP 1539 Schweiz Patentgesuch 3430/91,Verfahren zur Herstellung von alpha-Aluminiumoxid-Pulver
 van Dijen F.K., Mayer E., LP 1575 Schweiz Patentgesuch 344/93,Siliciumcarbid-Sinterschleifkorn und Verfahren zu
dessen Herstellung
 van Dijen F.K., LP 1580 Schweiz Patentgesuch 117/93,Siliciumnitrid-Sinterschleifkorn und Verfahren zu dessen
Herstellung
 van Dijen F.K., LP 1588 Schweiz Patentgesuch 02 052/93-2,Siliciumnitrid-Sinterwerkstoffund Verfahren zu seiner
Herstellung
 Frans van Dijen,Deutsche Patentanmeldung 195 11 750.6/95,Verfahren zur Verarbeitung von Klärschlamm
 Van Dijen F.K., Proces voor het verpoederen van hout en andere biomassa,in het bijzonder voor de inzet van brandstof,
bijvoorbeeld in een poederkoolcentrale,Belastingdienst,Registratie en successie,Zwolle,vestiging Leeuwarden,19th of
July 2001,014377

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Employment record
Period Employing organization Country
2005 - now ConsultantatLaborelec,part of Electrabel,part of the SUEZ group,in Belgium.
Consulting to power plants in Europe, Business and ProjectDevelopmentand
Managementof Electrabel.Consulting managementofSUEZ and SITA.
Developmentofknowledge on power stations,legislation,combustion,fuels,flue
gas purification,cooling,water,gas turbines and CO2. Concerned with s trategy,
risks and economic evaluations.Representing Electrabel atthe VGB.
Belgium
2000-2005 Manager process atElectrabel,part of the SUEZ group, in the Netherlands.
Electrabel is a private producer of heat and power. Supervising a group of
people and an "energy from waste"project. Responsible for designing processes
for direct and indirectco-combustion ofbiomass and waste.Projectmanager of
an energy from waste project(waste gasification).Concerned with strategies,
knowledge,research and developmentand economic evaluations.
Netherlands
1996-2000 Manager process atEPON in the Netherlands.EPON is a public power
producer.Involved in process design,troubleshooting,research and
development,economic evaluations,consulting and projectmanagement.
Supervising a group of people.Project manager for an environmental impact
study and permitting procedures for an energy from waste project.
Netherlands
1995-1996 Project manager atINOTEC GmbH & Co. KG in Germany. The companyis
involved in thermal and environmental technology,for instance waste
incineration,gasification,pyrolysis and drying. Concerned with economy,
technology, marketing and projectmanagement.
Germany
1994-1995 Project manager atKettenbauer GmbH & Co. in Germany. The companyis
involved in thermal and environmental technology.Concerned with marketing,
chemical engineering,startup of plants,troubleshooting,consulting and project
management.
Germany
1989-1993 Project manager atLONZA-Werke GmbH in Germanyand at Alusuisse-LONZA
Services in Switzerland for the developmentofnew products.Research on SiC,
Si3N4,Al2O3 and sintered abrasive grits.Concerned with chemistry,technology,
marketanalysis and business aspects.Supervising a small group ofpeople.
Experience with projectmanagementand research stimulated bythe EU and the
ministryof research and development(BMFT). Took part in Management
Developmentcourses.
Germany,
Switzerland
1986-1989 Research chemistatDSM Research in the Netherlands.Research on non-oxide
ceramic powders.Supervising a small group ofpeople.Experience with research
defined as projects and research stimulated bythe ministryof economic affairs
(EZ). Took part in ManagementDevelopmentcourses.
Netherlands
Worked in: B, NL, CH, D, GB, CZ and Curacao.
Professional visits to Japan,USA, Saoudi Arabia, Poland and Taiwan.
Education
1982-1986 Eindhoven University of Technology, Departmentof Physical Chemistry, Dr., The subjectof the thesis
was non-oxide ceramic materials.The promoters were Prof.Dr. R. Metselaar and Prof. Dr. G. Ziegler.
1983-1986 Eindhoven Polytechnic, Departmentof Information Science (parttime,not completed).
1975-1982 Eindhoven University of Technology, Departmentof Chemical Engineering,Master.
1969-1975 Atheneum-B in Gouda and Apeldoorn.

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Trainings
- ManagementDevelopment(many)
- Diesel engines
- Quality
- Safety (VCA)
- Patents
- Managementof R&D
- Project management
Language skills
Dutch: mother tongue
English: full professional proficiency
German:full professional proficiency
French: almostfull professional proficiency