About FRPD
Free Radical Process Design (FRPD) is a chemical process engineering consultancy company. We provide process engineering services, specialising in pilot plant development. FRPD has developed pilot plants for hydrometallurgy, rare earths manufacturing, fluorination chemistry, neodymium manufacturing and food production. We also provide specialist process engineering consultation.
FRPD specializes in:
- Process technological surveys
- Research and development with a speciality in inorganic fluorine chemistry
- Plant feasibility studies including project financial analysis
- Pilot plant design
- Conceptual processing plant design
- Novel prototype reactor design
- CFD evaluation of unit process within COMSOL Multiphysics’ simulation platform, project management
- Plant optimization and debottlenecking
- Control system design and optimization
- Engineering business consulting
- Chemical formulation and evaluation
We effect positive change by using engineering to produce innovative solutions to problems that hamper human and economic development. FRPD creates value by applying professional engineering to problems resulting in implementable solutions.
We’re always on the lookout for opportunities to innovate, not excluding projects involving existing technology. FRPD has been involved in projects as diverse as polystyrene packaging materials plant design, novel continuous copper electrolyser design, mining chemical development and evaluation, nuclear powered water desalination and food processing optimization and automation.
Meet the FRPD Team
Dr Ryno Pretorius
Managing Director and Lead Engineer
Dr Pretorius is a specialist in challenging, difficult and dangerous process engineering. His projects encompass rare earths, metal fluoride production, next-generation electrowinning technologies, national resource development consulting, flotation chemical production, paper modification, chemical water purification, biological water purification, biological treatment of irradiated graphite, nuclear medicine, chemical treatment of irradiated graphite and fluoropolymer manufacture.
He is supported by Fritz Ferreira, an advocate by vocation who takes responsibility for FRPD requirements as they relate to company, contract and intellectual property law. Beyers Hauptfleisch provides business development services for both FRPD as a company and as consultant to FRPD customers. Maarifa Kidoge is a Junior Process Engineer working towards a Masters in Chemical Engineering.
