Norbert Rillieux (1806-1894), widely considered to be one of the earliest chemical engineers, revolutionized sugar processing with the invention of the multiple effect evaporator under vacuum.

The fiist crude idea of multiple–effect evaporation was to be found in a patent of 1826. One of the chief improvers of the practice was Norbert Rillieux, who was born at New Orleans in 1806 and ...

Oh, the questions Kathe Hambrick would ask Norbert Rillieux. In the 19th century, the chemical engineer invented a device to crystallize sugar. His multiple-effect evaporator pumps steam back into ...