Contributing Editor, Process Engineering

Jeroen van der Linden

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Jeroen writes on process engineering for Spectrane, with a focus on continuous flow chemistry, polymer manufacturing, and the deployment of inline analytics on production lines. He trained as a chemical engineer in the Netherlands and has worked on a range of specialty chemical and polymer process projects across Western Europe.

Articles by Jeroen van der Linden

explainer

Raman vs NIR for inline chemistry: a decision framework

Both techniques measure chemical composition without sampling. The choice is rarely close once you map your process onto five questions: water, fluorescence, specificity, dynamic range, and probe access.

Jeroen van der Linden May 1, 2026

guide

Scoping a PAT feasibility study: a six-step framework

A feasibility study costs less than the analyzer and reduces project risk by an order of magnitude. The shape of a useful one — what to measure, on what samples, against what reference, with what success criteria.

Jeroen van der Linden Apr 29, 2026