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2010 Process Development Symposium (PDS) - Program

Organized by AIChE and AIChE's Process Development Division

Sunday, June 27 

Tuesday, June 29 

Monday, June 28 

Wednesday, June 30 

Sunday, June 27                                  

 

Welcome Reception

6:00pm-8:00pm

Monday, June 28 

 

Breakfast

7:30am-8:30am

 Introduction to Symposium - Laurence Weatherley, The University of Kansas; Cawas Cooper, AIChE Process Development Division    8:30am-8:45am
 Opening Plenary Lecture - Joe Powell, Shell Global Solutions, "Responsible Energy and the Process Industries: New Paradigms for an Interdependent, Carbon-Constrained World"   8:45am-9:30am

Session 1: Energy Challenges For Process Development
Co-Chairs:  Laurence Weatherley and Lionel O'Young

8:30am-12:15pm

Energy Challenges for Process Development Speaker 1- David S. Reed, Corporate Strategic Planning, Exxon Mobil Corporation"The Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030" 

9:30am-10:10am
Coffee Break 10:10am-10:30am
Energy Challenges for Process Development Speaker 2-  Dr. Joseph O. Rich, Renewable Products Technology, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, "Lignocellulosic Biofuels: Bioenergy Research at ARS"  10:30am-11:10am
Energy Challenges for Process Development Speaker 3- Elizabeth D. Sendich, U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration, "Process Industries and Energy Modeling: The EIA Approach"   11:10am-11:50am
General Discussion 11:50am- 12:15pm

Lunch

12:15 noon-1:15pm

Afternoon Break

1:15pm-3:30pm

Exhibitors’ Displays & Poster Session

3:30pm-4:30pm

Session 2: Energy Analysis in Processing
Chairs: Bob Huss and Lionel O'Young

4:30pm-9:00pm

Energy Analysis in Processing Speaker 1- Prof. Diane Hildebrandt, University of the Witwatersrand, "Equipment Produces CO2; Processes Needn’t"  4:30pm-5:10pm
Energy Analysis in Processing Speaker 2- Dr. Ketan Samant, ClearWaterBay Technology, "Total Site Energy & Emissions Management"  5:10pm-5:50pm

Dinner Break

6:15pm-7:30pm

Energy Analysis in Processing (continued) 7:30pm-9:00pm
Energy Analysis in Processing Speaker 3-Vishesh Shah and Rakesh Agrawal, Purdue University, "Energy Savings in Distillation via Identification of Useful Configurations"  7:30pm-8:10pm
Energy Analysis in Processing - Open to Discussion. 8:10pm-8:50pm
General Discussion 8:50pm-9:15pm

Wine & Cheese Reception

9:15pm-10:15pm

Tuesday, June 29

 

Breakfast

7:30am-8:30am

Session 3: Session Case Studies - Users
Chairs: Lionel O'Young, Raymond Rooks, and
Cawas Cooper

8:30am-12:15pm

Introduction by Session Chairs 8:30am-8:45am
Case Studies- Users - Speaker 1-Tom McHugh, Eastman Kodak, "Green Products from Green Processes: The Next Industrial Revolution"  8:45am-9:25am
Case Studies- Users - Speaker 2- Mr. Jun Nishizawa,  Production Technology Lab, Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, "Energy Reduction Study for a Petrochemical Complex"   9:25am-10:05am
Morning Break 10:05am-10:30am
Case Studies- Users - Speaker 3- Dan Pintar, UOP, "CO2 and Energy Reduction in the Refinery - UOP Case Study"  10:30am-11:10am
Case Studies- Users - Speaker 4- David Hill, Chemstations, "Crude Preheat Train -An Optimization for Data Reconciliation and Cleaning Schedules"  11:10am-11:50am
General Discussion 11:50am-12:15pm

Lunch

12:15pm-1:15pm

Afternoon Break

1:15pm-3:30pm

Exhibitors’ Displays & Poster Session

3:30pm-4:30pm

Session 4: Session Case Studies - Supply
Chairs: Juben Chheda and Cawas Cooper

4:30pm-9:15pm

Case Studies- Supply - Speaker 1 - Dr. Wolf Koch, SWAPSOL Corp., "The SWAP: A Breakthrough in Flue Gas Cleanup, CO2 Mitigation and H2S Disposal"  4:30pm-5:10pm
Case Studies- Supply - Speaker 2 - Rick Elander, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, "Biochemical Conversion Process Development for Advanced Biofuels"  5:10pm-5:50pm

Dinner Break

6:15pm-7:30pm

Case Studies- Supply (continued)

7:30pm-8:50pm

Case Studies- Supply - Speaker 3- Laurence Weatherley, The University of Kansas Energy Council, The University of Kansas, "Energy Challenges and Process Engineering Research and Development" 7:30pm-8:10pm
Case Studies- Supply - Speaker 4- Paul Blommel, Virent Energy Systems, "Catalytic Conversion of Sugars to Conventional Liquid Fuels"  8:10pm-8:50pm
General Discussion 8:50pm-9:15pm

Wine & Cheese Reception

9:15pm-10:15pm

Wednesday, June 30                     

 

Breakfast

7:30am-8:30am

Session 5: Recent Developments
Chairs: R.V. Chaudhari and Devinder Mahajan

8:30am-12:15pm

Introduction by Session Chairs 8:30am-8:45am
Recent Developments- Speaker 1- Prof. Bala Subramaniam, Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, University of Kansas, "Sustainable Catalysis with Gas-Expanded Liquids"  8:45am-9:25am
Recent Developments- Speaker 2- Prof. Patrick L. Mills, Texas A&M University- Kingsville, "Recent Advances in Novel Instrumentation and Modeling Tools for Discovery and Scale-up of Next-Generation Catalyst Technology for Fuels and Chemicals"  9:25am-10:05am
Break 10:05am-10:30am
Recent Developments- Speaker 3- Dr. Rafael Espinoza, Emerging Fuel Technologies, Tulsa, OK 10:30am-11:10am
Panel Discussion on Recent Developments- this closing panel will consist of Session 5 speakers and other selected conference speakers. Panelists will discuss recent developments and present their thoughts on the most likely future directions. Attendees will have a last chance to comment on any conference material. 11:10am-12:15pm

Close of Symposium

12:15pm