Technical Program | AIChE

Technical Program

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7:30AM-8:45AM Registration
8:45AM-9:15AM Welcome Ceremony and Addresses
9:15AM-10:45AM Plenary Session
10:45AM-11:00AM Coffee  Break
11:00AM-12:30PM Technical Panel 1: Electrification of Chemical Industry
The chemical industry is on track for moving away from hydrocarbons, both for its energy and feedstock sources. Renewable energy in the form of electrons or heat, is limited to enabling production of non-carbon chemicals and intermediates, such as hydrogen and ammonia. However, many of the chemicals produced by the petrochemical industry are based on carbon. In order to produce these carbon-based commodity chemicals without the use of hydrocarbons, this session will focus on new R&D focusing on innovative ways to reactivate carbon from non-traditional feedstocks, such as carbon dioxide or shale gas.
12:30PM-1:30PM Networking Lunch
1:30PM-3:00PM Technical Panel 2: Horizon Technology
New technologies can disrupt an established industry in unpredictable ways, while also presenting an exciting optimization problem, with new opportunities for integration, improved maintenance and reliability. What influence will horizon technologies like AI and augmented reality hold for the chemical enterprise? This session will delve into this question, focusing additionally on technologies like smart grids, microgrids, machine learning, and hybrid energy technologies.
3:00PM-4:00PM Poster Session and Networking Break
4:00PM-5:30PM Technical Panel 3: Unique Applications of Solar Energy
This session will look at the many applications of solar energy in the chemical industry and beyond. Topics will include artificial photosynthesis; solar thermal applications to produce chemicals and fuels; desalination, including approaches for production of hydrogen.
5:30PM-5:45PM Closing Ceremony