Preliminary Program subject to change
T5000 Pilot Plants in the Food and Consumer Products Industries
OverviewPilot plants as normally thought of in the chemical industry, but there are similar needs in the Food and Consumer Products Industries. This session will seek to present pilot plant and process development examples from this important industry segment.
Primary SponsorTopical 5: Pilot Plant Design and Optimization (T5)
Co-Sponsor(s)Pilot Plants (12b)

Chair

Marc Privitera
Research Fellow, Process Technology
Clorox Services Co.
7200 Johnson Drive
Pleasanton, CA 94588-8004
Phone Number: 925-425-6633
Fax Number: 925-734-8449
Email: marc.Privitera@clorox.com

CoChair

David Reeder
Process Development Facility
Cargill, Inc.
12111 Lynn Avenue
Savage, MN 55378
Phone Number: (952) 984-7122
Email: david_reeder@cargill.com
Introductory Remarks
Pilot Plants: Scaling down from Commercial Production Plants
Mike J. Doll and Jonathan H. Worstell, HODer, Shell Global Solutions, 3333 Highway 6 South, Houston, TX 77082
Unique Pilot Plant Capabilities in the Canadian Prairie
Gregg M. Willie, Innovation Place Bio Processing Centre, 114 - 15 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2X8, Canada
Food and Chemical Pilot Plants – What Are the Differences?
Richard Hess, Health and Food Technologies, Cargill, 2500 Shadywood, Suite 150, Excelsior, MN 55331
Using Pilot Plants Creatively to Reduce Product Development Cycle Time
Jonathan H. Worstell, HODer, Shell Global Solutions, 3333 Highway 6 South, Houston, TX 77082
Re-Use of Pilot Plants to Meet Consumer Products Feedstock Demands
Joseph B. Powell, Chemical Process Technology, Shell Global Solutions US Inc., Westhollow Technology Center, P. O. Box 1380, Houston, TX 77251-1380
Concluding Remarks

Topical 5: Pilot Plant Design and Optimization