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Advances in Process Intensification I


Description:
Process Intensification is the term used to describe the means by which a chemical process can be made drastically more efficient. Papers on combined processes (e.g., reaction and separation), novel reactors, the use of alternative energy forms, and the application of novel materials with a link to Process Intensification are welcome. Significant intensification of a process requires a holistic view in order to identify and eliminate the main transport resistances that limit the overall performance. In order to meet this definition, changes in thinking involve the design of new machinery and hardware and consideration of the chemistry, process design, and logistics.

Sponsor:
Process Development Division


Chair:
Costas Tsouris
Senior Research Engineer
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Separations and Materials Research Group
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6181
Phone Number: (865)241-3246
Fax Number: (865)241-4829
Email: tsourisc@ornl.gov

Co-Chair:
Hannsjörg Freund

Papers:
Syngas Chemical Looping Gasification Process and Its Novel Retrofit Applications
Fanxing Li, The Ohio State University; Deepak Sridhar, The Ohio State University; Luis Gilberto Velazquez Vargas, The Babcock and Wilcox Company; Andrew Tong, The Ohio State University; Liang Zeng, The Ohio State University; Fei Wang, The Ohio State University; Zhenchao Sun, The Ohio State University; L. -S. Fan, The Ohio State University
Two Stage Acid Hydrolysis of Agricultural Waste Using Microwave Reactor Technology
Hariprasad Amanapu, Clarkson university; Roshan Jachuck, Clarkson University Center for Advanced Materials Processing
Green Diesel Additive Synthesis: Elimination of Azeotropic Distillation by Coupling Simulated Moving Bed Reactor with Solvent Recovery Units
Viviana T. Silva, LSRE - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto; Rebeca Silva, LSRE - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto; Alirio Egidio Rodrigues, LSRE - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Faculty of Engineering - University of Porto
Supported Ionic Liquid Phase (SILP) Catalysts for Ambient Pressure and Low Temperature Water-Gas-Shift Reaction
Sebastian Werner, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg; Marco Haumann, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg; Normen Szesni, Süd-Chemie AG; Peter Wasserscheid, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Solar-Thermal Reactor Engineering - the Ultimate in Process Intensification
Paul Lichty, University of Colorado; Janna Martinek, University of Colorado; Bryan Woodruff, University of Colorado; Elizabeth Saade, University of Colorado; Carl Bingham, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Alan W. Weimer, University of Colorado
Systematic Analysis, Design and Optimization of Heterogeneously Catalyzed Gas Phase Reaction Processes
Andreas Peschel, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems; Hannsjörg Freund, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems; Kai Sundmacher, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
Countercurrent Cascaded Reactors: Their Role in the Design of Reactive Distillation Columns
J. K. Cheng, National Taiwan University; J. D. Ward, National Taiwan University; C. C. Yu, National Taiwan University
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