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T8001 Distillation Honors: John Farone
OverviewThis session will be dedicated to showcasing the lifetime of engineering experience of our honoree. While primarily an invite-only session, authors may submit topics related to John Farones and his work for consideration.
Primary SponsorTopical 8: Distillation Topical (T8)

Chair

Nicholas F. Urbanski
AIChE Separations Division
182-B Calumet Street
Depew, NY 14043
Phone Number: 716-681-1929
Email: SepDivArea2a@aol.com

CoChair

Zarko Olujic
Associate Professor
Delft University of Technology
Leeghwaterstraat 44
Delft, 2628 CA
Netherlands
Phone Number: 15 278 66 74
Fax Number: 15 278 69 75
Email: z.olujic@wbmt.tudelft.nl
On Trays, Packings, and a Life in Distillation
Jose Bravo, Shell Global Solutions, 3333 Hwy 6 S., Houston, TX 77082
Different Strokes: a Review of the Various Unique Devices Tested at Fractionation Research, Inc
Mark W. Pilling, Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc., 4019 S. Jackson Ave., Tulsa, OK 74107
Evaluation of Structured Packing Hydraulic Performance Using X-Ray Computed Tomography
Christian W. Green, The University of Texas at Austin Separations Research Program, 104A Franklin Blvd., Austin, TX 78751 and R. Bruce Eldridge, Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C0400, CPE 4.408, Austin, TX 78712
Pressure Drop of Packed Column Internals
Armin Rix, Engineering Projektierung 1, Degussa AG, Paul Bauman Str. 1, Marl, 45764, Germany and Zarko Olujic, Delft University of Technology, Leeghwaterstraat 44, Delft, 2628 CA, Netherlands
A Deep-Knowledge Based Evolutionary Operation Approach for Distillation Process Optimization
Simon Xu and Lowell Pless, Process Diagnostics, Quest TruTec, 11005 West Fairmont Pkwy, La Porte, TX 77571
Extractive Distillaton: a Process Improvement Project
James P. Farone1, Menno M. Kroes2 and Mark Mueller2, (1)Trimeric Corporation, PO Box 826, Buda, TX 78610, (2)Huntsman International, 8600 Gosling Rd., The Woodlands, TX 77381

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