Preliminary Program subject to change
T8005 Distillation Troubleshooting : Continuing the Heritage of Kunesh, Sakata and Zuiderweg
OverviewDetermining and correcting distillation problems.
Primary SponsorTopical 8: Distillation Topical (T8)
Co-Sponsor(s)Fuels and Petrochemicals Division (16)

Chair

Henry Z. Kister
Senior Fellow and Director of Fractionation Technology
Fluor Corporation
3 Polaris Way
Aliso Viejo, CA 92698
Phone Number: 949-349-4679
Email: henry.kister@fluor.com

CoChair

Michael D. Pritchett
Consultant
Consultant
331 Melrose Drive
Suite 121
Richardson, TX 75080
Phone Number: 972-437-9136
Fax Number: 972-437-5443
Email: mpritchett@attglobal.net
Introductory Remarks
Thermodynamics Insights: Solving Distillation Mysteries Using a Simulation Lens
Kenneth R. Cox, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX 77005-1892
The Final Step to Success – Tower Internals Inspection Part 1
Ed Grave and Paul Tanaka, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, P.O. Box 2189, URC-URC-S354, Houston, TX 77252-2189
Debottlenecking of Hexane Distillation
Gerhard Ruffert, Dr. Bausa and Di Halleneberger, Bayer Technology Services GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany
The Art of Using Simulator Testing and Data for Design of Pressured Industrial Applications
Mark W. Pilling, Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc., 4019 S. Jackson Ave., Tulsa, OK 74107, Ansor Gaebler, Sulzer Chemtech Switzerland, Sulzer-Allee 48, P.O. Box 65, Winterthur, 8404, Switzerland and Marc B. Wehrli, Sulzer Chemtech AG, Sulzer-Allee 48, Winterthur, CH-8404, Switzerland
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Effects of a Trapped Trace Component on Operation of a Wastewater Stripper/Organic Recovery Tower
Bruce S. Holden and Patrick H. Au-Yeung, Core R&D/Process Separations, The Dow Chemical Company, 1319 Building, Midland, MI 48667
Guidelines for Ethylene Quench Towers
Tim Zygula1, Karl Kolmetz2, Chee Mum Tham2, Wai Kiong Ng3 and Jun H. Chan2, (1)Huntsman, 2504 South Grandview, Odessa, TX 79766, (2)GTC Technology LP, Singapore, Singapore, (3)Crystallisation and Particle Science, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, 1 Pesek Road, Jurong Island, 627833, Singapore
Methods for Obtaining Detailed Process Knowledge about Distillation Operations
Lowell Pless, Tracerco, 11005 W. Fairmont Pkwy, La Porte, TX 77571
The Final Step to Success – Tower Internals Inspection Part 2
Ed Grave and Paul Tanaka, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, P.O. Box 2189, URC-URC-S354, Houston, TX 77252-2189
Concluding Remarks

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