Using Physical Properties to Develop Better Chemical Products and Processes

Developing a new chemical process or product is a challenging task: customer objectives must be clarified; performance targets must be established; safety and environmental impact must be considered. We have found that focusing on physical properties helps to unify and guide these tasks.
Dr. Joback will present several examples showing how focusing on physical properties has helped design new solvents for CO2 capture, processes for recycling aircraft deicing fluids, synthetic blood substitutes, biofuel formulations for gasoline replacement, improved windshield washer fluids and jet fuel additives. The breadth of examples will demonstrate how many diverse problems can be addressed in a similar manner. Developing a process for identifying counterfeit gold bars will be a final example worked out with the help of the conference participants.