Session Chairs:
- Tony Cai, Fractionation Research, Inc.
- Jose Bravo, Fractionation Research, Inc.
- Abyar Aejaz, Burns & McDonnell - YP Co-Chair
Session Description:
Separation processes, such as distillation, are key in chemical manufacturing. In this session, hear industry experts discuss advances in technology, as well as give an overview on the future of these processes.
Schedule:
| TIME | PRESENTATION | SPEAKER |
| 1:30pm-2:00pm | Diagnosing and Resolving Process Flow Maldistribution in a Packed Column | Lowell Pless, Tracerco |
| 2:00pm-2:30pm | Improved Performance of NGL Fractionation with the Optimax (tm) Process | Jose Bravo, Fractionation Research, Inc. |
| 2:30pm-3:00pm | Dry Tray Pressure Drop of Sieve Trays Re-visted and Expanded | Daniel R. Summers, Sulzer Chemtech USA, Inc. |
| 3:00pm-3:30pm | Coffee | |
| 3:30pm-4:00pm | cMIST™: Novel, compact gas dehydration system | Shwetha Ramkumar, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company |
| 4:00pm-4:30pm | Distillation Overview | Elliott Robertson, Burns and McDonnell; Julio Garcia, Burns & McDonnell |