Technology developments that enhance process optimization while achieving lower costs: Center for Process Analysis and Control Rome workshop, March 25–28, 2013

Mel Koch

doi:10.1515/gps-2012-0073

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Technology developments that enhance process optimization while achieving lower costs: Center for Process Analysis and Control Rome workshop, March 25–28, 2013

Mel Koch

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From the journal Green Processing and Synthesis Volume 1 Issue 6

General information

CPAC (Center for Process Analysis and Control) and Atochemis Srl are organizing a workshop at the UW Rome Center, March 25–28, 2013, Rome, Italy, for the purpose of gathering US and European scientists and engineers of similar expertise in the field of continuous processing for achieving process optimization. The goal is to catalyze transatlantic collaborations in developing Smart Manufacturing approaches in the areas of micro-unit operations (reaction, separation, purification) and the related enabling technologies of sampling and micro-analytical technologies.

Results from previous Rome workshops have included:

Graduate students interacting with professors in career enhancing experiences.
Collaborative projects being initiated at the workshop that secured significant government and industrial funding.
Academic professors expanding their research programs as a result of interactions with European investigators.

These collaborations will advance research and educational aspects of continuous flow to enhance the discovery, development, and production of specialty chemical, pharmaceutical, bio-technology, and food products. The goal of these advances will be in improved awareness of the global issues of safety, reduced energy use, and a positive environmental impact – things that can be achieved by these technology developments.

Historically, much of the development of micro-reaction and micro-separation technology for continuous processing has been in Europe, while much of the micro-analytical, sampling development, and advanced data handling has been in the U.S. Bringing these groups together will have a large impact on the important fields of “green chemistry” and “energy reduction” programs.

Organization

Organized by Ray Chrisman of Atochemis (Italy) and Mel Koch, CPAC, University of Washington (US), and Co-hosted by Volker Hessel, Eindhoven University of Technology, (Netherlands), Paul Watts, University of Hull (UK)

Details on the workshop can be found on the CPAC web site: www.cpac.washington.edu

Please contact Mel Koch, CPAC or Ray Chrisman, Atochemis, for questions and comments.

mel@cpac.washington.edu

ray.chrisman@atochemis.com

Corresponding author: Mel Koch, Center for Process Analysis and Control, University of Washington, Benjamin Hall Interdisciplinary Research Building, 616 NE Northlake Place, Seattle, WA 98105, USA

Published Online: 2012-12-10

Published in Print: 2012-12-01

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