call for papers

Presentation proposals may be submitted along the non-exhaustive broad topical areas mentioned below-

• Issues in batch distillation, extractive, reactive, cryogenic, adsorptive, and azeotropic distillation 
• Improvements in packing and tray technology (high capacity, improved efficiency)
• Diagnostics and troubleshooting operations
• Debottlenecking and revamps
• Process intensification using divided wall columns, thermally coupled columns, integration with other separation processes
• Fundamental mass transfer data collection. Phase equilibria and VLE. Performance testing of column internals
• Pilot scale operations & scale up
• Process control improvements (inferential, multi-variable control, model-based control) 
• Modelling and correlation improvements
• Big-data and data-analytics applications in distillation
• Simulation studies (process / CFD) and digital twins
• Improved design of column auxiliaries (reboilers, condensers, nozzles, distributors etc.)
• Process safety, asset integrity & reliability improvements
• Energy efficiency & sustainable process development