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U.S. Chemical Industry Workshop to Identify Research Collaboration Opportunities: Distillation Systems, Process Utility Systems, Heat Exchangers, and Natural Gas Use
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The Chemical Industry Vision2020 Technology Partnership (Vision2020) and the Council for Chemical Research (CCR) will hold the third open Workshop to Identify Research Collaborations on December 7, 2005, in Baltimore, MD. Technical experts and R&D managers are invited to join this one-day workshop to develop new R&D partnerships. Participants will submit ideas for innovative R&D projects and find complementary R&D partners at the workshop. The funding opportunities with the Department of Energy (DOE)'s Industrial Technologies Program (ITP) and the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) will be presented.
Workshop Purpose: To help technology developers identify new research projects with potential economic benefits, funding sources, and collaborators through a process that respects corporate confidentiality.
Topics Covered: This workshop will focus on the six topic areas listed below. The Session Chairs are also listed.
- Increased efficiency of natural gas use in industrial processes - Ravi Prasad, Praxair
Examples include improved combustion systems, improved catalysts for syngas manufacture, etc. - Alternatives to natural gas in industrial processes - Brendan Murray, Shell
Examples include biofuels, use of coal or other solid fuels (gasification), other energy supply alternatives, etc. - Energy recovery to reduce natural gas consumption - Tyler Thompson, Dow
Examples include heat recovery in combustion systems using heat transfer fluids, preheat of reactants, etc. - Innovative energy systems to reduce energy losses upstream of the chemical process - Ray Baker, Rohm and Haas
Examples include waste heat to electricity or steam, integration of energy systems, etc. - New technology to reduce the energy load on distillation systems, including integrated and hybrid systems - Jack Soloman, Vision2020
Examples include reduced-fouling ceramic membranes, distillation-adsorption hybrid, etc. - New materials for retrofit construction of heat exchangers in distillation columns and furnaces - Don Anthony, CCR
Examples include improved heat transfer in condensers and re-boilers, high-corrosion resistant coatings, etc.
Who Should Attend: Research scientists and R&D managers from chemical companies, government R&D programs, National Laboratories, and universities.
Scope of Workshop: During the plenary, a representative from DOE will present funding opportunities. Participants will then move to breakout sessions focused on one topic area. Each participant will have five minutes to present their proposals. The researchers will then identify the proposals of interest to them, and meetings will be scheduled (based on a matching process) so they can explore potential collaboration efforts.
Expected Outcome: The goal is to help all participants form collaborations in areas of their interest.
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