Preliminary Program subject to change
16B00 Petrochemicals and Derivatives I
OverviewThis session is organized around recent advances in petrochemical and aromatics process and equipment technology. This includes: (1) novel petrochemical equipment design, (2) advances in reactor technology, (3) process integration, and (4) large scale petrochemical complexes. Papers are encouraged from both industry and academia where opportunities to share commercial and operating experience with the theoretical aspects of novel processes can provide for an interesting exchange of ideas.
Primary SponsorPetrochemicals & Derivatives (16b)

Chair

Robert J. Schmidt
Chair - Petrochemicals and Derivatives Area 16b
Research and Development
Sr. Development Associate, UOP LLC
25 E. Algonquin Rd.
Des Plaines, IL 60016
Phone Number: 847-391-2402
Fax Number: 847-391-3736
Email: Robert.Schmidt@uop.com

CoChair

Richard Kolodziej
Process Technology Manager
Mustang Engineers and Constructors, L.P.
16001 Park Ten Place
Houston, TX 77084
Phone Number: 713-350-7503
Fax Number: 281-599-2503
Email: richard.kolodziej@mustangeng.com
Welcoming Remarks
Applying Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Modeling to Improve the Para-Xylene (PX) Crystallization Process
Qingjun Meng, Aromatics and Acetyls, BP America Inc., Naperville, IL and Derek Colman, BP Chemical Ltd., Sunbury on Thames, UK
Study on the Kinetics of Ca-Based CO2 Sorbent of Carbonation and Calcination for Adsorption Enhanced Reforming Process
Su F. Wu, Qi Shi and Qing H. Li, Department of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
The Property Variations of Produced Polyacrylamide from Polymer Flooding Reservoirs and Their Effects on Concentration Detection
Yefei Wang Sr., Department of Petroleum Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Dongying, China
Ultraviolet Analysis of the Toluene Fraction in Bitumen from Agbadu (Western Nigeria)
Theophilus K. Oladokun, Pure and Applied Chemistry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso., Ogbomoso, Nigeria
Propylene or B T X - Enhanced Production with New Technology Integration
Joseph Gentry, Technology, GTC Technology, Houston, TX
Coal-Derived Syngas Via the KBR Transport Gasifier™
Siva Ariyapadi1, Nicola Salazar1 and Richard Strait2, (1)Coal Monetization, KBR, Houston, TX, (2)Technology, Asia Pacific, KBR, Singapore
The Effect of Oxygen Availability on the Oxidation of Cyclohexane
Radmila Jevtic, P. A. Ramachandran and Milorad P. Dudukovic, Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Optimization and Control of An Industrial Packed-Bed Reactor for the Production of Ethylene Oxide
Omar Galán, Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, V. G. Gomes, Chemical Engineering, Sydney University, Sydney, Australia and Jose Romagnoli, Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

Fuels and Petrochemicals Division - Jointly Co-sponsored with ACS